The NFL season is still a dozen days away but I'm ready for it. Fact is, most anyone who listened to coach Tony Sparano deliver the keynote speech today during the club's 2011 Kickoff Luncheon is ready for it after hearing promises of excitement and daring-do, and winning.
In other words, this was just what the doctor ordered for fans hungry for some good news peppered with a little bravado.
"This 2011 team is going to be exciting," Sparano said. "They're going to have a great attitude ... It is going to have excitment. We have an outstanding defense. We have good players. We have an enthusiastic, outstanding, attacking offense. Our special teams is attacking. This is all on the upbeat right now. Everybody in the building in full of passion. Full of passion right now. Excited. The other thing we have is daring people."
Cool. On the chow line of things I want to chew on, give me some enthusiastic, outstanding, attacking offense every time. Also, give me victories.
And Sparano promised those, too.
"Here's what I'm here to tell you," he began. "I've seen a lot of football teams and been part of more than my share -- unfortunately. But I'll say this to you, a lot of them have been good teams. I've been around teams before, seen what they're made up of and this football team right here, is a good team. There are good people in that locker room. We got good people in the room, good chemistry, they give off a good vibe, they enjoy being around each other. I'm walking through the locker room last night at 8 o'clock at night. We broke at about 5 o'clock and there are still guys hanging out with each other. That's a good sign. That tells me an awful lot.
"I'm going to say this to you and I know that I'm in public and I'm don't say a whole lot, I'm one of those take everything, give nothing kind of guys. This team will win. That's not a surprise to them. They've heard it."
Other highlights from the speech?
"This team is going to build its own tradition."
"This journey won't go without problems. It won't go without those things. But this group is a pretty daring group. A daring group, and they'll push forward."
Sparano called his team a "heck of a group." And, said, that group "will take the next step."
"I have all the confidence in the world," he said, "and you should, too!"
Last one: Roe, agreed with everything you just said except they were white hankies, not that other thing you said from some other team, lol.
Posted by: JaxDolphin | August 31, 2011 at 11:00 PM
once we get a real qb we can start to turn this thing around. so it will be next year with a new coaching staff
Posted by: dusty bottoms | August 31, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Mr. canosa the white boy finished your tight butt, Jesus understands and forgves your homosexuality. You only loose that tight grip once.
Posted by: St. John The Baptisit | August 31, 2011 at 11:04 PM
sweat on my balls papi
Posted by: oscar le peepee | August 31, 2011 at 11:10 PM
oscar i lick you nice papi
Posted by: le peepee the baptist | August 31, 2011 at 11:11 PM
A big Mandarria.
Posted by: oscar canosa | August 31, 2011 at 11:13 PM
you no swalow papi
Posted by: st. john le gay the peter licker | August 31, 2011 at 11:14 PM
you can do the poopoo on me papi, i like
Posted by: lick la oscar the butt | August 31, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Go Dolphins Ive lived in Kansas my whole life and love the Fins Ive never missed a game in 16 years Im a fan a huge fan and this team will suprise some people Ive turned my garage into a football haven this year just to watch us win and they will LOVE THE FINS
Posted by: Troy | August 31, 2011 at 11:17 PM
oscar like it ruff clean yu face butt licker papi
Posted by: papi butt lik | August 31, 2011 at 11:19 PM
troy you like the man butt
Posted by: papi butt lik | August 31, 2011 at 11:21 PM
Well. St. John, I like to keep a grip on things.
Posted by: oscar canosa | August 31, 2011 at 11:21 PM
Sparano has a winning record, stop bashing the team man. We got great players, if Jamaal Charles, Chris Johnson, Felix jones, Joseph Adai all these guys are feature backs and smaller than Reggie Bush. So if they he certainly can! Marshall has healed and is back to what he was in Denver. Bess is automatic, and Chad has improved every year especially this year. We will be great this year so no new coaching staff to all fair weather fans.
Posted by: RoeBlount | August 31, 2011 at 11:21 PM
the dIRTY PEOPLE OF FLORIDA SHOWING THE WORLD HOW A BLOG SHOULD LOOK LIKE ..............
GUYS, HAVE SHAME
Posted by: ALoco | August 31, 2011 at 11:22 PM
I do like the man butt
Posted by: Troy | August 31, 2011 at 11:23 PM
tHE DIRTY POEPE LEKI ME ARE BROKE BAX YOU LIKES IN THE BUTS
Posted by: Aloco | August 31, 2011 at 11:28 PM
troy is drunk , looks like his dad was drunk and his mom was a wh ore .
Posted by: odreesye | August 31, 2011 at 11:29 PM
Armando,
I will make a bold prediction, the Patriots will not, I repeat will not make the playoffs this year. Believe that!
Posted by: Fin'FanSince4Ever | August 31, 2011 at 11:34 PM
Eric...if you think I am a moron what does that make you? If you can't cut a little slack to a new system and be a real fin fan GO FIND ANOTHER TEAM and rag on them for a while or just shut the f..k up...
