Miami Dolphin Chicken Little fans

[CF DolFan]

Our fans are the most chicken little fans in the NFL and I have no idea why. We are either under-respected and appreciated by the media or need to get rid of everyone and start over. There is no middle ground.  I, like many of you, also follow a few other teams and it isn't nearly as bad. What is is about Miami that makes people so dramatic?

[Tenshot13]

I dunno man.  I know Bucs fans are just as bad.  I wont hold out hope until we are mathematically out of the playoff race.

[Phishfan]

  I know Bucs fans are just as bad. 

Over on this side of town you would think the Bucs won the last several Super Bowls if you talk to their fans.

[CF DolFan]

Over on this side of town you would think the Bucs won the last several Super Bowls if you talk to their fans.

That's exactly what I mean. In general they are way more loyal to the team than Miami fans. Even the Jacksonville fans aren't as bad and Del Rio has been there 7 years. I'm not speaking every single fan but in general, they are behind there teams win or lose.  Of course they buy more tickets when they win but that is a separate issue.

[bsfins]

^^ better distribution of the better drugs in the south part of the state?

I will keep from hijacking the thread anymore,especially with the middle america fans....

[Dolphster]

Good thread topic.  I've lived in quite a few places and have gotten to see the fans in many cities.  All in all, I would say that the majority of Dolphins fans are not very "football educated".   I've seen half the stadium boo the QB for throwing the ball away when throwing the ball away was clearly the right decision to make.  I think fans in most NFL cities live week to week to a certain extent.  But I've never seen a fan base like this one that claims the Fins are going to the playoffs if they win a game and want to fire everyone if they lose a game.     I love the Dolphins.  I root for them every week.   But I understand that they are what they are.   They are essentially a .500 team.   Last year I predicted their final record perfectly.   This year, I picked them to go 8-8 and that is probably close to what they will do.   Doesn't mean I love them any less, but they are what they are at this point. 

[Dave Gray]

I think that there is a sense of entitlement with people down here.  ...like we deserve to be good.  Someone has to win, someone has to lose, and someone has to be middle of the road.  We were strangely good (best winning percentage in pro sports) for a long, long time, and I think people just took 8 wins for granted.

Because of that, I think that it's expected and when you don't achieve that every single year, people want you gone.  I agree, also, that our fans down here (and maybe everywhere, I don't know) are uneducated and don't take time to think: What is the problem, and how is that best solved?  Instead, it's fire everyone.  Meanwhile, when you look at teams that are constantly turning over leadership, they're consistently terrible.

[masterfins]

The Bills fans can be pretty bad, I've gone to a couple of their games the last couple years, and they are booing the team by the start of the 4th quarter; of course they have reason to boo.

I think part of the problem is that the Fins actually have a good team and they are not playing up to their potential.  Not to mention their offensive game plan is very boring.

[Cathal]

The Bills fans can be pretty bad, I've gone to a couple of their games the last couple years, and they are booing the team by the start of the 4th quarter; of course they have reason to boo.

I think part of the problem is that the Fins actually have a good team and they are not playing up to their potential.  Not to mention their offensive game plan is very boring.

This is the problem with me. It just seems like we have some pretty good talent on this team, and to just score 1 or 2 touch downs a game, if that? And then add in the consistently horrible offensive playcalling, and you get people asking for changes.

[MaineDolFan]

I don't believe that Miami fans are in this class by themselves.  I covered the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins for years; each fan base of each team I listed are the exact same way.

I believe that you simply don't know about fans in, say Kansas City, that react the same way...because you aren't paying attention to Kansas City outside of box scores and highlights.

[CF DolFan]

I don't believe that Miami fans are in this class by themselves.  I covered the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins for years; each fan base of each team I listed are the exact same way.

I believe that you simply don't know about fans in, say Kansas City, that react the same way...because you aren't paying attention to Kansas City outside of box scores and highlights.

I would agree with that but I do know Buc and Jaguars fans. The Bucs were selling out long before they won a Super Bowl and after. In general, like Phish alluded to, they do not act like that.  maybe they are the exception then and Miami is more the norm.

[StL FinFan]

Agreed with Maine.  I have first hand knowledge of only one fan base that is different.

[Frimp]

Bengals fans were ready to lynch the field, I know that. When Sean Smith picked off Palmer, I heard the loudest BOOO I've ever heard in my life. I talked to several fans after the game, and they were saying that everyone from Lewis to TO to Palmer to the kicker needed to be fired.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

Being in AZ and a season ticket holder for the Cards for the last 10 years I can tell you it's the same way here. I think all fans think they know better than and GM or Owner or Coach. Some cases they have a right to complain but most of the time it is Chicken Little like you stated above.

[bsfins]

I've started to type this 3 times...then thought nahhh...

I think it's local media driven,in people that live in NFL cities (direct markets) tend to get columnist covering the teams...I'm in the South side of the state, the St.Louis Dispatch,and the K.C. star are available,but not really wide spread read. My local media,the NBC,Fox,ABC,CBS affiliates,and the local paper for most part tend to report what's going on, rarely criticize the Chiefs,and Rams. I feel the fans here are much less chicken little....