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May 18, 2004 by dolfan28
It seemed odd that the Dolphins would hire Marc Trestman -- a man whose offenses were tops in the NFL -- as their assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. What does the assistant head coach really do anyway? He's either heir to the whole throne or he ends up being one of the coordinators. But when Joel Collier "fell ill" the Dolphins didn't name Trestman the offensive coordinator. It seems that things are boiling over among the coaching staff in Miami. Check this out story from Miam...
May 17, 2004 by dolfan28
First they hired Dan Marino as a figurehead VP and he quits. Management "searched" for a new front office guy and wound up stripping the coach of his personnel duties and extending his contract and giving more power to the contract guy. So the coach and the VP are the same. The new offensive coordinator got sick and needed to be replaced. They bring in a guy to be the quarterback coach, Mark Trestman, who has run some of the top offenses in the League and they end up giving the recently...
May 13, 2004 by dolfan28
There are times when I can close my eyes and imagine the Dolphins winning their first Super Bowl since 1973. My nose begins to sting as tears form. My chest fills with pride, like a parent watching its child graduate from college. I always stop myself short of getting fully emotional about it. I want to save that moment in the event that it should actually take place. I know when it finally does happen, I’ll just smile, feel happy for a second and then I'll experience emptiness. My contrib...
May 12, 2004 by dolfan28
Ken Stabler fades back. He’s starting to scramble. Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins are jockeying for position in the Miami end zone. The Raiders are just a few yards from goal. There’s less than 30 seconds to play in the game. It looks as though The Snake is finally going to be stopped. Vern Den Herder is closing in from the left end position. Den Herder dives and grabs Stabler by his right ankle -- The Snake lunges forward and lofts, no, shot-puts the ball… The ball miraculously l...