Please, STFU about the Quarterback position

[tubba marxxx]

I'm honestly sick and tired of hearing how QB is Miami's number one priority this offseason.  News flash:  It's not.  Ignore the media, and ignore the QB "woes" that we've had for the last decade, and look at the facts. 

2009: Miami was 20th in the NFL in Passing, and 4th in the NFL in Rushing

2010: Miami was 16th in the NFL in Passing, and 21st in the NFL in Rushing

Moveover, Ronnie Brown, and Ricky Williams will both be free agents.

So let's recap.

Miami will lose at least one of their RB's this year (Ricky already said he will not be returning to Miami), after a season that saw the Dolphins drop SEVENTEEN spots in the rushing rankings, and yet QUARTERBACK is the top priority in the offseason?!  Gaining 4 spots in today's pass heavy NFL wasn't good enough for you guys?  It make not be sexy, headlining signings or draft picks, but interior offensive line help should be one of the top priorities along with the obvious running back help..everyone will obviously disagree with me, because everyone still has a hard-on for Marino, and can't accept the fact that he retired over a decade ago, and will run anyone that throws and interception out of town, but the facts are there.  Let Henne play a full goddamn season for once, don't feed into the media, and let the team address the REAL needs they....need..that's all

[Dave Gray]

Sure, RB is important, but you can "patch" RB and still do pretty well.  You can get late round guys, end of career mercenaries, or even bums off of your own roster, and still do fairly well.  You also don't really have to have a RB gel with an offense.  An RB acts alone, for the sake of this argument.  He gets the ball and run through the holes that are made for him.

You can't really patch the QB position.  A QB also needs to have chemistry with his receivers, which takes time.  It's just such a more important position.

[MikeO]

You don't win Super Bowls anymore with crap QB's. You need a top flight QB to be a contender in the NFL.

QB IS the #1 need for the Fins.

Sorry if you don't like it, but its true!

[IowaDolfan]

 I disagree with both of you this team scores their points 3 at a time we need a TOP FLIGHT Kicker I want Olindo Back LOL.
 Get over it guys I love this game more then anything but at the end of the Day it is a Game and no matter who the Dolphins choose to put behind center He will never be Dan but he does deserve our fullest support.
 Im sure Tony knows more about football then the majority of us  and he would never email me and tell me how to fit pipe as that is what I do
 so instead of complaining about what you dont have be thankful for what you do have.

[badger6]

 so instead of complaining about what you dont have be thankful for what you do have.

It's the fans job to complain about the the team they support. As long as we have such obvious problems everyone needs to complain. What we don't have is a super bowl or any meaningful playoff wins.  What we do have is a sub par team. If you don't complain you just don't really care.....

[MikeO]

so instead of complaining about what you dont have be thankful for what you do have.

be thankful for a losing team??

 

[Sunstroke]

It's the fans job to complain about the the team they support...

...If you don't complain you just don't really care...

Disagree strongly with both parts of that sentiment... It's very easy to be a fan of a team and be unhappy with aspects of the team (just like the complainer is unhappy)...but still not feel the need to complain. Some people just don't like complaining, and quite a few equate the chronic complainers with the same level of annoyance as the crying baby on the airplane.

When I say "chonic complainers," I'm talking about the person who makes the same basic "Chad Henne/Tony Sparano/Bill Parcells (choose one) sucks..." comment 4 times a day for months on end, as if they hope that, through repetition, others will truly appreciate how much misery they are in.

Complaining doesn't make you a fan...it makes you a complainer. Supporting your team every season...going to the games, buying the jerseys/hats/etc..., spending your time poring over articles about minutia like the backup center's old high school garage band...that's what makes you a fan. Standing up for your team when fans of other teams say your team sucks...that makes you a fan. You can complain while you're supporting the team and still be a fan, but complaining really isn't a requirement.


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[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^^^ what sunstroke said. 

[Tenshot13]

^^^^^^yup

[badger6]

When I say "chonic complainers," I'm talking about the person who makes the same basic "Chad Henne/Tony Sparano/Bill Parcells (choose one) sucks..." comment 4 times a day for months on end, as if they hope that, through repetition, others will truly appreciate how much misery they are in.




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If Chad Henne/Tony Sparano/Bill Parcells does actually suck then the complaining is justified. And just as you say that people that complain are annoying, I would agree with you. But I also think that people that are overly optimistic and live in fantasy land are equally annoying. 

[Sunstroke]

If Chad Henne/Tony Sparano/Bill Parcells does actually suck then the complaining is justified.

A little complaining is justified... A little more is even understood, if the subject of the complaint warrants it, but when a person starts posting in basketball and off-topic threads about how much they think Henne sucks...

(Dear Tepop: Miss ya... Love, Sunstroke)

...then the complaining has gone beyond tolerable levels.

[Tenshot13]

But I also think that people that are overly optimistic and live in fantasy land are equally annoying. 

So the Dolphins are so winning the Superbowl this year...

[MikeO]

A different spin on this is its more of a geographic thing.

In the south, fans are crazy passionate about their college teams. And less passionate and more mild mannered about their professional teams. (ie Atlanta and Miami being the 2 worst professional sports towns in the country)

In the north, fans are crazy passionate about their professional sports teams. And less passionate and more mild mannered about their college teams.

I think the "local, south florida" Dolphins fans don't have the same passion as the Dolphins fans who don't live in Florida and will complain less and have a longer leash with players/coaches. But the Fin fans that live in Ohio or New York or Pennslyvania who live in say Eagles, Bills, Giants/Jets country and live among with the crazy passionate die-hard NFL fans of those teams....have a shorter leash and will be less tolerable of failure with the Fins. It's a different breed of people when it comes to their professional team depending on where you live.

[Sunstroke]

So...Syracuse basketball fans aren't passionate about their college hoops because they're from the North? Dallas Cowboys fans aren't passionate about their NFL team because they're from the South?

Do you have some sort of national demarcation line for the "passionate/non-passionate" sections of the country as it pertains to college and pro sports? Because, frankly, your whole statement smells like a load of horseshit to me.  Maybe it's because I'm from the Northeast South-Central part of Palm Beach County, where we're passionate about the truth.

[tubba marxxx]

So Mike-O, since you know everything..what do you suggest Miami does about their "GLARING HOLE" at the QB spot?