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Dolphins select DE Dion Jordan 3rd overall
Add 3 CBs, LB, TE, RB, K, G
Two CBs and G in 2nd and 3rd rd. |
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The Dolphins made a splash on draft day trading from their 12th spot all the way up to the third spot to draft DE/OLB Dion Jordan from Oregon and made him the first defensive player taken in the 2013 draft. They only had to give up one of their two second round picks which is a steal as far as compensation.
They continued upgrading their defnse by selectin CB Jamar Taylor which most people had going late in the first round and then drafting G/T Dallas Thomas in the third along with another CB Will Davis. The Dolphins added a LB and a TE in the 4th, a RB and K in the 5th and ended with another CB in the 7th round. But all the major attention will be on Jordan, the first time the Dolphins had the highest drafted defensive player.
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Fins lose to Pats in meaningless season finale
Phins finish with a 7-9 record |
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The Dolphins lost the season finale that did not mean anything to them but meant a lot to he host New England 28-0 and finished the 2012 with a losing 7-9 record, a one win improvement over last year with some close calls on 2 games that could have made the season a winning one. The Dolphins 4 season streak of losing seasons is the first since the first 4 years of the franchise in 1966-9. Reggie Bush only had 27 yards (18 of them in the last pley of the game) and finished the year with 987 yards rushing 13 shy of his second consecutive 1000 yard season. They will now head to the offseason with a few of their own free agents to sign but close to 50 million dollars in cap space and 5 selections in the first 3 rounds of the draft (including the 12th overall pick). It should be an interesting off season. click here for the game grades
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Dolphins select QB Ryan Tannehill
Becomes first QB chosen in 1st round since 1983 |
Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill |
It's been exactly 29 years to the day since the Dolphins selected a QB in the first round. In 1983 it was hall of fame QB Dan Marino. In 2012 it was Texas A&M star Ryan Tannehill.
The Dolphins made the 6'4' Texas A&M QB the third QB taked in the 2012 draft and the first first round QB taken by the Dolphins since Marino.
Tannehill played WR in his first two years in college and then switched back to QB. He started just 19 games at the position. Having played WR (he led the team in receptions) he is very athletic and runs the 40 in 4.6. He played under now Miami offensive coordinator Mike Sherman, that familiarity by Sherman certainly helped the Dolphins in the vetting process. Most so called experts think that Tannehill needs time
to develop and even if that's the case the Dolphins have other options for this year.
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Dolphins hire Joe Philbin
Philbin to be Miami's 10th head coach |
Dolphins Head Coach Joe Philbin |
The Miami Dolphins decided to name Packers Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin as the next Head Coach of the Miami Dolphins. He will become the team's 10th head coach (8th full time head coach). Philbin has been the offensive coordiator in Green Bay since 2007.
Philbin is 50 years old and he has 28 years of coaching experience, 19 years in college and the last 9 in Green bay working his way up from assistant OL coach to TE coach to offensive coordinator. Philbin's son died 2 weeks ago but Philbin still coached in Green bay's divisional playoff loss to the GIants last week.
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| dolphinsinfo.com Editorial |
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dolphinsinfo.com was established in 1999 to help Dolphin fans everywhere in the world get updated with Dolphins' info. The site is still, as always, a work in progress,
and any suggestions will be welcomed...
We at dolphinsinfo.com have tried to make something different and that's why we have put the emphasis on Dolphins' stats and any information on the Dolphins. Especially the kind of info you won't find anywhere else.
dolphinsinfo.com features recaps on all the Dolphin games and all you will ever need to know about the Dolphins.
You can also find in our site, past and present rosters, Dolphins records, Dolphin facts, news about the the team, photos of team members in the past and present, season summaries, schedules, links to other Dolphin sites, all the info about great games that team members have had in the past and a Mega Marino area with all the stats from every game he has ever played in.
dolphinsinfo.com now features all the stats from every year the Dolphins played along with all the scores from the first game in 1966 till the last one. See the stats page. dolphinsinfo.com also includes all the Marino stats from every game Marino ever played in from the first pass in college to the statement released by President Clinton when Danny retired. See the Marino section.
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MARINO ENSHRINED IN HALL OF FAME
Throws last pass to Clayton |
Above, Dan Marino's bust in Pro Football's Hall of fame.
At the bottom, Marino receives his hall of fame gold jacket |
Dolphins' legendary quarterback and the most prolific passer in NFL history, Dan Marino, is now a hall of fame quarterback. Marino, considered by many the greatest quarterback ever, has been elected to pro football's shrine in his first year of elegibility. Marino is the owner of more than 20 NFL passing records including most TDs (420), most passing yards (61,361), most completions (4,967), most attempts (8,358), most games 300 yards passing (63), most games 400 yards passing (13), most games with 4 or more TDs (21) and most yards in a season (5,084). There are 229 members in the hall of fame, less than a quarter of them were elected in their first year of elegibility.
49ers coach and hall of famer, Bill Walsh, who coached both Steve Young and Joe Montana, said "we will never see anyone like him again".
Marino was (and still is) the only rookie ever elected to the probowl. He was elected the starter... It was the first of his 9 pro bowl selections. His second year was the best season by a quarterback ever and perhaps
the best year by any player ever, throwing for 362 completions on 564 attempts for 5,084 yards and 48 TDs. All of them were NFL records. The yardage mark is still a record. The TDs record was broken in 2004 after the rule changes made passing easier. Before 2004 the only player that ever came close to the TD record was Dan himself when he threw 44 in 1986.
Thousands of Dolphins fans made the pilgrimage to Canton, Ohio. To a long standing ovation Marino was introduced by his son Danno. The presentation speech by Dan's son was one of the most memorables and emotional presenting speeches in years as he talked about his Dad's private life and his relationship with the Florida community. He mentioned Dan Marino's children's hospital founded by Marino and the Dan Marino foundation.
Marino had a memorable and emotional speech. Marino thanked his fellow players and coaches through the years, his high school and college coaches. He called Don Shula the best coach ever. He thanked the Marks Brothers - Mark Clayton and Mark Duper and center Dwight Stephenson. He said the thing he misses the most is going out of the tunnel as the starting QB of the Miami Dolphins. After thanking his family, he wanted to do one thing one last time. Marino completed 538 balls to Mark Clayton and he wanted to do it one more time. Marino licked his fingers as he did for 17 seasons in Miami, his son gave him a football as Mark Clayton went deep one last time Marino finished his speech with a perfect deep spiral caught by Clayton for the last time.
The story of the best quarterback ever is now complete - Dan Marino, Hall of Fame Quarterback.
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| Dan Marino Retirement speech and the Marino section |
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"After 17 years I would like to announce my retirement from the Miami Dolphins. After playing the game of football most of my life, this was an extremely
difficult decision. But I know that I had made the right decision for me and my family. I am very proud of the success that we have had as a team for 17 years, as well
as all my individual accomplishments. Not many people have an opportunity to spend 17 years of their life doing what they truly love to do. And as I stand here before you today, I can say that I had
been blessed with a career greater than I could have ever imagined..."
For the full speech go to our Dan Marino section with every stat from every game Marino ever played in.
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