How much extra motivation is the “Rodney Dangerfield no respect” aspect going to create for the Fins?
Let’s face it. Despite Miami’s impressive 10-win season – and a chance at 11 wins and a division title – many people still refuse to give the Dolphins any respect. They got disrespected by only have 2 players selected to the Pro Bowl. For some season, nobody wants to really make a case for Chad Pennington as MVP. And the national media just refuses to believe in the Dolphins. Trent Dilfer of ESPN picked the Dolphins to lose two weeks ago against the Niners at home. He has again said he thinks the Dolphins will lose on Sunday. Terrell Davis of the NFL Network doesn’t think the Dolphins will win on Sunday. And many of the talking heads seem to think that the Falcons’ story is more impressive and a bigger story than the Dolphins’ remarkable turnaround. Am I missing something here? Why all the hate? Earlier this week, two Dolphins spoke out on the lack of respect that this team has been showed. Andre Goodman said: “I think everybody thought of us as a 1-15 team and there was no point in th
