These kinds of numbers....

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 The wonderful look of grass stains.......

 

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A player that gets dirty

 

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The Ups

 

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The downs

 

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The joy of when they come out of the tunnel

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The beauties....

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The beast

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The champions of the EAST!

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  According to sports writer Anon Amos from station A.I.R.E.A 51, the Dolphins just signed Al Eon to a 5 year deal for 4 million per year with incentives.   Anon Amos reports that the incentives include pay plus Reeses Pieces for good plays and to help him find his room.

 

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  Seen here in a early photo from Nevada Hidden Hanger High School, home of the "Fightin' Grey's".  When asked why he wanted to be a Miami Dolphin he said: "Zzzzbrt Skit b Arrrlebee Ffffft Poot Fershizel ma' Nizzle"  which according to Anon Amos translates to.  "I've always been in "Contact" with the Dolphins and feel like a butterfly that has left his "Cocoon" with me signing here"  A steller athlete for the "Fightin' Grey's", he comes to us as a undrafted free agent. 

  Known to play all positions well, his real ability and what made him a "star" was his defensive play.  (via translation)  "I've always liked playing defense.  I really like to probe the secondary and especially feel best when able to light up a tight end."  As you can see, he has those "single tarry" eyes, and has even been known to hit so hard, that time has a way of stopping.

  I feel good about this, its amazing he's been off the radar and has only been recently sighted, but you know Parcells!  He's in his own universe when it comes to finding talent like this.  Just thought I'd let you guys know, keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.

  GO DOLPHINS!!

 

  Pretty self-explanatory.

  5)  To stay true to my word and what I'm saying, and to not be false.

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4)  To never forget where I've come from, and how easy it is to fall. To persevere when times are tough.

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3)  To give new people in my life a chance and a fair shake

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2)  To forgive those that have done me harm and welcome them with open arms

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1)  To be thankful for all that I have, each and every day.

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  Happy New Year everyone!

  GO DOLPHINS!

 

 

 

  This post isn't for me.  Nope, I'm sitting in cold Nebraska slobbering at the thought of being in Miami and being able to attend this game.  This post is for those Phinsiders that are lucky enough to attend the game in person.

   Use this post to find out where everyone is sitting and what each others pre-game plans are.  And I strongly feel, you guys should hook up and have a beer, shake hands, say hello, and meet on a personal level.  Aleta, Nicky, and Ohiofinsfan are just a few that I know are going to be there.  You guys should really plan out a Phinsider get together.   Raise a beer to all of us before you head into the game!

   Well, here's the post.  Use it to work things out.  This is the last home game of the regular season.  It would be a shame if you guys can't hook up somehow.  DO IT!  This could be a real cool thing, make it happen!   There in spirit.......HuskerDolphin.

 

GO DOLPHINS! 

 

  Our undrafted kicker received another award this week getting the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.  He hit his first 3 attempts and tied the NFL Rookie record of 14 before his missed his last attempt against the Bills.  It is the firm belief of this writer that he would have made that field goal if he had his normal balance.  But, do to a stupid squib kick which resulted in a Sparano ass-chewing, I think he was just a little off-balance, thus resulting in the miss. 

  Also, 3 Dolphins get most votes for the Pro Bowl.  How cool is this?  Joey Porter, Jake Long,  and another nail for our kicker, Dan Carpenter.  I just want to say, I'm sure this was a fair vote, and that no one took the daily time and effort to stuff any boxes at a certain NFL website.   This is only 1/3rd the voting process, so lets all cross our fingers and get some of our boys sent to Hawaii this year.  Comment away if you wish, this is just a HuskerDolphin heads-up post.

GO DOLPHINS! 

[Editor's Note by Matty I] I just wanted to include some of the actual numbers for the fan voting results of the Pro Bowl.  Ronnie Brown came in 2nd at RB, losing to Chris Johnson by 53,000 votes but beating out 3rd place vote-getter LaDainian Tomlinson by 53,000.  Jake Long won the vote by about 7,000 votes.  Joey Porter beat out James Harrison by about 46,000 cotes.  Dan Carpenter was about 26,000 votes ahead of 2nd place.  Yeremiah Bell and Patrick Cobbs also eached finished in the top 5 at their respective positions.  Bell was 4th at strong safety and Cobbs was 3rd as a "special teamer."

