Thursday, September 5, 2013

NFL America's Game: 1972 DOLPHINS (Super Bowl VII)



Best Team ever!
This was a team that went undefeated using a backup quaterback through the majority of the year and playoffs. If you are a fan of this tesam, this is a fun video.

Uniquely Perfect
This is a solid video, with the most noteworthy feature being the portrayal of the character and perfectionism of Coach Don Shula. Like many champions, the Dolphins and Shula (for him, count Super Bowl III) had come close previously but instead experienced bitter defeat, and the video captures their hunger for a Super Bowl win. Shula was in many ways like Vince Lombardi in being a disciplinarian and hard driver, and he was even more of a perfectionist. The 1972 Dolphins did not make many mistakes, certainly not at key times, and that was reflective of Shula's attention to detail: A mistake is made, then it will not be seen next time. Shula had also picked up his former star quarterback Earl Morrall of Shula's days at Baltimore as a backup for Bob Griese, and Morrall filled in admirably when Griese ended up being injured for the bulk of the season. Morrall was certainly aided by the Dolphins' famous no-name defense (take that oh-so-true oxymoron), who were really hungry for...

Excellent, like the team it describes
This series does a great job of highlighting some of professional football's greatest teams. As a football fan, I really like the historical feel that brings back games I remember as a small boy. As a Dolphins fan, this is quite simply a "Must Own."
I love this series!

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