Dear Patriots, you do know it's the off-season?

The Miami Dolphins have agreed to send a 2010 and 2011 2nd round pick to the Denver Broncos to acquire WR Brandon Marshall. It's the second big move in two days by an AFC East team looking to dethrone the New England Patriots as best team in the AFC East. Yesterday, the New York Jets acquired former Super Bowl MVP, WR Santonio Holmes from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2010 5th rounder pick.

Great move by the Miami Dolphins. Although they still lack a deep threat the Dolphins acquired one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. Hands down. Aside from Wes Welker, Marshall is the only active WR to record three straight 100+ reception seasons.

Okay, so yet again New England wakes up to absolute horrible news. After last night's NHL Draft Lottery and the Bruins solidifying their chances at Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin we wake and get this. Great. Fucking great. Like seriously, what the hell is going on the Foxboro? It seems that every move made in the NFL off-season is a move the New England Patriots should have, but didn't or failed to make.

The Jets and Dolphins have been very active in the off-season acquiring positions of need when the New England Patriots have been sitting there resigning their own players that got them to 10-6 like a bunch of clowns. The AFC East is going to be an absolute bloodbath next year and by the looks of it I think the New England Patriots are going to come out of it bruised, battered, bloody and very very disappointed with the results. Unless the get their act together....and fast.

Just like we said yesterday after the Jets acquired Santonio Holmes, lets hope Bill Belichick and company have something planned for the NFL draft next week because right now they need a lot of help. Not only do they need a WR to replace Wes Welker, a pass rushing LB or defensive end to get to the quarterback, a tough physical running back for the red zone, but corner back now becomes a serious need no matter how you slice it if we're going to be facing Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes, and Brandon Marshall 4x a year this year.

Anyone else want to see the Patriots go get Terrell Owens to pair opposite Randy Moss for a year? I mean, it couldn't hurt.

We've now had an off-season where we could have acquired: Anquan Boldin, Brandon Marshall, Santonio Holmes, LaDanian Tomlinson, Antonio Cromartie, Willie Parker, Larry Johnson, and many more talented players, but have settled to resign current players and bring in an overweight, past his prime Alge Crumpler for blocking purposes. Awesome.

So here's a message to Foxboro, In Bill we don't trust anymore. Do something. Show us you care. Make a move. I don't care what it is, but christ DO SOMETHING before it's too late and nothing is available for them to do.

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Year of the 1972 Dolphins

The Year of the Dolphin - 1972 Perfect Season

The 1972 Miami Dolphins didn't look like a team of destiny. In fact, they seemed more like a bunch of decent guys who just happened to play football for a living..........Until they played their way into NFL football history.

When the Dolphins kicked off the 1972 season against the Chiefs in Kansas City, the temperature at Arrowhead Stadium was 120 degrees. Miami survived that blistering afternoon with a 20-10 win, then stayed hot all season with an unprecedented 14-0 regular season record. Ironically, there was never a time during their perfect campain that the Dolphins looked unbeatable, especially after QB Bob Griese was knocked out for the season and replaced by a washed up, 38 year old Earl Morrall. In spite of this, the "no name" defense held when it had to. Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and Mercury Morris did the job in the backfield, and their "has been" quarterback put in his finest season as a pro.

The Miami Dolphins were rated as a very good team at the start of the 1972 season, but they were not considered a great team. As they clawed and scratched their way toward the Super Bowl, there were plenty of scared and more than a few close calls, but each time the team survived and grew stronger. Yet, even as they entered the Superbowl Championship with a 16-0 record, they still hadn't made believers out of the football world. When the game started, the Redskins were two point favorites! Despite the point spread, everyone seemed to know who would win, including Washington. It seemed as if the Super Bowl itself turned out to be a mere formality, as Washington put in a lackluster performance. With the game well in hand at 14-0 in the fourth quarter, the Dolphins got their final scare (and biggest chuckle) of the season when a Garo Yepremian field goal attempt hit on of his own players and baunced back into his hands. Facing a wall of snorting, fiery eyed Redskings, the 5 foot 8 kicker, who was wearing virtually no padding besides his helmet, tried to throw the ball while running away. Redskins' safety Mike Bass plucked the ball out of the air and scored a 49 yard TD to make the game interesting, but the Dolphins ran out the clock for a 14-7 victory and the NFL's one and only perfect season. When the final gun sounded on Super Bowl VII, the Dolphins were finally recognized as one of the greatest teams of all time.

For The Record

With Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and Mercury Morris, Miami had three of the best runners in the game. With Paul Warfield, they had a Hall of Fame receiver. So who scored the longest TD of their perfect season? Old timer Earl Morrall, on a wild 31 yard scramble that took nine blocks to get him into the end zone.

Don Shula Quote

"I knew that if the Super Bowl ended and we were 16-1, I would be a loser"

1972 Miami Dolphins Throwback Jerseys

Would you like to relive the 1972 Perfect Season of the Miami Dolphins? How about a throwback jersey of the Dolphins dream season? We carry Bob Griese, Jim Kiick, Mercury Morris, Earl Morrall, and Larry Csonka throwback jerseys. You can even customized your own and add any name and number.

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