Posted on 07/21/2005 5:02:57 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
"But it don't mean a thing/if you ain't got that ring. THE RING THE RING THE RING!"
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Peyton Manning take heed.
Hmmmm. I guess Jimmy Johnson won't be there. LOL
Back when Bradshaw was feeling his age in the early 80's I was wishing sooo hard that the Steelers would have found a way to get Marino back then. Had they found a way to get Marino *and* Tony Dorsett (both local talent) they'd have won 8 superbowls by now, and Marino wouldn't have had to languish in Miami without a ring, much less having his own shot at one for the thumb.
Yeah Dan, they offered me the job too.....
Marino may be the best pure passer in NFL history. It's sad he never had a Superbowl. It wasn't his fault. I think that some sports commentators weight that too much.
Jimmy Johnson is hard enough to handle when his team his winning Superbowls and utterly dominating the league (Cowboys.) I cannot imagine what he must have been like in Miami where they struggled. My gosh, I shudder just to think.
I loved how Marino manhandled the '85 Chicago Bears, though. IMO, that was his finest moment.
I guess I didn't know the Vikings offered, but then that would fit their pattern of bringing in past-their-prime nearly washed up QB's to run the team. Marino did the right thing, IMO. I'm a longtime Dolphins hater and still always respected him.
He'd have gotten another shot at them in the SB that year but the Fish fell to the Pats in the AFC title game.
Unfortunatly for him, he and Barry Sanders are probably the two best players to play the game without winning a Super Bowl(or NFL title before then).
NFL network is replaying his latest loss to the Pats right now.
Poor Barry never even got to play in a Super Bowl.
I'm sure after he lost the SB to the 49ers he thought he'd get back there several more times.
Barry Sanders is a fascinating guy. Quit at the top, I guess because he got tired of losing at Detroit.
didn't the Patriots win 3 playoff games on the road to get to the SB?, and were the first team to ever do that?...some reward, get to the championship and get blown out. A Bears vs. Dolphins SB would have been awesome, the only team to beat the 85 Bears.
It is amazing when you look at those great Dolphin teams of the early 70's that Shula put together. Somehow he wasn't able to give Marino anything close to a team like those.
I saw him live in 1993. The Pats would have him cornered for no gain. He would then make one quick move and pick up more than five yards. He's the best running back I ever saw.
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