how patient are you with this ball club?

Aqua,

Really what choice do we actually have ?? We are seemingly stuck in mediocrity with Philbin, Ross continues to swing and miss...BADLY for a big acquisition (P. Manning, Harbaugh, 4 candidates for Gm before settling for Hickey, etc)... I like the Tannenbaum addition, I like Lazor, but pretty much the rest of the staff suks... Why is Coyle still here?? What power does Philbo have anymore... It's really too soon to really tell about Hickey, but he was clearly not a first or second choice a year ago... There is a ton of stuff to be negative about but waiting it out is all we, as fans, can really do...either that or change allegiances which is hard for most of us to even think about...

My patience lasts as long as I draw a breath. Im a Phin for life...just how it is.

"Aquafin wrote:

Atfer I had a stint put in a couple of years ago I keep asking myself will Miami ever get back into the playoffs and I cant really help but to say , I hop so but I hope it happens soon. Realistic I think it will take another head coach to make it happen . I figure the Patriots , jets and Bills can make the playoff but Miami has the capability to make it to the first rd but many things have to go right for it to happen.

What I want to know is how much patience do you really have with MR. Ross ? players and coaches use Miami in a bad way so the talent isn't on the roster or last no one really stands out at least not on offense ,so how many more years before we get some big names either through the draft or through f/a before we can say we are playoff ready ?

I know for me time is running out so I feel the pressure to win something whether or not it is 10 wins and a first round exit .

what will the expectations for this next season and how patient you will be before you are ready to boycott games and all ? to me 10 wins is a must or it is a ho hum year.

tell me what constitutes a ood to great season.

Patient:

I've been back-and-forth with them, but, I'm pretty patient with Ross and Philbin. I really did not like Ross at first and I'm still skeptical of him. Philbin, I believe, is a good man and a good coach. He hasn't exactly wowed me, or anything, but I think he takes a lot more heat than he deserves. They're both learning.

However, I am getting less and less patient with fans who consider themselves football experts.

winning a playoff game is the only thing that makes it a good season IMO. Just being there and ****ting the bed like we did against the Ravens is not good enough.

unless we get Suh and a significant player at linebacker and guard, i think we should expect six wins as it would obvious be a rebuilding season.

I think you need to define patient...like..will we stop watching if they don't win? Or how patient before I want a regime change?

I've been waiting since 1974.

Is that patient enough for ya??

Honestly I almost tried to change my team allegiance one year (this is embarrassing to admit for me.) It was during the offseason and it didn't even last 2 games into the regular season. I felt gross, disgusted with myself. Like I had been cheating on my wife or something. This will never happen again. As much as the Dolphins piss me off they are my team for better or worse til the day I die.

Hmmmm .... patient in thinking/believing we've turned the corner and headed straight up? Not at all.

Patient in hoping and cheering and anxious for another season? Of course.

Frustrated is probably the best one word answer . Some positives but yet again not enough to ultimately matter and likely another regime change shortly .

I have said for many many years , one step forward , one back and one sideways .... still the same MO imo .

Here, have some of my patience:

I'll always be a Dolphins fan but I have almost become completely disengaged at this point.
Losses don't even phase me and I enjoy the wins but don't get overly excited about them because I know in the end the team just isn't that good.

It's not about being "bandwagon" either.
I hung on through many a losing season.
It's the consistency of what seems to be ineptness from the top and not seeing a bright light at the end of the dark tunnel anymore.
Not that it changes the fact that I am a fan of the Phins because it dosen't. It just makes me not care any more sadly.

I will be 39 in April and nothing will change. I was born into it with my father growing up in West Palm. I might be in Georgia but I will always be a Dolphin.

Man this site is so much better than, another one.

Thanks!

will always be patient with the miami dolphins..when it comes to GM's and coaches, thats a different story, I try to give each regime change a three year observation period, weigh the results and the curve, and make decisions.

"Undisputed wrote:

Man this site is so much better than, another one.

Thanks!

whats up dude..welcome.

You know, pushing 50, I guess I have no choice to be patient. Here's the thing, my friends are Broncos and Pats fans mostly. So look at what I have to endure. Ugh. I just hope we win a superbowl before I die.

"Undisputed wrote:

You know, pushing 50, I guess I have no choice to be patient. Here's the thing, my friends are Broncos and Pats fans mostly. So look at what I have to endure. Ugh. I just hope we win a superbowl before I die.

Welcome to the site undisputed. We will get back and win it. I have been with the PHINS since 1966. So I am here to stay. Been along time since 73.

"Undisputed wrote:

You know, pushing 50, I guess I have no choice to be patient. Here's the thing, my friends are Broncos and Pats fans mostly. So look at what I have to endure. Ugh. I just hope we win a superbowl before I die.

50 is a great age to be a Dolphin fan. Early Childhood were Super Bowls. Some lean Seasons after that, still young enough just to love the team no matter what. At the age where Football seasons meant a lot more and we knew more about the game...Dan came and gave us great moments and excitement for 17 years. Solid JJ teams....Wanny's talented rosters to not winning a playoff game in 14 yrs. Patience? Where am I going?

Just hit 30 a while back so I wasn't around for the 70s or early 80s success. To me contention is about hard work, patience and yeah luck. Ross is def on the right track w the stadium upgrades bc for all the scapegoats we've had the last 20 years the Dolphins, well lead or not, haven't done jack ish since they left the Orange Bowl.

"Undisputed wrote:

You know, pushing 50, I guess I have no choice to be patient. Here's the thing, my friends are Broncos and Pats fans mostly. So look at what I have to endure. Ugh. I just hope we win a superbowl before I die.

Family is all Patriots, Steelers, Colts fans... Friends, being in Colorado, are almost all Broncos fans.

I feel your pain.

Ive tried to remove myself emotionally from this franchise. I just cant. Looks like Im stuck with them for lyfe :/

"Undisputed wrote:

You know, pushing 50, I guess I have no choice to be patient. Here's the thing, my friends are Broncos and Pats fans mostly. So look at what I have to endure. Ugh. I just hope we win a superbowl before I die.

well, you have a new home where we can all grow old together..

"Fin4Ever wrote:

Welcome to the site undisputed. We will get back and win it. I have been with the PHINS since 1966. So I am here to stay. Been along time since 73.

man...you guys are old...