Posted by: socalfan | August 31, 2011 at 11:37 PM
the fins will win the super bowel .
Posted by: odreesye | August 31, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Mandarria = a big Hammer, like one of those that People use to break the pavement.
Posted by: oscar canosa | August 31, 2011 at 11:40 PM
socalfan,
yoy shot the hell up ,you filth .
Posted by: e | August 31, 2011 at 11:40 PM
Non-believers=Non achievers!!!
Posted by: socalfan | August 31, 2011 at 11:40 PM
listenin to this I could help but think...this guy is a coach...he is attemptin to coach the fans. listen to how he started it out...Its coaches job to try to mess wit your head...to get u fired up and excited and believe. He is attemptin to do to the us fans what he has been trying to do wit his players for yrs. Deep down he may not believe all that stuff he said...but its his job to make his players and us fans believe it.
Posted by: tarniman | August 31, 2011 at 11:40 PM
OSCER I HAV NO PREBLEM WITH PATROTS NOT MAKING THE PLAYOFF YOU LIKE BRADY TO
Posted by: Aloco | August 31, 2011 at 11:43 PM
SOCOLFAN JUST TELL ERIK YOU LOVE MAN STYLE
Posted by: Aloco | August 31, 2011 at 11:44 PM
to COACH IS TI MENTOR SOME ONE AND TO REACH THE STARS IS TO REACH SKY AND TO REACH THE SKY IS TO ASK FOR LOVE AND TO ASK FOR LOVE IS TO ASK THE THE GIRL ,, DO YOU LOVE ME ?
Posted by: e | August 31, 2011 at 11:45 PM
I said nothing about the Patriots.
Posted by: oscar canosa | August 31, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Mandarria is a non-pneumatic hammer. You swing It.
Posted by: oscar canosa | August 31, 2011 at 11:47 PM
O0SCAR, CAN YOU PRETEND YOU R A MIDGET ?
Posted by: ALoco | August 31, 2011 at 11:47 PM
Any who its been some ticks bros like I said before Mallett was the bomb but in thinking he could be Tony Montana face up in the pixie dust I got with Ponder. I think the Vikes got a steal and he could be the next Griese. I don`t worry about the dramma I save it for yu mama brudda.
Posted by: Rob in the CO | August 31, 2011 at 11:50 PM
Aloco.. Just don't think the dear man is my type..lol
Posted by: socalfan | August 31, 2011 at 11:50 PM
cans de mandaria go in de buts sound like diarea cha cah cha
Posted by: pepe | August 31, 2011 at 11:52 PM
oscar make me puke
Posted by: diarea | August 31, 2011 at 11:54 PM
socalfan diarea is evry person types you like
Posted by: diarea | August 31, 2011 at 11:55 PM
some people just don't get sarcasm!!!!
Posted by: socalfan | September 01, 2011 at 12:00 AM
I guess you puke easily. I've got other Stories.
Posted by: oscar canosa | September 01, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Opening night is nigh and I grow hard. My crotchless chaps makes it easier for it to breathe. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. It's going to take two pairs of socks to clean that up! oscar do you know about the corn and hole you like its intriguing. Shall we use your corn and my hole?
Posted by: fin4life-backwithabigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 12:02 AM
You some kind of sick fu-k, Man.
Posted by: oscar canosa | September 01, 2011 at 12:04 AM
How can one determine if they have no life? Or are just wasting their time?
Simple. They have blogged here more than twice.
After watching for almost a week now I see most comments here are mostly pure immature garbage and childish competitiveness. Why people continue returning or contributing is beyond me.
Have a good life now. Time is precious. Live your lives, don't waste them.
Posted by: Quiz | September 01, 2011 at 12:05 AM
I can grab oscar real tight and let my nuts ride on his lap ahhhhhhhhhh I will try not to nut don`t want to look like i am to eager
Posted by: fin4life-backwithabigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 12:06 AM
Sparano is just doing his job. He has to try to inject some life into the fan base. Judging from some of comments here, he has succeeded with many.
Until I see Colombo, Murtha, Jerry & Carey gone and replaced with competent offensive linemen, I won't share this optimism.
We have a good defense, but its not Ravens good. In other words, we will not be able to shut out every opponent and win defensive slugfests.
Posted by: tommy | September 01, 2011 at 12:08 AM
i luv crotchless panties
Posted by: fin4life-backwithabigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Weel, I had a "life", once.
Posted by: oscar canosa | September 01, 2011 at 12:10 AM
Go Dolphins Ive lived in Kansas and have been a hand holding lover of Dorthy my whole life love the Fins in those tight a ss pants uhhhhh! Ive never missed a game in 16 years Im a fan a huge fan if you know what I mean and this team will suprise some people Ive turned my garage into a football haven this year for me and my buddies just to watch us win and they will LOVE ME AND THE FINS if you know what I mean ummmmmmmm
Posted by: fin4life-backwithabigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 12:17 AM
I breath and sniff the air my need to love is without question when I am at attention at a game only my love for my meat is greater.
