Dan Marino (The Most Gifted QB in NFL History) NFL Legends

Professional football in the United States is a special game, a unique game that is not played anywhere else in the world, it is a rare game, the man will play it, make it a sport of heroes and few are better than the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, one of the best quarterbacks. In NFL

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and Dolphins legend there was nothing normal about Dan Marino's right arm or what he could do with the ball. He made passing the ball easy and it's not about who your favorite quarterback is, it's about Dan Marino. He set standards at the position and attracted fans. his sport and made fans of his contemporaries, if you want to prepare a young quarterback, pull out a tape of Dan Marino Marino places his baseball club on the Steeler 40, drops quickly to throw, looks right down the middle , the

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I don't think he ever played. Look Dan Marino is amazing. He's just a tremendous quarterback. It was very fun to see. I loved it. I saw him throw the ball. He has a special speed. And he just came out like that. quick I looked at him and it all happened so fast pause here you need talent the way he's able to throw the ball from his ear like a receiver the rest of us try to make that arm would hurt we could throw one day Marino, he was playing in a era when they could simply attack receivers on the field.

I mean, I had DBS hanging on these guys and just the arm strength of him with the accuracy of him. Marino, dragging the mud back to pass, throws down the field, he was a competitive thrower. balls that I would never throw throws passes that shouldn't be thrown you know there's no way that should be thrown and that gets them in there and creates a great place dad was special what makes a kid special so the ability to do things that other quarterback can't do 49 seconds he can be behind by three all season maybe the balance here is Marino to throw, he goes deep he has a guy down there anyone who has ever played the quarterback position has a Dan Marino in the highest regard he is on Mount Olympus my pen boys with me know that I am capable of bringing them back and winning the game he did not shy away he wanted to borrow I love the competitiveness his fiery nature on the field just everything al With great confidence, you can throw him through a wall.

I think for me it's just that it's all natural and it's something that I just come away with through repetition and knowing in my mind what I have to do with football, the increased confidence in his ability. and what is his kind of ability, you have to have that confidence physically, you have to have the tools or else you will never have a chance, I don't care how smart you are, well he said he could go through a hurricane and you know. I've never seen him play a Hurricane, but I wouldn't doubt it and what Dan could do is put that ball in tight spots, he gets it done, it's amazing the way he built some of those balls along the way. he gets it, so he increases the physical ability to throw deep balls or he has the speed to throw by a defender and that ball goes right behind the defense here and I catch it and you know it's a little difficult to do, you have to do it .

I have a strong arm to do that. If I stand corrected, I think he is the best arm talent that has ever existed. Marino is known for his quick release. The fastest release I have ever seen in my entire life. I have never seen anything like it in terms of that liberation. I'm not sure we ever will. Dan Marino has earned a reputation as one of the best passers in football history. Marino was considering playing two sports in college at the University of Pittsburgh. Marino led the nation with 37 touchdown passes in 1981. Arizona and you had Florida State Edie Clemson Pittsburgh didn't have a great baseball program, we made fun of it and Tommy was the golden boy in everything he touched, he was really good during his four years as owner.

Marino led the Panthers to a 40-160 and a top-ten finish nationally every year Mom's cooking was nice, but Marino's meal ticket came from his dad Senior Dan Marino Dan Marino was a Steel kid City with a blue-collar father who taught him more than how to throw a football, he moved on to Pittsburgh at 11 and 1 records each of those three years finishing all three with all the wins asking who taught you how to throw the ball said my dad I said well what did he tell you he said the ball goes up and out his 79 career scoring passes are still in the Panther record book, he was a great example for many things, but one was working hard and you know he said: sit down proud of what you're doing, go back and watch his college tape, it's amazing, the ball comes out, nothing comes out. and that's it, don't let anyone change your throwing motion, his quick release barrel arm and pinpoint accuracy made him a legend.

The debt diminished the behavior he played with the confidence that he had the confidence that he transferred to the team of him. He just had this incredible presence on his toes and he's upright in that pocket a lot of times the quarterback position is not one that you would say is intimidating he's not an intimidator I had a lot to rely on but I think Dan Marino was intimidating to the people who were against him when he made that identification of Mike and he took over and the way he played, no one threw it like Dan Marino threw it: Kappa, third in a row with 11 in a season, Moreno would need to make a comeback in the last quarter against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, he was always there, yeah, I called Danny to the sideline and told him, Danny, we had two options: field goal or we can go for it against Georgia, we're behind, we had the ball at the 34 yard line and I was on fourth down and when Jackie heard it went right in his face, I was there and he said, say that again, well, we're here to win this damn game.

