Comments on: Sparano says Dolphins didn’t distribute playbooks

By: fordraptorforum

fordraptorforum — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:48:41 +0000

@ rockymtnphinfan

…you act like Peterson is an upgrade……????
Gruden I dig, but “King Carl” will bring nothing but more mediocrity to Miami. We all know that he and Ross are buddies, and that’s not exactly something that helps Dolphins’ fans sleep well.

By: miamiron

miamiron — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:27:37 +0000

After Bill Belichick handed out his playbooks to the Pats players he proceeded to hand out the Dolphin playbooks to the Pats players …always one step ahead

By: agelardi

agelardi — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:33:23 +0000

I bet this Daboll character hasn’t even come up with an offense yet. This is just another example of the sad state of my beloved Fins. (cry)

By: dolfandon

dolfandon — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:22:50 +0000

And in those infamous words by Yoda … “That is why you fail.”

By: DonRSD

DonRSD — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:01:57 +0000

what a pathetic franchise.

from the GM down to the head coach / assistant coaches, its all in shambles.

there is no leader for this organization, everything is just thrown together

HAHAHAHAHA

SQUISH THE FISH

GO BIG BLUE!!!

By: rockymtnphinfan

rockymtnphinfan — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:01:13 +0000

@FinFan68
Ross and Peterson are good buds, that’s why i say he will end up here in 2012. I understand his history with KC.

By: apopnj

apopnj — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:41:17 +0000

That’s why the Dolphins will have another losing season. I feel bad for the dolphin fans. Maybe they will have time for the press conferences on why they suck!

By: Slackmo

Slackmo — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:19:38 +0000

Those Panthers keep handing out their playbooks to everybody–Cam Newton, Alex Smith, now the whole Dolphins team!

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:11:30 +0000

@rockymtnphinfan ask a few chiefs fans if we should worry about peterson

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:10:01 +0000

hobbstweedle says:
May 3, 2011 8:47 AM
Like every single playbook wouldn’t have wound up in the trunk of their cars anyway… Way, way too much is being made of the “get ‘em the playbooks, pronto!” issue.
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That is probably true, but that is on the individual players. It is a far different thing when the coaching staff demonstrates an attitude that shows their lack of conviction. It breeds mediocrity. Why should the players care when the coaches don’t seem to care? This is one of the main reasons the Dolphins have struggled for the last decade. Lack of leadership on and off the field.

By: rockymtnphinfan

rockymtnphinfan — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:08:26 +0000

No worries, it’ll be Gruden/Peterson in 2012. Bank on it.

By: jvw1982

jvw1982 — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:51:58 +0000

That was Sparano giving the owner and GM the middle finger for dating Harbaugh

By: fordraptorforum

fordraptorforum — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:49:47 +0000

@hobbstweedle
…yeah, brand new OC, brand new system, players and coaches with their jobs on the line…. You’re right, it probably wasn’t that important. ….just go in there blind and wing it, that’s what Belichick would do. /sarcasm

By: dvnelson72

dvnelson72 — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:47:59 +0000

@kissbillsrings

I have to ask for an interpretation of your username. Is it “Kiss Bills’ Rings” as in the Buffalo Bills? Or is it “Kiss Bill’s Rings” as in Bill Belichick?

By: jcjets

jcjets — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:06:34 +0000

Can we make this an everyday thing? Reading about how embarrassing the Dolphins are really makes my morning.

By: biggerballz

biggerballz — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:59:13 +0000

this is why the dolphins suck, they have an idiot wannabe tony soprano who thinks he’s better than he is.

By: hobbstweedle

hobbstweedle — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:47:16 +0000

Like every single playbook wouldn’t have wound up in the trunk of their cars anyway… Way, way too much is being made of the “get ‘em the playbooks, pronto!” issue.

By: fordraptorforum

fordraptorforum — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:43:24 +0000

Pathetic. As a Dolphins fan I find this completely disheartening. Not having enough time is a lousy excuse when clearly most other teams made the time. You bring in a new OC and system and then get an opportunity to get an edge and fail. As a lifelong Phins fan, I’ve supported this regime through a lot, but they’ve lost a good chunk of my respect today.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:37:43 +0000

Wow. I can’t say I’m surprised by this and that fact in and of itself shows how out of touch the front office (Ross, Ireland, Sparano) can be. Any great moves they happen to make seem to be countered with an inexcusable level of incompetence. These guys need a 10+ win season and at least 1 playoff win this year or they need to hit the bricks. There are things I like about these guys but they are easily forgotten in the face of these monumentally stupid actions/inactions. Hopefully the Dolphins can find an executive team that is not afraid to try to win.

By: yzguy431

yzguy431 — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:37:08 +0000

oh my. if they do not win the super bowl, we’ll have this to look back on.

By: shallowfan

shallowfan — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:33:02 +0000

This says a little something about the guys running the Dolphins…short-sighted. If I was a fan I’d be a little upset and wonder why guys running a pro football team weren’t prepared.

These playbooks should’ve been done weeks ago, before the lockout started in the hopes at some point being able to get them to players. I would bet some teams players have had playbooks since the end of Feb…against league rules of course, but still they were done and ready to hand out.

By: joemontanawasthegreatest

joemontanawasthegreatest — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:29:55 +0000

They have already been fined for talking to the players…..they just don’t want to be in the grey area where fines happen. Henne has already said as much.

By: brutus9448

brutus9448 — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:26:22 +0000

this is part of a grand plan to take andrew luck next year.

By: 8drinkminimum

8drinkminimum — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:18:05 +0000

As a season ticket holder since 1982 I am finding it more difficult to defend Sparano.

You know coach if you can’t handle the simple transfer of at least one playbook to our QB then how the hell can I have any faith in you actually leading this team with a coherent plan.

By: prior0knowledge

prior0knowledge — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:05:13 +0000

what a sorry coach and GM

By: macbull

macbull — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:10:34 +0000

Ironically, I heard that the Browns new rookie HC/OC Pat Shurmur, did find the time to distribute new playbooks.

Brian Daboll was Eric Mangini’s choice as the Browns OC for the previous two seasons….

…we Browns fans need to thank Mike Holmgren for making the needed changes in Cleveland, cleaning house after last season.

…maybe the duel role Pat Shurmur is playing as the Browns HC/OC is not too much for him.

…we wish the Dolphins the best.

By: mempusa

mempusa — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:34:31 +0000

That sums up the Dolphins pretty well. Unprepared and Confused

By: mikesvikes

mikesvikes — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:02:29 +0000

Why dont you find out who did hand out playbooks and let us know? OR is the news so slow your going to do 32 individual stories and show us your love or hate for that team?

By: brucesf49

brucesf49 — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:48:31 +0000

even the 9ers, who fail repeatedly to do the right thing, with a whole new coaching staff seemed to be prepared. Even an unsigned Alex Smith and the supposed lazy ass Crabtree got the playbook.

By: ruggerlad

ruggerlad — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:25:30 +0000

Tony you seem like a good honest man and I do like you, but this is just another example of why you should be an o-line coach, not a head coach. Those playbooks should have all been sitting ready with each players address already on the box and a few extras with no address ready for rookies. This is also why hiring one of two OC’s who ran a worse offense should not have been hired. Nolan is among the elite D-coordinators and by far the best among the 3 main coaches (OC, DC, HC) in Miami.