The Favorite Receivers of the Miami Dolphins Bob Griese

Bob Griese was a very successful quarterback in theopen passing game, Bob Griese and the Dolphins were
National Football League. He was the quarterback forusing a great running game to set up a deep throwing
the team dating back to the late 1960's, includinggame plan that other teams would eventually emulate.
shouldering some of the responsibility for the team thatWho though were Bob Griese's favorite receivers
went undefeated in 1972, right up until the early 1980's.during his career?
Over the years, Griese played in some of the biggestHere are the top five favorite touchdown pass targets
games in team history. Thankfully, for Dolphins fans, hefor Bob Griese.
was more often than not successful in those big#1 - Nat Moore (33)
moments too.#2 - Paul Warfield (29)
There were a lot of great players on both sides of the#3 - Jim Mandich (21)
ball that helped Griese and the Dolphins achieve some#4 - Howard Twilley (17)
of their great heights. The Miami Dolphins of the 1970's#5 - Karl Noonan (16)
really epitomized the team football concept. GrieseIt's true that Bob Griese had an excellent career, but a
was a huge part of that team and his passing madelot of his accolades are also due to the fact that he
the difference in many games. At a time when manyhad some great players catching passes from him too.
teams were just discovering the concept of a wide