I was on the sidelines. I'll never forget Danny had Gatorade upstairs. his lips and he pushed it away and said we're here to win this damn game, you're pretty good at being a first round pick because I mean, look, I went through the Senior Bowl and was MVP of senior baseball and then I wanted to "Houla bought MVP to hold a ball. I mean, I felt like he did really well at a combine. There were rumors about him in Pittsburgh, so he was a party guy and you know that's why he went down. "I'm Dan's roommate and he said yes and said we want to know if you use drugs.

Some NFL teams had lingering concerns, that's why he introduced voluntary drug testing. We're going to get a quarterback and we would have accepted Don Brown's comment was and I cleaned it up a little I don't want a quarterback I beat you Marino I was in the ballroom on draft day when Ken O'Brien was selected The Jets take a first-round quarterback pick. California Kettle Girlfriend- davis Danny became visibly ill and went up to his room. I think at that moment he felt like he had let them all down. The first selection. Los Angeles selects quarterback Dan Marino.

Pittsburgh. I ended up being voted number one. About LA Express. Sheila was the perfect coach. for him because she knew exactly how to get the most out of him, truly the best trainer ever and I feel sorry for several of the other good ones, but Rule is the best doctor. We love doctors, but what kind of trainer is she? I think it was a question from the coaching staff about how heavy Don Shula is. I don't know who's going to work. Where's the great Jesus-eating quarterbacks coach who motivated him to show everyone else the mistake they've made in the quarterback-rich draft? 1983 Marino fell to 27th place the Dolphins waited three hours but were about to find the face of the franchise another I don't know who is where is the great quarterback training Jesus like a great orange Parker defensive coach.

I don't see where he will get this great training that will overcome the problem. I'm really talking about that long range projection into the future and I think they need help with other directions, maybe there is something and what they wanted wasn't there for it to be approved. Remembering the way he got passed over in that first round and knowing Dan and the pride he had and his ability to throw the ball that had to be overwhelming for him, I thought I would go a little earlier in the draft, but I didn't. I did. T and I had the opportunity to be drafted by Miami and a very good football team and at least I can go down and work on my tan a little bit.

I told myself Dan, someone is getting the best shape of my life and it just goes down. there and it proves something when you talk about rubbish mistakes, there is a long line of people who went through our Dan Marino and probably still regret it to this day, they made a mistake but it's not something I know of, he focused So much, he says that Aaron Rodgers It's historically cool that he can make shots that no human being has ever thought of making and I always interrupt him and call time out. Dan Marino was the best pitcher in football.

Moreno is the best pure quarterback I have ever played in the National Football League and against. 15 Hall of Fame quarterbacks, my two favorite players growing up with Cal Ripken and Dan Marino, he made 13, Miami's lucky number. Well, my dad was a little league coach, he let everyone pick his number and I had the last choice and it would always be 13. and I wondered why mine would make this my number. I didn't have a lot of money growing up, but somehow I had two jerseys, the white number 13 and the aqua number 13. My first impression when I met Dan, I mean, he was a very cocky guy, cocky, you know, confident, the one Number 27 overall immediately made his mark with the Marx Brothers with that curly hair sticking out from behind his helmet.

I was like, wow, look at this guy right here, man, this guy is cool with that's it. You like fame. Is it the money or was it the physical aspect of the boat? What is it? I was a Playboy. I guess from the Orange Bowl to the yachts in Biscayne Bay. Dan Marino is the toast of Miami. If you were men, then he is a great athlete. That's the first thing that will tell you, well, there are a lot of things I like about it. I've been stood up since he was younger and I'm probably the competition.

He's the toughest guy on the block. That's the second thing. I'll tell you and he's never intimidated by anything. I heard Mark Clayton tell me something once about Dan. He said that Marina told me that he could complete a pass in a hurricane. He said he simply answered that question, so the attention after starting the season is a backup to starting starter David Woodley Marina received his first NFL start in week six against the Buffalo Bills and Dan and the Dolphins' offense took off without look back on week six Marino was starting out flashing skills rarely seen in a rookie quarterback who came into the NFL as the polished product and that just doesn't happen he's probably the best young quarterback we've seen at 22 years old Marino was the center of attention and the new center of Miami's offense.