Posted by: fin4life-bigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Look, come on folks I've been a dolphin season-ticket holder for a long time now. When you all go to the games like myself this year will you really feel that this organization really ,really wants to win? As Alex Marvez said, the Dolphins out of all NFL teams besides Reggie Bush did absolutely nothing in the free agency market. He gave the Dolphins the lowest rating in free agency. What does that tell you? The organization said that they knew that they needed to bring another quarterback in to compete against the failure Henne. They lied! So we go in this year against New England with pretty much the same team we had last year. So why would things be different?
Posted by: Mike Genitle | September 01, 2011 at 12:40 AM
Mr. Daboll, Gentile, Mr. Daboll.
Posted by: oscar canosa | September 01, 2011 at 12:50 AM
We went out and got the worst OC we could, we paid Wilfork money to a guy who didn't even start the whole year, we were told henne wasn't the answer but did nothing about it, our coach is a moron who plays not to lose so with our talented defense u will get 8-8 every year, our gm ...don't get me started, we did NOTHING in free agency while patriots got cj and jets got plaxico....
The first game of the season will tell all, unfortunately. Some teams are put together right (pats, jets) and some aren't (us). Kills me. With what's happening with the 'canes also, it's going to be a horribly pathetic year for Miami football lovers.
Posted by: inimounts | September 01, 2011 at 01:17 AM
Looks like the Blog Troll got baked on the Meth tonight. Even for a tweaker you a sick punta.
What is it, first of the month again? Dooh, how'd I know?
I hope Mando figures out what your doing with the deniro and cuts you off, posting all this garbage on the blog.
Just the same, Zing Zang, if you haven't traded off all your stamps yet, I'll give you 50 cents on the Dollar.
Holla at your Bu-oy Meth mouf!
PATHETIC!!!!
Posted by: odinseye | September 01, 2011 at 01:19 AM
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Posted by: fin4life-backwithabigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 01:28 AM
@ 1:17,
Thanks for that enlightening heads up there.
I still have time to cancel my Sunday Ticket, SWEET!
I guess I'll start folding up my tent and go on home......................
Sing along:
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows my sorrow
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory hallelujah!
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Sometimes I'm almost on the ground
Although you see me going 'long so
I have my trials here below
If you get there before I do
Tell all-a my friends I'm coming too
PS: Wow-sy Wow-sy Wu-Wu!!!!
Posted by: odinseye | September 01, 2011 at 01:33 AM
My rectum holds 345 ml of semen. However, this is a temporary reservoir as the irritation causes diarrhea.
Posted by: fin4life-backwithabigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 01:40 AM
Usually, when the Canes are down the Dolphins go up. We have 3-4 good years.
Posted by: oscar canosa | September 01, 2011 at 01:44 AM
Usually when I go down men go up.
Posted by: fin4life-backwithabigSTIFFone | September 01, 2011 at 01:48 AM
Somewhere in South Florida.......
Ross: Mike what are we doing to get the fans to buy more tickets?
Dee: Well Sir, we're doing our due diligence.
Ross: WHAT? I hear that crap from Jeffy all the time, SAVE IT! Due diligence THIS, due diligence THAT, what the he lls going on?
Dee: We feel we really have our hands on the pulse of the fan base here.
Ross: How so?
Dee: Well one of the main things we're doing is monitoring Salguero's blog, Dolphins In Depth.
Ross: Salguero's blog? How is THAT helping?
Dee: The monitoring is really an ongoing process Sir and the results thus far are strctly preliminary and the demographic appears.........
Ross: Oh my GOD MIKE, how bad is it?
Dee: Well......ummmm.......Sir.........apparently our entire fanbase consists of a maurading band of drunk gay Vikings on meth............
Posted by: odinseye | September 01, 2011 at 01:58 AM
WOW,a new record for the blog turning to crap before the last preseason game.Not gonna give you a hand though, because I know where some of you will put it.
Posted by: payuengsnwings | September 01, 2011 at 02:49 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eES8xEjclQ
This is a pretty funny link. The Chad Henne one is even better.
Posted by: Bootris | September 01, 2011 at 02:58 AM
Why do I have a feeling this video is going to come back to haunt him?
Just like that Jim Mora video, playoffs? PLAYOFFS? playoffs???
Posted by: VideoVoodoo | September 01, 2011 at 05:46 AM
From ESPN QB Ratings:
26. Chad Henne, Miami Dolphins
Analysis: Henne's only hope is big seasons from Brandon Marshall and Reggie Bush.
Arrow is pointing: down
Posted by: Ugh | September 01, 2011 at 05:50 AM