The Pro Bowl teams will be announced on Tuesday around 4 pm eastern.

  Hey Phinsiders.  Once again, something was triggered and got me thinking about our fans here.  A new edition, who is the Father of one of our regular Phinsider brothers here gets credit for the spark that fires this post.  Fins fan forever and Miami Vice are who I'm talking about. 

  What I'm wondering is, at what time in the History of the Dolphins did you become a fan? This should help us all know who is here and for how long they have had the Dolphins in their lives.  This doesn't mean they love them any more or less. 

  I've divided it into 5 categories, one for each decade that the Dolphins have existed. "Dolphin Elite", "Old Guard", "Seasoned Vet", "Veteran" or "New Recruit"

  Dolphin Elite:(Dolphinspawnazoic Period)  You've been a fan since the mid-60's.  Excited that Miami was getting a team, ready to cut old ties to other teams and 100% ready to support the Aqua and Coral.  Maybe you were just a Danny Thomas fan and the team stuck even after he was bought out.  This time period is from 1965-1969

  Old Guard:(Shulassic Period)   You started being a fan in the Fintastic 70's.  Memories of Hall of Fame greats and Super Bowl wins and a Perfect Season warm your Dolphin-beating heart to this day.  The Golden Age of a Dolphin fan.  This time period is from 1970-1979.

  Seasoned Vet: (PreMarinolithic and Marinolithic Periods)  You started being a fan in the 80's.  Either it was 2 more Super Bowl appearances, or a certain late draft QB out of Pittsburgh that made your Dolphin heart start to beat.  This time period is from 1980-1989.

  Veteran: (Marinolithic Period cont')  You become a fan in the 90's.  Maybe you're a second generation fan, growing up in a Dolphin loving household.   Watching the Great Dan Marino and others light up the scoreboards and record books.  A great time as well for your Dolphin heart to be filled.  This time period is from 1990-1999

 New Recruit:(PostMarinolithic or ModernMiami Period)  You were either 2nd or even 3rd generation Dolphin fan hearing stories of a classy, historical NFL team known as the Miami Dolphins.  Maybe you just like the colors.  Regardless, you're here and see like all fans before you, that great things are on the horizon.  This time period is from 2000-now.

   Here is a simple poll, its pretty easy to figure out.  Just vote where you belong.

  About the Author:  I became a Dolphin fan during Super Bowl VI against the Cowboys.  I picked them because they looked more cool than the Cowboys, and my Dad, who was a Colts fan, said something to the effect that Miami had the Colt's Coach.  One Mr. Shula.  I stayed true and now can proudly say I'm Old Guard.

 

Poll

What time period did you become a Dolphin Fan?

2%

Dolphin Elite 1965-1969

2 votes

20%

Old Guard 1970-1979

16 votes

33%

Seasoned Vet 1980-1989

26 votes

33%

Veteran 1990-1999

26 votes

10%

New Recruit 2000-current

8 votes

78 votes | Poll has closed

  Hey Phinsiders,  This is your helpful HuskerDolphin here bringing awareness to a nice tool provided by SBNation. 

  I think most of us know that when a fanpost is put up, we have the ability to "rec'd" it.  Which means, that if your fanpost gets 3 rec'd's, your fanpost will be put up on the "recommened fanpost" board.  You, the Phinsiders decide this, and its kind of a badge of honor for those fanposters that receive it.   At least I feel that way.  Its really cool to know that your peers thought so much of your post, that they took the time and are saying  "Hey, check this one out!".

  This leads me here.  There is also a great way to do the same thing inside the fanpost.  There are some great reply's in these fanpost that kind of deserve a "hey check this one out" in their own right. 

  This is how you do it.  You'll see in the thread after a comment, at the bottom will be "Up, Reply, Actions"  "UP" shows you the origin of the post that you are responding too.  "Reply" is pretty self-explanitory, you're replying to the post of whom you clicked "reply". 

  Now, the one that goes unheralded is "Actions".  Here you are given a choice to "Flag" or "Rec".  The "Flag" is to bring attention to the moderators.  Maybe a gripe or complaint.  The "Rec" on the other hand, is to say, like I said before...."hey, check this comment out" to others.  When a person gets 3 of these, the comment goes green with an asterisk.  Telling other Phinsiders,  "Hey, make sure you read this",  just like a rec'd Fanpost.