I always felt like it's since he was younger, I mean he could. throw it as well as anyone and I felt like I competed that way as far as the quarterback goes, you know, at every level, while he's quick to credit his teammates for his success. Marino trusts his ability to a certain extent, he is a god. -You were given a gift and you only have to develop it if you can project the achievement of it over a period of time. He will rewrite all the record books. Listen, Coach Shula was always, you know, so I guess he's innovative and easy going, and I just understood that he enabled the players. making plays and if you're comfortable with that, he's been excellent and everything he's been asked to do and he's been asked to do a lot, the extraordinary numbers put up by Marino just from a pure quarterback standpoint. , if you were to draw the prototype, it's probably Dan Marino can throw the ball better than anyone the best pure passer to ever play this game even looking back Dan Marino is a once in a lifetime talent had this huge arm the fastest throw the fastest pitch of all time what Dan Marino does what Daniel brought to the table is a very, very fast release, but again we know that the fast release of all time he has that quick release, she has a ball here up and boom, it's like an explosion that he had really hit. the receiver, his hands in practice, wouldn't they go that high?

You know, he had that tight spiral and he had tremendous speed with the ball. I felt like I would get rid of the ball pretty quickly. He's what you want a quarterback to do. looks and works and then he'll rotate from there and this rotation is really where he gets all that power from so you can see he puts his hands up in a very different position than a lot of quarterbacks ooh he was up front with me from the principle. But he was demanding, you know, and I thought that's how it's supposed to bemust be the head coach.

You wanted to make sure he called a lot of his own plays. He said what I want to do is have you call your own plays. in practice and then at the beginning of the exhibition season, I want you to call your own plays in the games, you wanted to let it go, given the freedom of being Dan, did you do much better within the Vaisnava, much faster, an apprentice of our offensive system? To me he's kind of a genius, you know, he pushed me a lot harder to learn faster and have all the knowledge you need to call your own plays.

Marinos' learning curve contributed to his early success, which in turn gave the quarterback nearly unlimited freedom. the offense when his mind said this is where I want to go the time it took him to pass that thought through his brain then he has this tremendous mental quickness he has the ability to see a situation and then react to make a decision The linebacker is seeing the coverages with the safety that has to be in that big picture, but then when it's time to react and throw it, then your Dan boom has the ability to block out what's going on around him and focus on the task at hand at that particular moment, like the jockey leaving through the starting gate.

Dan Marino can only think quickly if the channels in his mind remain clear when you set your game plan and have Marino as your quarterback. You can do almost anything you want, sometimes you can't wait to throw up on the field. and you have to understand how much time it is to know when you have time and when you don't and once he makes a decision, it doesn't take long for the ball to get from his arm to where he wants it to go and then turn it. not just in a pass, but in a pass with precision and speed, that Dan was a guy that you know loved to throw the ball and throw it better than anyone and watch the mechanics.

Dan was literally perfect in the way he threw the ball. People talk about speed. launch, but what made the dance special was the vision of it. Quarterbacks and athletes in general will freeze if they don't focus 100% on the task at hand, without any quarterback things are faster than Miami's Dan Marino. Dolphins, he doesn't deserve to be involved in this, but you know? It is difficult to explain. It took me years. Dan had it the first year. I mean, he came to the league. He had that throat. I was going to find the hole, see that hole and make the. precise throw which is just an intuitive talent that Dan had, it was my style to throw the ball, I think it was trying to throw it for people, sometimes he throws the ball in some places that maybe I wouldn't ask a quarterback to throw it to do it for me now with Dan. and his great ability to put points on the board and people started to see how important that was and started looking for that type of quarterback.

You have great talent at the quarterback position, which means as much as opening the game by switching. play says he can move up the line call the net play because we are shooting he had the option to change the play and it got to a point where we played crunchy football at all we didn't like running the ball and that's why we he liked the bag because he was still changing the play and we were still with Brian standing like running the ball to the right we were going to the game or coming back from the game and talking about fantasies like oh, I want you to know Mercedes 600 or I wanted to have a mansion on acres complete and that he was always someone who was willing to listen to your ideas and he leaned over and said that my fantasy would be the past at every stage of the game and that if you turned it in and it didn't work, he would stare at me on the bench you know why we executed that play, let's throw the ball he didn't throw it like that it was boom Moreno was ignored by most of the teams in the program now they compare him to legendary quarterbacks, he is too young to remember, no one has done better at throwing to the Giants, why I never saw him play against the Colts.

Johnny Unitas. I don't remember seeing him play during the season with the Jets. Joe Namath. I have also seen them in notable films. The kind of thing where he knows his players and he knows where they're going to be and he knows how to pass the ball to them and he always did it better than anyone in the history of football. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in his rookie year. and he became the first rookie quarterback to start a Pro Bowl game. Marino passed for more than 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns, maintaining his reputation as the NFL's best quarterback at age 23 in his second year as a pro.

