Its "triumvirate" NOT "trifecta"

i prefer triceratops and tricycle.
As in "Vincent Jackson is not a first choice of the triceratops" and "I doubt this tricycle has a problem with hartline"

 

nah triage

 

I am kinda for The Terrorizing Tenacious Trio

 

You're being much too literal about it.

 

eh..
splitting hairs..
The wonder of the English language is that some words carry more than one definition. For instance: notice #2

tri·fec·ta [ trī féktə ] (plural tri·fec·tas)


noun
Definition:

1. North America bet on first 3 in race: a bet, especially on a horserace, that involves selecting the competitors that will come in the first three places in the correct order

2. set of three: a series or set of three things, factors, or influences
a trifecta of political losers

[Late 20th century. Blend of tri- + perfecta]
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861721853
I do believe it's appropriate to say that Parcells, Ireland and Sparano would fall into the second category. But not the first.

 

I personally prefer the Three Amigos!

 

Doesn't ChiChi's serve that? Cheese Enchilada, Beef Enchilada and a Chicken Enchilada.
With refried bean and rice, of course.

 

Are you one of those fans who goes to opposing boards and tries to stop them from saying "Fish"?

Thanks LA for confirmation.

 

There you go.

 

Let's start calling them PIS. Prounced like "piss".

 

Oh but they are!

I think Dolphin fans can agree that those three men heavily influence this franchise. We've all heard the term "The Parcells Effect" in the past. We heard it a whole bunch the first offseason he was here.

To me, the definition above describes it to a 'T'!

In the end, I think you're probably going to have to live with it. Like I had to live with basketball announcers religiously informing me that "there's an [X]-second difference between the game and shot clock" at the end of every ****ing quarter, despite each being prominently shown and labeled at the bottom of the screen. You could always do like me and just stop watching the sport altogether. But I wouldn't advise that.

Trifecta is easier, more fun. Rolls off the tongue. But that's just me.

 

Yet the example given was "a trifecta of political losers". Which, I would think indicate 3 people.
Nonetheless, I can relate to what you're saying in general.
I feel that way when I see "very unique" or "somewhat unique". Something unique stands alone. It can't be somewhat or sort of. And it doesn't need to be very. It either is or isn't.

 

Trifectas are what Parcells bets at Saratoga!

I hear ya' though. I used to use the term "triad" until I found out that word can also refer to underground criminal societies in China and its neighboring countries.

 

Why is it that every thread ends up talking about the Patriots?
J/K
Carry on.

 

Oh, why don't we change it to..

the Dolphins Troika????

They rule with an iron fist, get rid of anyone they don't want, and are putting a team together to compete for world domination!

 

Triad works too.

 

Just refer to them as The Family, and be done with it. But, do it with respect...capicé?

 

menage et trois for me folks

 

In the spirit of this thread, it should be "capisce" or "capisci"

 

"Look at me, Peezy. Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut."

 

Tunafecta?

 

Kinky....

 

Is the offseason that boring?

 

We all have our pet peeves. Personally referring to our top 3 guys as the Trifecta never bothered me. I do prefer Troika since it means same as Triumvirate and is shorter and easier to spell and type.

My pet peeve is Dolphins fans misspelling names of our past or current players. Such as spelling Csonka as Czonka. Or spelling Zach's name as Zack.

 

In a word...yes.

 

Except that we all know that the three do NOT possess the power, only the Tuna does. At any rate, IMO, Ireland and Sparano have earned the right to get the credit at this point. The Tuna will be gone after the draft (again, mho). I vowed to stop using either signature for the group after last offseason. They've proven enough to be considered the GM and coach and not just puppets for The Tuna....

 

a rose of any other name would smell as sweet but I agree Triumvirate is a more accurate description

 

Dude, you're over-intellectualizing this whole thing. This is a pro football team board. It's all about having fun. "Trifecta" is fun. It reminds us of getting sh×tfaced with our buddies as we watch the ponies go round and round, or same thing at Jai-Alai. "Triumvirate" is not fun. It reminds us of sitting in Latin class bored to tears while Brother Adolf made us recite declensions and conjugations day in and day out in a dead language. We're not Romans, dude. All of the people you're talking about ended up dead. Trifecta it is.

 

I agree with the originator of the thread, but boy is this thread the very meaning of "off-season" thread.