Remember when...Greg Camarillo became a Miami Dolphins legend?
by Matty I on Jun 14, 2011 5:00 AM EDT
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Remember When: A look back at Miami Dolphins history through the eyes of The Phinsider
2007. It was a year that saw an entire season become nothing more than a prayer for one single victory.
As if I need to remind any Dolphins fan, the team sat at 0-13 heading into a December 13 game at home against the Ravens. And it seemed like that elusive win would never come. After all, this team had come close a couple of times prior to that mid December afternoon. Six of the team's 13 losses prior to the game against Baltimore had been by three points.
But rather than supply us with hope that this team was close, many fans - myself included - saw this as a possible sign that a win in '07 just wasn't meant to be. It's easy now to forget that feeling of hopelessness that surrounded this team that year after all of those three point losses. It's easy to forget that there was a very good chance the Dolphins would become the NFL's first 0-16 team.
The Ravens brought a 4-9 record into the game. And if the Dolphins didn't pull off the upset on that particular Sunday, there wasn't much hope to follow with games against the unbeaten Patriots and the talented Bengals looming to close out the season. As those final two games confirmed, the Dolphins did indeed have no chance of beating either. Heading into the game against Baltimore, we all pretty much knew this. We knew that this game was really the final chance to avoid making the worst kind of NFL history.
The Dolphins did their best to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against Baltimore. They really tried to get Cam Cameron in NFL record books. Even after grabbing their first lead of the game - and what felt like their first lead of the season - this team really tried their hardest to lose. That's really the only way to make sense Jay Feely's colossal mistake of kicking the ensuing kickoff out of bounds with under two minutes to go in the game - giving Baltimore (who had no timeouts remaining) the football at the 40 yard line only needing a field goal to tie the game and force overtime.
Two plays into the drive, the Ravens were already in field goal range. The Ravens made it all the way down to Miami's one yard line - choosing to kick the field goal and force overtime rather than going for the win in regulation.
In overtime, the Ravens took the opening kickoff down to Miami's 26 yard line - powered by a Willis McGahee 19 yard run and a Musa Smith 16 yard run on back-to-back plays. But as luck would have it, Matt Stover choked, giving the Dolphins one more chance to avoid futility.
A run for a loss of three yards by Lorenzo Booker. A five yard scramble by Cleo Lemon. That's how Miami's next drive began. Then on 3rd and 8, this happened...
The reactions from the Phinsider community that afternoon and over the next few days were, of course, off the charts. Some fans were simply jubilant. Some were emotional. All were relieved.
Here are some of the notable reactions from that afternoon, as posted in the comments of our game thread:
"I think I'm crying..."
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"Some teams earn victories. And some teams have it thrust upon them in spite of all efforts to avoid it. I'm just so relieved I don't care how they got it at this point!"
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"What a game. I am still in tears!"
That night, after the win really sunk in, I closed my "day after" recap by writing, "I will always be sure to appreciate each and every victory." Many fans echoed that same sentiment. We all saw first hand just how hard it can be to win a single football game. Many fans, myself included, said they would never again take winning a football game for granted.
Not even four years later, though, it's amazing how that feeling seems to have gone by the wayside. Maybe we should enjoy each win a little more.
Of course, at the rate this lockout is going, fans might start appreciating a single minicamp practice more than ever.
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That was the day that proved an ugly win is always better than a beautiful loss.
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
And yet that was a BEAUTIFUL WIN!
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by texascowpunk on Jun 16, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I Don’t take winning for granted. I’m happy after every win. But I expect this team to be a winning team and a superbowl contender. That year was Hell and I’m happy Cam got that win. He is a dam good WR. It’s a shame he’s not being used correctly because he always delivers when asked to.
Kacy Rodgers Our D-Line Coach. Got to give him some credit.
Rusty Smith! (Titans future qb)
Play to win
by 54 on Jun 14, 2011 6:42 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
It was amazing man.
Can you believe it was only 1 year and about 2 weeks later that we were walking out of the Meadowlands as division champions. Incredible.
2008 AFC EAST Champions.
Yeah, the day the season stood still for a fleeting moment
while all of us fans took a collective deep breath.
I will agree to disagree with you - as long as you understand that I'm right.
Klatu - Neektow - Barakus.....
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
The only good Klingon is a dead one.
I will agree to disagree with you - as long as you understand that I'm right.
Dude.... from "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
Original black and white.