Dan Marino is the best quarterback in football, with this core of receivers, the lacks in Hall of Fame and Super Bowl credentials are made up for by his record-breaking 1984 season in just his second season. , the Dolphins unleashed Marino and his 1984 season is probably the best move, possibly the best offense. campaign of all time was a year of fireworks in Miami, but Bill Mackin sees that one thing can fairly be said by any standard: Dan Marino's performance this year has to rank at least among the most impressive of the season. history, it usually takes some time to give it the proper valuation. perspective in the record books and other than that, a 5,000 yard, 48 touchdown passing season is impossible to ignore 14 and for the first quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in that record had lasted 27 years and 48 touchdowns, that's just unreal, go straight to the arcade when the dust has cleared you look back any time you just say wow when you talk about breaking records he didn't break records he broke records 5,000 yards 48 touchdown passes no one had ever come close to them and you look at the numbers that guy put up year that really puts into perspective how spectacular he was and it's no wonder he sent records that would be stratospheric far ahead of anything anyone else was doing at the time, forty-eight touchdowns in the air at that time are still notable , we're all chasing Danny because of the numbers he was putting up, the success he was throwing the ball. 1984 Marino broke six NFL full-season passing records, including the record for most touchdown passes, 48th most passing yards, 5,084 in a season and was selected as the NFL's Most Valuable Players People honored Marino as the NFL Offensive Player of the Year very nice trophy and an equally nice check for $10,000 this season he granted forgiveness for more points than any quarterback in the district is a great honor for me, especially the fact that there are guys in the league like Eric Dickerson and Walter Payton who had such good years this year and I was fortunate to have a very good year and more has already been done than anyone in the history of football and you know that's all that covers a lot of quarterbacks from field and a lot of great quarterbacks and here Dan Marino, in only his second year, has outperformed everyone and moved his wings as he goes, what do you think was the lasting impact of that season?

Like what they Dan? changed the NFL had changed the way coaches approach the offense you were ahead of your time thanks he was ahead of his time ahead of his time really changed things when it comes to offensive thinking the 5,000 yard season and the many Other Marino records have quickly redefined the parameters of greatness as a quarterback, you know, this week I noticed that Marino was wearing number 14 in practice and I asked the coach why he said all these practice jerseys had been stolen with the number 13 because Marino is just so popular, just part of the price stardom and that means that recognition goes with achievement and he deserves all the recognition because there are more achievements than anyone has been able to generate and it's just his second year in fact. that lasted years it really wasn't even smelled let's go down that is one of the all-time greats in the NFL you who are here without presentation nine times Pro Bowl or 1984 NFL MVP he is the only hall- the famous Dan Marino here with us Marino appears unchanged by the attention and faces celebrity status largely ignoring it by breaking the single-season touchdown record presided over by Y tittle and George Blanda assured Marina a place among the greats of the NFL, let's go for a spin. man, let's go for a ride, let's do sports and damn points, let's do some movement right here, do some movement.

I think that makes it as good as it is. He doesn't have that strange ability to feel pressure and know when to let go of the pressure. and even though he wasn't skilled at climbing, Marino possessed an uncanny awareness in the pocket, often slipping a step or two to avoid the pass rush, tough guy, what was difficult was firing Marino, just asked him to the NFL's all-time sacks leader. Bruce Smith couldn't run from here to that wall in 20 seconds, but you couldn't touch the guy. I must have missed it when you approached him quickly, he took your hands away with his.

We have after quarterbacks ever look. hit him, he got rid of the footballs so fast that Bruce complained because he gets rivers so fast he's so close to getting another side he knew where they all came from, he doesn't have to look where the linemen are coming from. he feels where they're coming from and right at the moment you think he's going to get to it, he releases the ball and therefore beats the strong run because of that skill and I think that's the biggest skill he has turning that corner. They all fit together, there was no flow, the Dolphins finished with a record of fourteen and two in the regular season, ensuring home field advantage for the playoffs, yes, without the running game, but without titania, without defense, the importance of the quarterback Dan Marino for the Miami Dolphins cannot be overrated without a sound. defense or a running attack the Dolphins won the ASC he is only on his right arm what was it like coming back to your hometown the first time as a Dolphin and was it amazing that the Steelers were his team when he was a kid? on fire in the highest-scoring AFC championship game ever young Marino met the moment in the conference championship game Marino threw for four touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers threw for 421 yards four touchdowns with time game records championship he threw for AFC championship records 421 yards and four touchdowns doing what he does best hanging in the pocket I think he's a gift from God for the Miami Dolphin that's the hard part about the position, no one sometimes hits you right in the mouth and you have to force yourself to dive I know he has a lot of poise, well the thing is they're going to blitz and we know we're doing it, we pick it up and we can get the touchdown and that's what happened, it must be very important for you, beating the team you grew up on.

