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BEGIN RANT:
Okay…my opinion of Marino. I lived in Broward County, FL from 1970 to 1996. I was there when the Dolphin’s were a great team with Griese, Anderson, Buoniconte, Csonka, Warfield, Little, Yepremian, Morrall, Kiick, Morris, Langer, Kuchenberg, et al played. I was also there when Marino was a rookie. He had a great year for a multitude of reasons. He was a quick release guy and very accurate…but most of all, he was successful because the Dolphins still had a balanced offense, an outstanding offensive line and 4 of the greatest WR’s that ever played the game in Jimmy Cefalo, Mark Clayton, Mark Duper and Nat Moore.
After his 1st season, Marino, like the spoiled brat he is, refused to honor his contract and report to training camp until the Dolphins more than tripled his pay (I personally think that any player that does this should be barred from the sport until his contract period ends - or life). The Dolphins acquiesced and Marino continued to play. He had no talent or ability to run the ball or even the talent to properly hand off the ball to a runner, thus controlling a running game. Over the next couple of years, Marino “forced” the Dolpins to play his game which consisted of passing the ball on virtually every play. Eventually, their running game was lost, and once the running game was lost, the passing game was lost also.
Marino was a non-noteworthy QB also, because he was a terrible “field general”. He was not a team player, he was not even the team leader except by virtue of his position. He constantly (as can be seen in game films) berated his teammates in huddles and on the sidelines. He not only destroyed the balanced offense, he destroyed morale...and thus, he destroyed the team!
On a personal level, while I was not an “acquaintance” of his, we did belong to the same Country Club and I was able to observe his personal behavior on several levels on a plethora of occasions. He was a demanding and obnoxious prima donna. He treated the staff and others like dirt with his temper tantrums and ridiculous personal service requirements. Most abhorrent, was his attitude toward children. When a child would ask him for an autograph, he would rarely give it unless paid. The usual response I heard when a child asked for an autograph was, “You got 5 bucks?” BTW, many of the professional athletes from the Dolphins, Marlins and HEAT were members of this club. None of the others acted in this manner.
So, this is my personal experience, observation and opinion…it is why I will never speak highly of Marino.
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KenC wroteHe was a demanding and obnoxious prima donna.
So, this is my personal experience, observation and opinion…it is why I will never speak highly of Marino.
END RANT!
So he was the same a-hole off the field as he was on the field. I always felt Marino was a prick and thanks to Ken, I now know it to be true!!