There was the new owner walking the grounds. There was the new vice president inspecting the beef. There was the new general manager. The new coach. New coordinators. New quarterback. Newer, even higher, draft hope. Do you know what felt old around the Dolphins on Friday during their first sweat toward the next season? This entire feeling of newness. It's a ridiculous rite of spring around here. Some franchises smell like roses. This franchise constantly smells like the inside of a new car. And that's what must change if the fortunes ever do. For the third year in a row and the fourth time in five years the Dolphins have a new coach, new general manager and new quarterback, whoever it becomes. Any one of those jobs changing would mark a significant shift in the direction of the franchise. But all of them in one offseason? Again? And a new owner in Stephen Ross, too? It's hard to say if this is the residue of a 1-15 record or an example of why the Dolphins got this awful in the first place. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flsphyde03sbmay03,0,7690012.column
"Yesterday we sat down for lunch and he sat down at the table right behind us and all of us sort of sat up a little bit and watched what we were saying," new Dolphins guard Shawn Murphy said. "It's a strange feeling to have a legend sit down to the table next to you and eat lunch." Wow talk about having a real presence.....