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
i got goosebumps as soon as i read
“and this happened”
by Tison M on Jun 14, 2011 8:21 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
To this day I still can't believe that a 4-9 team with nothing to lose didn't go for it on 4th and goal at the 1.
lol, probably one of the reasons Billick is in the studio now instead of a HC’s office.
I don't want Sparano and Ireland to die..........I just don't want them to be alive, anymore.
Stats can prove anything you want them to, 32% of all people know that.
Well, it was a smart move
As anemic as Miami’s offense was, it really wasn’t much of a risk playing for the next score. It would’ve worked too if Stover didn’t miss an overtime FG.
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
Smart move, yes, but it was a meaningless game for Baltimore.
If you are out of the playoff hunt by 5 or 6 games, I think a team at least owes it to their fans to be aggressive in situations like that. You gotta give them something if your putting out a crap product for them to watch.
I don't want Sparano and Ireland to die..........I just don't want them to be alive, anymore.
Stats can prove anything you want them to, 32% of all people know that.
by I'm_an_F18_bro on Jun 14, 2011 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
great win!
How far had this franchise fallen from once the greatest to the worst!! Then that play! Still in the bottom 5 franchises in the Nfl! Frankly Nobody but us fans give a $hit about winning! Everyone else just wants $$$$. Go back to the 70s Uniforms and lose the Orange!! let us get back to our roots of winning championships not big contracts!! I would take a Howard Twilly over Brandon Marshall any day of the week!! We need to get back to that!!!! I’m sick of these 1,4,6,7,8 win seasons!!! Ahhhhh!!! I need a beer!!!
We are certainly not bottom 5 of the nfl. 11-5,7-9, 7-9 seasons with the 2 toughest schedules in the nfl 2 of those years with a rebuilding team is not “bottom 5”.
We also know we were in the playoff hunt all the way down to the last 2 weeks all 3 of those years. We have added and built on through draft and fa, you can NOT call this a bottom 5 team. Get your head out of the sad and support your team better!
by Corners on Jun 14, 2011 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Then...
why is ownership so unclear who our next coach will be. We have not been to the SB since 84? Haven’t won one since 73? I’m just saying it is either all in or not! With all the “rebuilding” years and fa’s we should have made a better push for a championship then 7-9 x2. We were once a top franchise! good teams inside franchises come and go. i.e. San Fransisco, Dallas, our core is not what it used to be! I have been supporting this team for 39 years from Iowa. I have seen as much pain and suffering from a distance then I can tolerate. I remember it wasn’t if we get to the playoffs but When we get to the playoffs!! That was the Franchises expectation not a goal! I do support this team! With that said there have been more downs then ups in the last 20 years!!
I share this.... ^^
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
lose the Orange!!
We’ve always had orange as one of our colors
I’m sick of these 1,4,6,7,8 win seasons!!! Ahhhhh!!! I need a beer!!!
You and I both. lol
by 28 on Jun 14, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Matty! It was worse than that!
We were on the brink of a 0-16 and the panties were heading to a undefeated season. Thank good the season ended with a 1-15 for us ad 18-1 for the panties ; ). 2 great moments on that season.
I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(23 years and counting)
by Aleta on Jun 14, 2011 8:52 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
lol
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
What was the better 2007 moment Fin Fans?:
This Win?
Or
the Pats getting upset by the Giants in the SB and ruining their perfect record?
Laces out!
Editor of the Wildcat Weekly after every Victory
-2008 AFC East Champions-
BRANDON MARSHALL- FUTURE MIAMI HOF WR!!!!!
the first gave me goosebumps
the second brought tears of joys
Laces out!
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-2008 AFC East Champions-
BRANDON MARSHALL- FUTURE MIAMI HOF WR!!!!!
by BSerious72 on Jun 14, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Pats getting beat in the SB
That was a double victory because 1) I don’t like the Pats and 2) I am also a fan of the Giants. It was like the final week in 2008 when Miami beat Favre and the Jets for the division championship. I hate Favre and the Jets and they both went down in one blow.
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
that game was probably one of my fav dolphin moments if not my fav
knocking the jets out of the playoffs in week 17 in their house.
Laces out!
Editor of the Wildcat Weekly after every Victory
-2008 AFC East Champions-
BRANDON MARSHALL- FUTURE MIAMI HOF WR!!!!!
That SB is always described as "boring"
I enjoyed every second of it. Brady getting his ass knocked over every play, the strip at the end of the 1st half. And oh man, the joy in his face when they went up in the 4th only to have it ripped away a couple minutes later.
