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COCONUT GROVE — Sipping a cup of Heineken on ice on the Grove Harbour Marina Saturday, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson gave a big toast to the Miami Dolphins being a super elite team in 2024.
Johnson drove up from his place in Islamorada to help host the 25th annual Fins Weekend – a charity event he started when he guided the franchise.
To commemorate its 25th anniversary, the former Dolphins and University of Miami head coach was invited back to the fishing tournament in which Dolphins players, coaches, fans and cheerleaders competed Saturday on the choppy seas.
Though the Dolphins didn’t win a playoff round last year, losing in sub-zero degree Kansas City temperatures in the first round, Johnson is gung-ho about the spirit coach Mike McDaniel and GM Chris Grier have reinstalled.
Dec 30, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys former head coach Jimmy Johnson laughs with former players Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith after being inducted into the ring of honor at halftime of the game against the Detroit Lions at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
“The people here love the Dolphins,’’ said Johnson, a longtime analyst on Sunday’s Fox NFL studio show. “They are diehard all the way back to the great Don Shula and his perfect season and Super Bowl. There are a lot of fans. Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier have excited the Dolphins group again. They’re an exciting football team.’’
Exciting perhaps with that 11-6 regular season, but Miami still hasn’t won a playoff game since 2000. The always outspoken Johnson thinks that’s about to change after the team’s 2023 postseason was ruined by injuries to the defense and an unprecedented minus-4-degree game in KC. Johnson is particularly high on Tua Tagovailoa, Jayson Waddle and Tyreek Hill.
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Author : Palm Beach Daily News
Publish date : 2024-06-02 00:29:35
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