Pittsburgh, you have a big bill beating these guys, they are there just for a chance to get the sewer bills. It's a big thrill for me, the fact that he's still a little special because I was always a fan of photographs as a kid, but that doesn't matter in this situation. It seems like the Super Bowl you could do whatever you wanted. We knew a few things when it came to blizzards and we're prepared for when they bless Rebel to make the big plays. our guys are right receivers, they're great, they read the Bliss it's just like I read it, we can get hits, a couple quick takeoffs, here's a fed, they tried to attack you and you went deeper Clayton when we had this because Wayne Woodruff likes to do quick passes and we know we just faked three steps and went through it and this was another wonderful break where no receiver just did a great job of reading them, all things opened up.

I was able to pass the ball to him. It's a great feeling, I know before the game, you tell me you hope they do it, you know, that's like a confidence thing, well the thing is they're going to bomb and we know we're doing it, we pick it up and we can. he scored touchdowns and that's what happened if the Pittsburgh Steelers were smart and drafted him in '83 and we got there a couple years later, we were the I don't know how many super wolves you and he was 23 years old. kid, he was arguably the biggest star in the country back then, so there was a lot of pressure on Dan Marino, a man with a gun who is leading the Miami Dolphins to the Super Bowl, the gun is his arm, in this case, who fires touchdown passes after touchdown passes in Super Bowl 19 Marino and the Dolphins faced the San Francisco 49ers in Joe Montana Montana Hey, we have two quarterbacks born and raised in Western Pennsylvania Marino will be the youngest quarterback to lead his team to the Super Bowl all week leading and remember it was at Stanford so it was essentially a home game for the 49ers.

The guy from Pennsylvania didn't like Aaron, it was all about Marino, no he would never tell you that, but deep down the competitor, he is, yeah, that was it. leading him to that camp the story wasn't Joe Montana the story was Dan Marino when these challenges come up on the field I think you can't be, you have to do it, you're either going to do it or you're not going to do it some say 13 is a bad numberluck, well it's certainly not luck facing one of the greatest teams of all time in their backyard in your only Super Bowl, my second yes, I'm in the big game.

Wow, I'm going to play in a lot more Super Bowls and I was 23 and I thought I'd come back again, I'm sure there were some guys who thought you knew we'd come back here again and again and didn't realize this could be your only chance, we got Dooper, we got Clayton, we got some good players on their team, you know we're coming back and I went to the Super Bowl and it never happened so you gotta take advantage of it when you get the chance you always get. take your opportunity when you have it because you never know what's coming next and even though the Dolphins were defeated and then they threw for over 300 yards in a touchdown in the game, the 49ers were a very good football team, we ran into a team that was Well, yes, and they were good for a long time.

I thought for sure I would go back to Superball and win a Super Ball. I just have to accept what it is if you go back to playing that game right where you were. They are still better. team or you know, they had Ronnie Lott, that group, Carlton Williams for their defense, they were rated as the best defense in the league that year in terms of yards and points giving up, so you know, I'd like to think that it could be different. , but you know, you'd never know that some company Danny was doing commercials for sent a car in the champagne bottle, we climbed in the back of the car and then popped the cork.

He looked at me and said: Do we have it? We got our asses kicked or what a great game man thanks that's the only feeling as a football player I've ever experienced. Walking off the field and being a Super Bowl Timmy I'd like to know what that felt like yeah yeah yeah yeah , I would love to know how it felt, but you know, it just didn't happen, can I at least buy you one? I can do it, it's not right, no, before I say anything, I want to say that I have always considered you one of the best quarterbacks I have ever seen.

I have always considered you a champion, you were certainly good enough to win many matches. championships now because you know your competitor in your heart and that is why I cannot accept that you say it that way, it is difficult to accept that you say that it is great to reach the Super Bowl at the beginning of your career, that is not possible. knowing that that would be something that would affect you when I look, I understand this and I want to explain it. I think Marino maybe the best pass I've ever seen with you along with Aaron Rodgers, he's just some of the two.

The best thing I have seen, regardless of the coach, the scheme, the offensive line and the run, you are Aaron Rodgers, my problem with him fourth or Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins organization for never giving this man a good offensive defense, We have been playing very well all year, but defensively we went through a real crisis. I've always been bothered by the Dolphins, but I've never given you a defense in your career, as far as I'm concerned, oh we had a good thing, yeah, I don't remember Danny, I don't remember him. I remember on the defensive side of the ball, he had nothing on his team.