Oh gosh, if i could bottle that helpless look into some sort of lube, official miami dolphins beat off lotion. Brady Tears.
ಠ_ಠ
by chrislucas on Jun 14, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
boring???
it may have been a bit biased but that to this day was the best SB i have ever seen
Laces out!
Editor of the Wildcat Weekly after every Victory
-2008 AFC East Champions-
BRANDON MARSHALL- FUTURE MIAMI HOF WR!!!!!
I'm right there with you my man
Hands-down not only the greatest SB I’ve ever seen, but one of the best football games I’ve ever seen.
ಠ_ಠ
and that's classic btw
Oh gosh, if i could bottle that helpless look into some sort of lube, official miami dolphins beat off lotion. Brady Tears.
Laces out!
Editor of the Wildcat Weekly after every Victory
-2008 AFC East Champions-
BRANDON MARSHALL- FUTURE MIAMI HOF WR!!!!!
There's a new lotion?!
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
You guys need a room?
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Fightin' in a basement offers a lot of difficulties. Number one being, you're fightin' in a basement! ...
by PhrozenPhish on Jun 14, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you get to see your important visitor today?
2011 Super bowl or bust!!!
J-E-S-T-S SUCK, SUCK, SUCK.
Thank you for the post Matty.
In hindsight I think it was a bit classless for Michael Lehan to jump on Ronnie Prudes back like he did after he bit on the underneath route but the emotions just boiled over. Starting on that day and culminating on December 28th, 08 in the Meadowlands was one hell of a year.
2008 AFC EAST Champions.
I remember this game too well
I was in the Bossier City,Louisiana jail system awaiting trial. Being the lone Dolphins fan in the land of the Saints,they finally had someone to ridicule.
I can remember my thoughts,breaking down rosters,having my mom sending me copies of upcoming free agent lists,and scouting reports for the upcoming draft.
My team was a laughing stock,and then Camarillo made that spectacular catch,giving me hope. Not only for my team,but the situation I was in.
Even with our record,it will still forever be one of my favorite Miami Dolphins moments.
by dolphinfan4lyfe on Jun 14, 2011 9:17 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I still get chills when I watch that video.
I can remember exactly where I was when I saw the score for that game tick at the bottom of the screen; I’ve never jumped so high before.
chl all that and a dime sack, where the paper at?
... except for when the white monkey creeped up behind you...
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
hey that guy was a creep
i have my own reasons for wearing full hockey gear on my torso and only a pair of knee socks….
chl all that and a dime sack, where the paper at?
And the chaps?
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
I'm in a Prince cover band!
I mean, I’m in a Wild West performance group.
I mean, I’m a Calvin Klein model.
I mean, er, uh….OH GOD WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!?!?!
ಠ_ಠ
Matty, now that we remember that lovely moment in 2007...
Do you remember those days when we had the Matty Awards? Yep, thought I’d throw that out there.
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
Well you better remember soon!
I have an inkling the owners will be voting on a CBA next Wednesday…
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
ill pay an award!!!!!
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by dolfinfan34 on Jun 14, 2011 4:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You have no money vato!!!
lol
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
LOL How do you know what he has buried in the yard?
"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."-Steve Earle
"I'd rather be a dead Gram Parsons than a live Garth Brooks"-Kinky Friedman
Apple has a new anti-sexting feature. Brett Favre, you going to want to get the Android!
by texascowpunk on Jun 16, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
We need to get the Gregster back
and it is a shame Camarillo has done nothing in Minnesota. I can see why BMarsh hasn’t worked out with Henne and the others with his knife stab injury, but what’s Bess’s and Hartline’s excuses? Okay, Bess is helping Costa Rica, but what’s Hartline’s excuse? Camarillo would be there, I guarantee it.
But if there is any chance to get Cammy back—even with Marshall, Bess, Hartline, Gates, Moore and Wallace, we need to get him back. The man catches everything, well, he never drops…even catches with his butt!
If you think you're a wise guy, then you're a pain in the butt for us real wise guys!
I may not be a franchise QB but I am a franchise wise guy!
by lifeimitatesfootball on Jun 14, 2011 9:55 AM EDT reply actions
I like him and all
But there is little room for Cam here.
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
Greg is a poor man's Bess........
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
Not really. He’s just as good or even better. His rehab from the knee injury let Bess taken the spot light. Cam is so nasty in the slot. He could get open anytime in there. But we didn’t play him to his strengths, instead he lined up outside where he happen to be pretty good to. Bess is better out side. Both are short yard players though.