  I personally think this is a neat tool and should be used more.  No disrespect to the "fanposter" at all, but sometimes there is some awesome insight, comment or addon that just deserves our attention in the responses. 

  Just food for thought and a heads up if you didn't know.   As Always........

 

GO DOLPHINS!! 

  I borrow this title from a new Phinsider as a lead into this whole post.  I think it's more than fitting and couldn't think of anything better.

   Have you noticed the influx of new Phinsiders recently?  I think its really fantastic.  How many times recently have we read,  "well, I'm new here", or, "I've been reading this blog for awhile, but just decided to join"?

   The bigger Team Phinsider becomes.....the better we ALL are in my book. I still consider myself a rookie here, so maybe this is not my place, but I really like seeing new blood pumping through the Phinisider veins.  The new post, the different ideas, and the views on anything Dolphin can only be a plus to all of us.

  One thing I want to make very, very clear, and I'll fight and argue those who bring this up.  There is no way in hell they are "fairweather" or "bandwagoners".  You can tell from their post and the words therein.  These are Dolphin Fans.

  I personally see it more as, once bitten twice shy, or testing the water with your foot, before committing the whole body - especially with how we as fans have been totally disappointed the last few years.  Its great to see the trust coming back and the apprehensiveness dissipating.   No harm no foul, in my book.

  That all being said.  You're here now, and I say, "WELCOME Teammate!"  Post when you can, give us your insights and opinions and goofy comments.  They all add flavor to the wonderful Miami Dolphin buffet we call The Phinsider.  I really like some of the stuff I've been reading from you all, and I'm sure others will say the same.

  A shout out to cnydolphin for the borrowed title.  And also a huge Welcome to guys like Dolfinz73, Mosul-Dolfan, Scottyboy10, BamaPhinzFan, dolphinsfan4life, and FINland, and any others that I may have missed.  Keep it up, and thanks.  And as always.......

GO DOLPHINS!  

  This is an Edit, but I think its a solid suggestion.  Because we are getting so many post on the board, I suggest you change your settings a little.  It seems that once its out of the top 10,  its out of sight, and out of mind.  Which really isn't fair to some of those post.  Go to your icon and nickname, click it, go into "Edit User Settings", and change the number of post from 10 to 20.  50 if you want, but thats some serious scrollin'.  Just a thought, hope this helps.....one more time because it never gets old....

GO DOLPHINS!

  Hello everyone, I know its a couple weeks away yet until we play a division rival, but lets get this poll started now and see if we can't get some good numbers and great stories.

  Thanks to everyone that participated in the first  "Who are you hatin' on?" poll.  There was some good stuff there.  I hope you found it theraputic to vent your hate and get it off your Dolphin lovin' chest.

  At the time of this post, there were 72 votes cast, being a old school Dolphin fan.....I'm kinda fond of that number.  With that being said, the team that you guys hate the worst is the Dallas Cowboys pulling in 25% of the vote.  Followed by the Raiders at 13%, and then the Broncos at 9%. 

  Now, let the boards light up, the colorful words fly and the numbers skyrocket as I give you the AFC East.  The Dolphins won't be on it for obvious reasons.  Tell your stories, get out the hate and feel better when you're done!   And please, I need 3 rec'd's to keep this up for awhile, thanks in advance!

 

Go Dolphins!

Poll

Who do you hate the most in the AFC East?

10%

Buffalo Bills

6 votes

39%

New England Patriots

23 votes

50%

New York Jets

29 votes

58 votes | Poll has closed

  "The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax."- Tom Osborne

  Its a signature that I picked for myself going into this game.  Read it and really understand what it means.  You can't get lax.  You have to take each game on no matter what your record is.  Especially when you're doing good and have had some success. 

  How many times in the past in the NFL or in football in general have we seen this happen?  A team going strong, facing a supposed weaker opponent that the fans look at and say  "this will be an easy W".  Only to see your team look like they've forgotten everything that they've accomplished and simply lay a big ole egg.  Leaving you, the fan, pissed off and wondering what the hell happened.  We've all seen it.  With our team and around the NFL.

