The Phinsider
Last week, I asked the following question:
What would have to happen for you to stop being a fan of the Miami Dolphins, then switch to a different team or just give up on the NFL altogether?
Below are some of your thoughts and answers-
Miami7, like many other fans, sees all the rules changes as watering down the game and making it less enjoyable to watch as a fan.
Well....some of the NFL’s idiotic rule changes are creating some distance between where my exuberance for the game used to be & where it resides today. Being completely serious - I think the league should institute a rule where QB’s wear flags.
That said - regarding the Dolphins specifically....the day they signed Jay Cutler made me step away from football completely for that entire year. I’ve traveled to Miami (from Western NY) over 30x through the years for games - lived near Miami for 4 years and attended most home games during that period and now - have not been down for a game since 2006. Bad product. Bad organization. Huizenga to Ross has destroyed everything Coach Shula built. But somehow I can’t shake the Dolphins. I still follow, still try to watch every Sunday, but am pretty much just ashamed of what they’ve become. So aside from them signing Thurman friggin’ Thomas again or another Jay Cutler fiasco I don’t think any amount of humiliation & embarrassment they bestow upon us as fans will get me to walk away completely. I follow today with eyes wide shut!!!
Dolfan88 has a horrible doomsday kind of scenario.
If the team is sold, the name is changed, and moved to some other place. I will stop being a fan of the NFL. Can’t replicate the Fins history!
Jerylgilbert916, in response to Dolfan88, points out that what Bill pointed out has and can happen.
That is what happened to my brother with the Browns. He can’t stand the new Browns so he is a Raiders final score fan.
Spok507 is not going anywhere!
I don’t think I’d ever just give up on the Fins; I’ve been a fan since I was a little girl (Dolphins were nice unlike Lions and Tigers and Bears... oh my!). But... I think if they were perennial losers like the Jets or the Panthers lately, my interest would wane. I’d still watch football, ut I’d probably be more interested in college games where the turnover is constant and simply wait for the Dolphins to get some players I could root for again. My wardrobe is mostly aqua and orange, so unless I decide to start wearing beige a lot, I’m always going to be backing Miami.
Alpha6 is here for it all until the very end.
Fan of 56 years & still going. Seen five Super Bowls, one in perfection. Seen the 1 & 15, the mediocre, the wtf... seen all the cheated on (Patriots) & all in between. The...