Kacy Rodgers Our D-Line Coach. Got to give him some credit.
Rusty Smith! (Titans future qb)
Play to win
by 54 on Jun 14, 2011 1:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Both of those players fit the system CP10 was running
Henne not so much. I wouldn’t mind see Camarillo is a fins uniform again though.
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
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Why doesn’t it fit Henne? So far Henne isn’t an arccruate deep passer.
Kacy Rodgers Our D-Line Coach. Got to give him some credit.
Rusty Smith! (Titans future qb)
Play to win
by 54 on Jun 14, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Pennington was more of an accuracy guy and he didnt have the arm for the bomb
Henne does but his skill set is still inefficient IMO
Having two guys who could work in the slot was good for Pennington
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
"I don't know, I can't see inside his head."-Marian Hossa on Luongo
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Their skill set is the same. Short and intermediate passes. While Henne has the strength to throw it deep he sports one of the worst completion ratios on the deep ball. Defense may respect his arm a little more but they haven’t been concerned about it. They actually like Henne throwing the ball. Teams like the jets and Steelers known for the blitzing drop into coverage vs us for a reason. That being said, Let’s hope Gates can chase down his passes.
Kacy Rodgers Our D-Line Coach. Got to give him some credit.
Rusty Smith! (Titans future qb)
Play to win
he didn't have trouble hitting deep passes to Ginn.
there was a lot of drops though.
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I disagree. I think the catch he made against Revis is such a memorable one that it creates a misconception. He had just as much trouble hitting Ginn in the right spot as anyone else. I’m pretty sure Ginn never dropped a ball with his back facing the offense either.
Kacy Rodgers Our D-Line Coach. Got to give him some credit.
Rusty Smith! (Titans future qb)
Play to win
by 54 on Jun 15, 2011 1:23 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I remember many that Ginn dropped (although it always seemed like he was dancing on the sideline)
A lot of the drops I’m referring to are passes to the sideline 30-40 yards down the field. Not the same bomb type pass as that NYJ pass.
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"3 sentences that will fix your relationship problems: You're right. I'm wrong. I'm sorry." - One of the things you learn in Physics class
Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
Go see Mosul's new blog! An Observation on Sports
Deep balls? 20 yards through the air from the line of scrimmage . There wernt “many” thrown to Ginn…So there couldn’t of been many drops beacuse Henne missed him more than Ginn dropped.
Kacy Rodgers Our D-Line Coach. Got to give him some credit.
Rusty Smith! (Titans future qb)
Play to win
by 54 on Jun 15, 2011 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Everything is relative.
I actually don’t believe there isn’t more deep passes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axFUUearpiM
Although this doesn’t show incompletes.
-Pulse of the Maggots P.o.t.M. The "pm striker king"- WZB
"3 sentences that will fix your relationship problems: You're right. I'm wrong. I'm sorry." - One of the things you learn in Physics class
Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
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I think Henne can make the long passes
Whereas Pennington could not. Due to how badly the OC stiffled Henne, if he does win a starting job this year I guess we’ll find out!
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
"I don't know, I can't see inside his head."-Marian Hossa on Luongo
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PFF proved this isn't true
But we’ll see if he can learn to be more accurate.
Kacy Rodgers Our D-Line Coach. Got to give him some credit.
Rusty Smith! (Titans future qb)
Play to win
by 54 on Jun 15, 2011 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, just from the stats I've posted before, Henne
threw a LOT of deep passes in the Tenn game. He went from the bottom 10 QB at throwing 20+ yard passes to just outside the top 10. So, I think he can if you let him / get WRs down the field.
-Pulse of the Maggots P.o.t.M. The "pm striker king"- WZB
"3 sentences that will fix your relationship problems: You're right. I'm wrong. I'm sorry." - One of the things you learn in Physics class
Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
Go see Mosul's new blog! An Observation on Sports
I agree with you on that
And the NY Jets game
The second game of the season when he hit that 45 yd pass to Marshall
He has arm strength but needs to work on approach.
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
"I don't know, I can't see inside his head."-Marian Hossa on Luongo
Can I get a KONG to go with my DONKEY?-RW Show 4/1/2011
"OK I will rec your post if the Sox sweep the Twins."-Rhubarb 6/14/11
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Yep, doing it more often would help him a lot.
-Pulse of the Maggots P.o.t.M. The "pm striker king"- WZB
"3 sentences that will fix your relationship problems: You're right. I'm wrong. I'm sorry." - One of the things you learn in Physics class
Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
Go see Mosul's new blog! An Observation on Sports
Easily a TOP 5 Dolphins Moment EVER
Still gives me goosebumps to this day. You can tell how happy and relieved EVERY player was to get that win. What a victory.