  I think this Coach, this staff, this whole new outlook of Team Miami Dolphin won't let us down this weekend.  I read this at Miami Herald.com after I chose that neat little sig for myself and thought, "yea, this Coach just ain't gonna let that happen."

   ''I want to see absolute attention to detail and focus right now,'' Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said. 'We've been down this road before. We've won two games and we kind of drank the Kool-Aid a little bit and then we lost two of them. Now we've won a couple, so we can't do that. We can't worry about everybody telling us `what a good job you did' right now. We need to keep our head down and really keep swinging.''

  Pretty awesome.  Sparano gets "IT".  The Coach that isn't going to accept yesterdays success as a free pass to great things tomorrow.  It has to be earned, every game, every play, ALL the time!  You see this with recent moves by the coaching staff.  If you're not doing it, you will be replaced, if not cut.  If the team buys what Coach is selling, and I honestly think they do, then watch out (fill in other team here).  You're going to get the best Team Miami Dolphin has to offer.

  Come Sunday, I really feel that this team is going to "click".  They have a home game to open up the second half of the season and they want to get off the 2 games bad, 2 games good, rollercoaster and establish themselves.  I really believe they will.  Listen to the sound of the hits, watch the intensity of the play, and we should be able to see what kind of team we will have in the future, regardless of who we play, no matter what their record is, no matter what our record is.  Every game, every play, ALL the time!

 

Go Dolphins! 

  I knew that title would get a gander out of you.  With the Denver game coming up, I was kind of surprised the amount of Dolphin fans that really don't like them, even on the border of pure hate.  Thats cool.  It made me wonder though, what other teams in our community are really hated outside of our division?  

  Therefore, I give you my first poll.  Here are all teams minus the AFC East. 

  Feel free to tell who you picked and the reason(s) why.  Some of you have some pretty good stories.  

Go Dolphins! 

 

 

Poll

Who do you hate most?

8%

Broncos

7 votes

0%

Chiefs

0 votes

15%

Raiders

12 votes

2%

Chargers

2 votes

7%

Ravens

6 votes

1%

Bengals

1 votes

0%

Browns

0 votes

7%

Steelers

6 votes

3%

Texans

3 votes

3%

Jaguars

3 votes

1%

Colts

1 votes

1%

Titans

1 votes

0%

Bears

0 votes

1%

Packers

1 votes

1%

Lions

1 votes

1%

Vikings

1 votes

3%

Falcons

3 votes

1%

Saints

1 votes

0%

Buccaneers

0 votes

1%

Panthers

1 votes

23%

Cowboys

18 votes

3%

Giants

3 votes

3%

Eagles

3 votes

0%

Redskins

0 votes

1%

Cardinals

1 votes

0%

Seahawks

0 votes

1%

Rams

1 votes

2%

49'ers

2 votes

78 votes | Poll has closed

  No matter how much time has passed, I still get kinda irked when I see the Bills coming up on the schedule.  It just makes my body take a time trip back to the early 90's.  Miami, with Marino at the helm was pretty much a yearly threat for the playoffs.  But, there was always that stinky, fur covered, flea bitten, snot nosed team from Buffalo that stood in the Dolphins way.

  They pretty much owned the Dolphins in the early 90's.  Going 8-4 from 90-95, plus knocking the Dolphins out of the playoffs twice.  One, which really hurt, was a loss in the 92 AFC Championship game.  Uggggghhh.....that one still makes me nauseous.  I know we aren't the same caliber as those teams, but I still get that same old feeling when the Bills come to town, or when the Dolphins play at "Moscow NY".  (Does the sun ever shine there?).

  No matter what, I hope for a Dolphin win, usually in a painful, heartbreaking way.  Payback?  Holding a grudge?  Hell yes.  So this year, nothing changes.  They are coming to our house feeling all good about themselves, and are probably thinking this is a easy win. Perfect.  Lets dash their hopes, smack around their star players, and send them away with their cute little twitching tails tucked neatly between their legs.  You just don't know this year with Miami, you've seen what we can do on the good side, and you've seen what we've done on the bad side.  Come Sunday, I really hope, to help me with all those ghost of Bills games past, that Miami shows their GREAT side and brings in the new era with a W against them.

  Just vent your Bills hatred here.  Its theraputic........I kinda feel a little better already.

 

GO DOLPHINS!