Why the Phinsider?

Matty (and others) do a awesome job of posting well written articles to read about our favorite team even when there is little to no news to write about. But what really makes the Phinsider work?

The Dolphin fans. Devoted fans. Fans who like sharing, talking, doing anything that has something to the with the Miami Dolphins. And sometimes even beyond, like CKC.

Fans, devoted, committed, joined together with one purpose in mind, to see the Miami Dolphins win. Even though we sometimes have different opinions on how to get that done, we aren’t afraid to speak our mind.

This place is literally the online sports bar of the Miami Dolphins. We come here to read and talk about Fin stuff and sometimes just BS. To hang out.

Hat tip to Matty for making it possible. And a hand shake (and to some a pimp slap) to the fans who do the same.

Because I live in North Jersey, there are very, VERY few other Dolphins fans that I know. In fact, most of my buddies are Jets fans, so its really difficult to have a decent conversation about the team. Also, because of the area, the team gets almost no press coverage here, so I like that I come here for not only information on the team, but lively and informed conversation with other Dolphin fans. The contributors (Matty, Mosul, Et al) provide coverage that mixes objective team information, with genuine passion for the team, and the game itself. Its like a support group for football addicts…

’nuff said.

You see all types of opinions, facts I would’ve never found on my own, history, and you even can talk straight football talk about formations, personnel, and what not. Matty does an awesome job at creating an open forum environment, and Leftcoast, Nicky, and Mosul definitely add to that with their different styles of presenting topics. You get it all here what can I say.

I have been a Phin fan since Christ was a Corporal, but the amount of knowledge about the game and individual players that I have picked up here is unreal. The fans here are truly passionate, diverse and extremely knowledgeable. The in-depth postings, FP and contributing writers AND just plain old everyday fans are amazing. You cannot get that from any of the paid media. I do not think they look deep enough or analyze at all like is done here.

Oh yeah, and the camaraderie here is fabulous!

That’s why I come here.

…that I’m a Patriots fan and I have easy access to a rival team’s blog and can join conversations with a click of a button. SB Nation is easy to use and there is no better community of sports fans on the internet- and the fact that every fan has a “home base” to hang out at and has the ability to go to another team’s base is just gravy.

And your comments made my job way easier. Thanks for all the help!

I’m not going to lie about it, that’s the only reason I ever found these blogs. Now I stay because the bloggers who post to the main page do a great job (here and on Fishstripes). The reason I come though is because it was easily integrated into my established home page and web-based email pages.

I stay here because of the ease of links to other articles, and occasional fanposts that make me think.