Laces out!
Editor of the Wildcat Weekly after every Victory
-2008 AFC East Champions-
BRANDON MARSHALL- FUTURE MIAMI HOF WR!!!!!
I didn't get to see most of the game but I saw OT
very exciting. I was in a sports bar and people in general were actually kind of nice about it. I think at that point, the fans of other teams respected that there was even a phins fan watching the game at that point so they gave me some respect.
Also, allow me this moment to remember the Mandich, as I listened to a bunch of games on the radio that season and he truly made it worthwhile by his clear love for the team and disgust/dismay at what was happening on the field. Having heard the radio broadcasts since than, he was thrilled when Camarillo made that TD. RIP
"The first thing I do when I get out of bed and feel the jolt in my knees is think of Roy Winston. On the second step, my calcified Adam's apple starts bobbing, and I think of Carl Eller. A few more steps in the dark and it's Willie Lanier. By the time I get to the bathroom, I'm flashing back to Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke. And when the light finally comes on, I just hope that somewhere in the darkness they're thinking of me, too" - Larry Csonka.
He played before my time but one of the toughest SOBs to ever play!
That was one of the most unforgetable calls ever!!!!
This year is not going to be the same without him
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
"I don't know, I can't see inside his head."-Marian Hossa on Luongo
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Definitely not
It will take some getting used to… I will try and give his replacement a fair shake although he has big shoes to fill. Kind of like following Marino at QB
"The first thing I do when I get out of bed and feel the jolt in my knees is think of Roy Winston. On the second step, my calcified Adam's apple starts bobbing, and I think of Carl Eller. A few more steps in the dark and it's Willie Lanier. By the time I get to the bathroom, I'm flashing back to Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke. And when the light finally comes on, I just hope that somewhere in the darkness they're thinking of me, too" - Larry Csonka.
He played before my time but one of the toughest SOBs to ever play!
and of course, Camarillo's second most memorable catch (because someone always has to bring it up)
Since Orande Gadsden’s catch v. the raiders made it into the HOF (and deservedly so), this should get in there as well
"The first thing I do when I get out of bed and feel the jolt in my knees is think of Roy Winston. On the second step, my calcified Adam's apple starts bobbing, and I think of Carl Eller. A few more steps in the dark and it's Willie Lanier. By the time I get to the bathroom, I'm flashing back to Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke. And when the light finally comes on, I just hope that somewhere in the darkness they're thinking of me, too" - Larry Csonka.
He played before my time but one of the toughest SOBs to ever play!
I remember that being an emotionally confusing day...
I was overwhelmed with a sense of relief to have avoided the winless season. But then soon after, I was overcome with sadness and a little anger that the franchise had fallen so far from the ranks of the respected. I was angry that I was actually a happy with a team that was 1-13 at the time. How did it come to this?
SIDE NOTE: Matty, I said the other day that you should hold off on calling the guy from the small New England newspaper a “bad journalist” until his story, regarding the end of the lockout, was proven inaccurate. It is now Tuesday, and nothing has happened. So allow me to acknowledge when I am wrong. You were right, this guy is a buffoon. My bad for having questioned it….
The only reason I watch Jets games is to see if TODAY is the day Rex Ryan's fat heart gives out on him...
Remember when?
More like how can I forget…. that was the day cam saved our season
lolz
I like how he is holding up the 1 finger.
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even the ref is smiling for us.
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by dolfinfan34 on Jun 14, 2011 4:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This was one of the biggest moments for me in sports ever
Just the whole thing. Jason Taylor looked so relieved, Wayne crying, the whole place going nuts. It was one of those days you never forget as a fan.
Thanks Matty
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
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SEDATED!!!
How humiliated are MY beloved FinFans that we praise a 1-15 SEASON! Somethings such as this should ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED yet somehow we are headed in the same path. Certain players ARE aware that our teams coaching staff is hanging by a thin thread. Nowadays,these players will just quit on a coaching staff. If our current team doesn’t see palpable changes they WILL RELIVE HISTORY!!
I'm not praising the 1-15 season
I am praising the moment. It was a big one.
I agree with what you said, but you cannot deny that was the moment we knew we weren’t 0-16 which is a good thing. It was a shitbag season I would like to forget, but we move forward.