Mourinho was my problem with Dan and I'm already proclaiming the best for this application ever seen beyond Dan Fouts, he struggled with running the ball, he wanted to throw it every attempt and I think he paid for it because he has no hardware to show for it so he jumped at the same time on today's date, what would be more of a proclamation against talent like Dan Marino's, simply wasn't put together well enough to help him. win, you know, you don't know what it feels like to walk off the field on Sunday and be, you know, so we'll be champions, yeah, I guess I'd say no, that's not cool.

The Miami Dolphins had a Marino who was all about the orange ball. In Miami, Florida, in 1985, Marino didn't buy anything after winning the Super Bowl, but he beat the team that did, and if you care about achieving it, you'll laugh less about it than if you approach it as a positive. attitude that I'm making it and if you're not doing it you're not doing it, but I think more often than not you're going to make it with that attitude and I don't think it's arrogant the next year in 1985 Marino threw for three touchdowns in a memorable Monday night victory. night over the previously undefeated Chicago Bears Marino was uniquely qualified to beat the aggressive Bears defense that takes him on a 33-yard touchdown they picked up the whistles Moreno was right on target made quick decisions and had a quick release if you're charging and he dumps the ball, it's a great game, you sat there and saw those things we just said, that's unreal, I mean we're just there, but he's dumping the ball, people were talking about how they were the ones.

The best team of all time and he just destroyed it and what happens is that frustration: we had three hall of famers on that defense, we matched up very well against the Bears, unfortunately we didn't get a chance to play against them in a Super Bowl here. He was the only quarterback to find a way to beat the Bears, but it was his consistency throughout the season that got the Dolphins to the playoffs. The trait shared by all members of the NFL Films professional offensive backfield. My father was always my favorite. football player and growing up he retired when I was 8 so I was looking for a new current quarterback to follow.

We were doing the quarterback challenge in Hawaii and the final event came and I got all these points and I'm going to win $55,000 Dan Marino was my guy. I like the way he competed, the way he just commanded and Dan Marino is the last quarterback to go, he was always competing, always fighting, come on man, give me some time to throw a five-yard throw. Marino comes back to pass Dan throws up the middle and completes it two fires we fly to Hawaii I mean if I go that way mine will win, never give up, no Never accept it, hey, you know it's not like that, you might not Let's get this first try.

I may not win this game, you compete until the end, hey, make me look good. Oh, Randall, uh, Orly Marino could do that, he had a big impact on me. his full delta10 rattle and the story didn't end there that night he said, "I'm going to write you a check." Well, the next morning he gave me a personal check for $17,000. I never really remember going out to see each other's quarterback. team game Payton's first game was against me in Indianapolis marito adjusting his backfield now on first and goal better hurry up to five seconds at the plate kyle aachen returns to the shotgun Moreno takes the center from the center it seems that he throws full to the shot In my first game in the NFL, the Dolphins had the ball on third down, so I stood up.

I want to see Dan Marino when you watch the game today. Let's be honest, you can still do it. If I gave you a soccer ball right now, you could go pro. throw this laser skinny pole for 20 yards, first, take down the dolphins, that's kind of a welcome to the NFL, dude, that's not normal, there's Marino on the staff, he's going to throw back Hampton and Davenport's sweaters . Barrino throws point by justin 630 25 2015 Marino is now just 11 yards away from becoming the first passer in NFL history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in four different seasons, throwing a lofted pass in front of the end zone. tantrum court closing Jensen Mike Duncan has the coverage but he's always going to stop that Jensen in six four here's the center Marino comes back to throw Hey look, he shoots up the middle, wide open, it's like the 13 goes back, the right side comes in, the excitement goes, the other side is the fake play Arena whistles it, they catch it and it goes into the end zone for the touchdown, it's going well, read, come on, Hampton, here's the center, throw back what's in the end zone, open man, touchdown, wait, with a first down at the Browns 47, tied at 31, 45 seconds. ready, Miami has all the timeouts left Marino with the shotgun clears the center here falls back everyone under pressure in the pocket throwing deep to the near side benches has a is out of bounds at the one yard line talk about weak revenge Fred Banks a former Brown broke out at 1,403 yards unofficially we are talking about a superstar who receives a lot of attention from the media and people interested not only in his professional life but also in his personal life, you will see the pop star.

