When Dan Marino retired in 2000 so did the high expectations for the Miami Dolphins. I remember not having a good feel for how the new team would do. Despite all the returning starters there was real uncertainty with a guy named Jay Fiedler taking his place. I remember being rather passive in the off-season and the lack of expectations was kind of refreshing. As the season began and Miami slowly started to rack up wins, it became a delightful season despite the obvious need for the upgrade at QB. Well…I got that feeling again. The defense has been gutted. The offense is on the mend. There’s been a huge infusion of youth on the defensive side. It is certainly a far cry from the grey beards of yesteryear. I’m honestly at the point where I really don’t have a good feel for how good, or bad, this team will be this fall.

The big difference this time is expectations. This is Parsparano’s 3rd season. So expectations are this team should make the playoffs however the youth belies that assertion. For some strange reason, despite the young defense, I can’t help having expectations that this team compete for the division title this year. Maybe it was the Marshall Acquisition. Or perhaps it was the bringing on board of Mike Nolan. Whatever it is, my expectations are growth from last season. Sure I think it is not unreasonable to expect a slow start, but ultimately we should start to see this young team get better as the season progresses and finish strong.            

On a lighter note, it will be good to see ZT retire as a Dolphin. ZT will forever epitomize us lunch-pale guys who just “git er done”. Thanks Zach.            

Finally, I was told by a mentor once to always give your money to the place that is feeding you. I guess that’s why I’ve never had an issue with giving to my local church. They feed and care for the local community. This site has fed my appetite for Dolphins information and has great folks to share our opinions with. I enjoy it immensely and it would be a bad thing if I woke up tomorrow and it wasn’t there. That’s why I sent a paypal the other day. I would hope that you will as well! Go Phins!!!

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