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
"I don't know, I can't see inside his head."-Marian Hossa on Luongo
Can I get a KONG to go with my DONKEY?-RW Show 4/1/2011
"OK I will rec your post if the Sox sweep the Twins."-Rhubarb 6/14/11
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It's easier to just ignore the village idiot
You can’t reason with them with logical thoughts and you can’t defeat them when you sink to their level.
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
Yeah I know
But I didn’t know he was so I answered.
Silly me Trix are for kids
Henning didnt even know it was 2011-Patssuck456 5/5/11
"I don't know, I can't see inside his head."-Marian Hossa on Luongo
Can I get a KONG to go with my DONKEY?-RW Show 4/1/2011
"OK I will rec your post if the Sox sweep the Twins."-Rhubarb 6/14/11
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Remember when we had Matty Awards.........
Now that was a great day in Phinsider history!
I used to think I had a drinking problem.
So I stopped thinking.
LOL
"The first thing I do when I get out of bed and feel the jolt in my knees is think of Roy Winston. On the second step, my calcified Adam's apple starts bobbing, and I think of Carl Eller. A few more steps in the dark and it's Willie Lanier. By the time I get to the bathroom, I'm flashing back to Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke. And when the light finally comes on, I just hope that somewhere in the darkness they're thinking of me, too" - Larry Csonka.
He played before my time but one of the toughest SOBs to ever play!
Every award ceremony means less HoF competition :)
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I had the foresight to get to sign a mini helmet just for that reason. He IS a Dolphin legend !!!
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by Ohiofinfan4life on Jun 14, 2011 6:33 PM EDT reply actions
Excellent!!!
Looks like the top of his head is gone…. frankenstein-ish… lol
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hahahahaha! good one Alpha!
I was wondering where his hair went…..
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by Redeyedbandit on Jun 15, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I never looked it like that, but you're right. Too funny,...
I would hate to think what what you think of the top of my head,…….THE "AQUAHAWK RULES !!! BITCHES,…..lol
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by Ohiofinfan4life on Jun 15, 2011 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I've managed to forget the entire 07 season
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by Farorefox on Jun 14, 2011 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Everyone reacts to their PTSD differently
I have it ingrained in me…
If I see a lemon I immediately start saying things like “You idiot!!!! the pylon means step in-bounds!!!”
"The first thing I do when I get out of bed and feel the jolt in my knees is think of Roy Winston. On the second step, my calcified Adam's apple starts bobbing, and I think of Carl Eller. A few more steps in the dark and it's Willie Lanier. By the time I get to the bathroom, I'm flashing back to Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke. And when the light finally comes on, I just hope that somewhere in the darkness they're thinking of me, too" - Larry Csonka.
He played before my time but one of the toughest SOBs to ever play!
by Strange on Jun 14, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL!!
"The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos."
"Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed."
"Koa Misi -- the A.J. Duhe of this decade!"
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Great memory. I shed a manly tear or 12 that day.
And Camarillo’s legacy grew furthermore when he caught that ball with his ass in week 1 of 09, that was spectacular lol.
I'll never forget that day
sitting in the local sports pub , the lone finfan , in what used to be the dolphin section,(I had to beg them to put the game on a small tv next to the big ones) forever hopeful, then it went to overtime ! I thought i would have a coranary, and almost did when cam caught that ball. I was yelling like we won the super bowl!!! and all the way home chanting “we’re not the worst” lol. It gave me hope for the next season and what a season it was , go phins!
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We lost the first game of that season against the Redskins
on a last second field goal I think, and didnt get a win until we beat this Ravens team. This team wasnt that bad, we lost 6 games that season by less than 6 points. Sometimes you just need luck. Unfortanetly, this team nor Cam Cameron had any. Must have started when Cameron drafted Ted Ginn, instead of Patrick Willis like I was hoping for…..
There Are Things Known And There Are Things Unknown And In Between These Things Is Me.
Tacos Are Good, Burritos Are Better, But Heinekens Are The Best!
Well...
We lost a lot of close games, yes. I can’t ever say the team wasn’t that bad though. We were terrible and I think, at times, our opponents played down to our level. We could’ve been better if Brown was healthy all year and Green stayed upright, but I don’t think that even at our best in that year, we could’ve won more than 3 or 4 games.
- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
" I LOVE RICH CAMARILLO!"
RIP Mad Dog
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Miss the misery.
Need a reason for a change.
Need a reason to explain.
So turn it on again.
Don't change your mind.
You're wasting light.
by Patssuck456 on Jun 16, 2011 7:27 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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