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LEADERSHIP posted on 12/09/2008

“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves”

A Quarterback is usually the unquestioned leader of a football team. When Dan Marino retired, the fins for once in a long time lacked a strong leader, many tried to fill his shoes, (Huard, Fiedler, Griese, Lucas, Feeley, Frerotte, Rosenfels, Harrington, Culpepper, Green, and Lemon) all failed. Some can argue that Jay Fiedler was the best of that list, I beg to differ. Fiedler’s inadequacies were masked by a strong ground game, when that ground game disappeared his true leadership ability showed through.

How long did Marino direct the Fins to victory without a ground game, virtually his entire career. Who knows what he might achieved if the Fins had a great back, we might have seen a Superbowl victory maybe more. It worked for Elway.

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What a Difference a Year Makes! posted on 12/02/2008

Wow, what a difference a year makes. At this time last year, Dolphins fans were still hoping for their team's first win of the season. It was a horrible season that tested the very heart of a TRUE FIN FAN! Then came possibly the best hiring decision owner Wayne Huizenga has ever made. Hiring Bill Parcells as V.P. of Football operations.

Parcells quickly fired general manager Randy "Bonehead" Mueller and hired Jeff Ireland to fill his spot. Parcells and Ireland then made the decision to hire Tony Sparano as head coach and the rest is history.

While I never expected much more than maybe two or three wins from the Fins this season, with the departure of LB Zach Thomas and DE Jason Taylor, as well as others from the team, my attitude changed with the sudden signing of hated rival and recently released quarterback Chad Pennington.

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