| The Miami Dolphins are one of the most popular | | | | |
| franchises in all of professional football. They are a | | | | The team eventually picked up one of the best |
| team that plays in the National Football League. This | | | | quarterbacks of all time. This quarterback, Dan Marino, |
| league features the best professional football | | | | was a bit hit for the Dolphins from the beginning. The |
| competition available in the world. | | | | Dolphins gave Marino the go ahead in the 3rd game of |
| | | | | the season and he shined from the get-go. Marino |
| The Dolphins have had a lot of different stories over | | | | managed to win the passing title and threw for 20 |
| the course of their franchise, but the main things that | | | | touchdowns in his rookie season. |
| people need to know about them can be summarized | | | | |
| in three different ways. The first thing to do when | | | | With Marino at the helm the team was a competitor |
| thinking about the Dolphins is to look at the year 1972. | | | | year in and year out. He put up numbers that were not |
| The next thing is to learn about the Dan Marino years. | | | | matched by anyone in his generation. The biggest |
| The last thing to look at is what has happened since | | | | knock on Marino was always the fact that he never |
| Dan Marino left the team. | | | | won a Super Bowl. Marino managed to come close at |
| | | | | times, but never was able to get the job done. Despite |
| The 1972 Dolphins are a team that is more famous | | | | this, he will go down as one of the top quarterbacks to |
| than any other team that has ever played professional | | | | ever have played the game. |
| football. They are of course the team that managed | | | | |
| to go undefeated throughout the season and the | | | | The post Marino era has been an interesting one. |
| playoffs. This left them with a 17-0 record. | | | | After having Marino for so long, the Dolphins have not |
| | | | | been able to replace him for an extended amount of |
| That season was one to remember, as the Dolphins | | | | time. The quarterback position has been a struggled |
| defied all odds by winning most of the games that | | | | for the team ever since his departure. Over the years |
| season without Bob Griese, their starting quarterback. | | | | they have developed into a defensive program. |
| With Griese on the sidelines the team turned to Earl | | | | |
| Morrall. Morrall filled in for most of the season, but | | | | The defense of the Dolphins was great for a while |
| eventually was subbed out in the AFC Championship | | | | and is now aided by the great running game that the |
| game. Griese returned to the field and led the team to | | | | team has. The Dolphins have two great running backs |
| victory. He them led the team to a 14-7 Super Bowl | | | | now that can really carry the load. Ricky Williams was |
| victory over the Redskins. This season was ever | | | | a great back for the Dolphins before his retirement, |
| been matched since that time. The team featured | | | | and returned to that great form last season. The team |
| many great players like Griese, Larry Csonka, Jim | | | | looks like it may be back in position to win games with |
| Langer, Larry Little and Bob Kuechenberg. | | | | the talent that they have today. |