I mean, people would stop you on the street, well, yeah, to a certain extent, you know they recognize me a little bit, but it's really not that bad. I'm not that important. The 1984 AFC Dolphin championship ring, I thought. You did a great job in Little Nicky, that's what I thought was your best performance, come on, let me win a Super Bowl. When is a good quarterback a great receiver when someone who has been drinking hands him the car keys? Good pass, send. Although some say Marino's best performance came during an off-Broadway production in 1994, another of Dan's greatest moments came in 1994, when he led the Dolphins back from an 18-point second-half deficit against the New York Jets.

The comeback culminated in the classic game of fake spikes, you know, it's the old game of fake spikes, it just dances, doesn't it? Thanks biplane, but Dad, you can always count on it to be ready on Sunday. I think we know what I'm going to finish. Moreno takes the center from the center. What's nice about it is that you know you've done it before Marino takes the center from the center, he seems to take it back to, you know, your playground days as a kid. Plains comes out to call plays and And you know, doing what comes naturally during the commercial break, we had Patrick Peterson here, the Cardinal said he grew up watching Dan and then he wanted to catch a pass from you and then he dropped it to have a member Hall of Fame, am I out?

As far as I'm concerned, he said I'd love to have an interception from the O's Hall of Fame quarterback, so he dropped it a little low, but that's when you said okay, he definitely got me, yeah, and Then he asked for an autograph, Mr. said. Marino, can I get an autograph of your memory? Does anyone else call you sir? Marino, but he couldn't, oh, he was starstruck growing up and he grew up in Broward County there and played high school football there while I played so well, maybe that's why Dan, I gotta give him a second chance, okay? ? and a run, Dan Marino has been a very solid quarterback, so we all highlight it and say what we like on the next play and I said to Dan, dad, what do you like?, he said, throw them.

Things changed in 1996, when Jimmy Johnson replaced Don. Shula as head coach when Jimmy Johnson became the coach of the Miami Dolphins was when we got a chance to see the true greatness of Dan Marino, there was tension there and if you were around a team you saw it a lot, sometimes we didn't agree. agreement. certain things as far as how we run the offense, Dan and I thought we had a great relationship. Dan was a great player and you know he would do anything we asked of him as a quarterback, now he throws deep downfield, part of that request was restrictive.

Marino's ability to be audible at the line of scrimmage and I think Daniel I's wives when they ask you to win ball games when a coach is so stubborn and stubborn that we're going to run the ball, we're going to run the ball, we're going to run again. We're going to keep hitting just keep running now if they want to run the ball they're underneath, you know, once Jimmy came in, it wasn't like we couldn't check, we really have more, check me, and I have two options, you know? I'm sure we had the whole play blurred, it came down to fourth and ten and we called timeout.

He went to the bench. Dan looked at me, don't run the hitch, run and then Jimmy says run the hitch and then Dan says run. the go and Jimmy and the gang said they were going to bomb, be ready for the hitch Danny will throw the hitch at you. I assumed he was on the field and Jimmy was on the bench. I think I better listen to Dan. I really think it's a It's hard work and it takes a special person and a special skill level to play, it's a high level where the guys finally the coach says, you know what we can't run with the ball.

Dan, he's going to win the game for us and he did it and I did. lack of running Marino led the Dolphins to victory in the fourth quarter 36 times during his NFL career he throws me a fadeaway and we move on to the game 34 31 dan look trolls towards the end zone Maryna on the other side turn it on and hold that play as one of the best decisive plays I've ever seen, you talk about a testament. Got it, he's one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. Marino back to pass, looks pro up the middle, is complete during the fryer at the 40 yard line and they took him to the 39, turned around, it was a pop, caught it right under the chin, what a bolt from the blue Murray Randall takes the center of a noisy look, throws, completed McDuffie showing blitz and here they come with it.

Marino throws under and completes and Irving Fryer crosses the field he is at the 50 yard line and goes down to the 45 yard line Keith Byars and Kirby in the backfield Marino throws back full to the fires and they cut him he gets up and did not fall now he is down in the 46 yard and that's the recordDan Marino in completions Fran Tarkenton Dan Marino becomes the all-time leader in completions in NFL history and before the season is over he will own every record known to man. He takes advantage of a small opportunity. to celebrate, rejoice and here at Kirby and all the boys raised their ham and said how about a hand for this guy, hey, the line for you every week, he certainly does, they'll stop the game bald and Carolee in honor of Dan Marino and he waves to the crowd.

Listen to the answer, I think he is diluting that search, yes, he has a deep appreciation for his fans and the plans of this team and he took God's jewel, he goes up and gives him a big hug, you are one of the great quarterbacks that have never played, you deserve it. You have earned this record and I know that you are a priest above them, since he was the one of the great receivers who threw your passes. It's a great line we've seen for you and this was a great day and an important record. I feel honored. that you are the one who is breaking it and I have been Jordan for the last 18 or 19 years and you will use it well that is the voice of that is not new Moreno started 99 consecutive games at quarterback is there anyone who ever deserved the Super Bowl when it was him , he'll go down, he's one of the greatest of all time, if you owned a team and you could draft any quarterback for life, all the time, you can't draft yourself, yeah, I'd say you'd probably scream because I'm just there with you , I think so, yes, I would say because how many would you choose?

I mean, obviously you know you have different mistakes for sure because maybe because I don't play as much at the same time we play together against each other. You know his ability to run, make competitive throws, come back in the fourth quarter, all that kind of stuff, he was a great athlete at that position back then, right? We were talking about great athletes at that position, but you know, John is great baseball player too, yeah you guys were heroes, pretty good draft pick pitcher, yeah here we go, open Marino's scrapbook here, who was a better athlete, you were Elway.

I want to thank you all for coming mmm after 17 years. I would like to announce my retirement. of the Miami Dolphins, the good thing is that I played 17 years in a great career in the Hall of Fame, I won many football games dan Marino triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13 and that phobia spread throughout the NFL for 17 seasons since 1983 until 1999 when Dan Marino launched a league-wide aerial assault, was selected to play in nine Pro Bowls and was named first or second team All-Pro eight times in total Marino finished with 8,358 pass attempts with 4,900 completions 67 for 60 1,131 yards with 420 touchdowns breaking numerous NFL passing records at the time and how difficult it was to make this decision having never made it before.

I won a Super Bowl. Obviously I know there's been a yes, that was the burning desire every time I talked to Dennis Green or any of the other coaches in the league, that's what I play for and that was the only reason really. Keep playing, even though I felt like I was going to have a chance to win a Super Bowl and that's been a dream of mine my entire career and I'm not going to get that chance, but that doesn't take anything away from me. You know what I've done personally, it's hard to see one of the greatest, you know, first of all, you don't play anymore, but you leave without getting what you often longed for and that is a world championship, but Dan when it was all over and I.

I don't think there's any question, it's a Hall of Fame career, how would you like to be remembered? One of you is known as a guy who loved doing what he did and playing hard. He was a winner. When he was done playing, he would do it. I want to be remembered as a winner, a guy who worked hard to win, I know that every week and also a quarterback who was very consistent. You know you can count on being a good player and having an impact on the game every week. That's something I'd like to be remembered for: I was a good teammate and I was able to do what I love to do since I was a kid and be very good at it for the first 10 years that the Dolphins offense under Marine. one of the best in NFL history on September 17, 2000 at halftime of the Dolphins Baltimore Ravens game at Dan Marino Pro Player Stadium.

The number 13 shirt was retired. It's an exciting day. This is the best when we start with the concept of putting the figure and we couldn't think of a better figure than Dan Marino because he is a very well-known American football player. In 2005, Moreno received professional football's highest instrument of honor at the Hall of Fame. You've told me a great story about the late sports writer Edwin Pope and how he introduced Dan Marino Marino was the first election for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Writer Beat presents the case for him. Sometimes those presentations last an hour, hour and a half and then, once all the presentations are over, they vote on it.

I know the damn quarters definitely want to speak for the backs, all the players know Dom, the way he approached the game is passion for the game during his induction speech. Dan threw one last pass to his former teammate Mark Clayton. Every quarterback wants one more thing, he wants one more. Sunday in front of his fans with a soccer ball in his hand with one last chance to go deeper. I'm going to dig deep into Clayton, turn around and dig deep right there, right there, he was a lot faster in his youth, you know what I did?

I'm saying that people always think that legacy is diminished because in a Super Bowl we didn't let a Bowl move because of us, not because of Dan Marino. Danny will always have the yes, but the naysayers will always carry the curse, you know what? a Super Bowl and you know, that's the only thing I remember and you know it hurts at some point Marina could play with the best if Marino had won that ring, even just one, he's higher on every list by every measure of esteem no one would say Well, yes, but why does it matter that he had to go back in time?

No one would know now that you were never going to win one and that you had the opportunity to form a team. Claire kids mom dad thank you. and Dan Marino was on that list in his prime, he'd be a fool not to take damn Reno to start that team and if they say otherwise, they're lying, best quarterback of his era sir. Dan Marino to see that man, how did he add a pope present to Dan Marino? Meet Dan Marino, the greatest pitcher to ever throw the ball and sit down.