This quote is what troubles me.
Miami hasn't exactly been known as a power running team. Dan Marino's entire career saw, what? One rusher at 1,000 yards? And that cat still didn't average 4.0 yards per carry to do it.
Bernie Kosar is a member of the Browns' equivalent to the Honor Roll ("Cleveland Browns Legends").
Jim McMahon is a member of the Bears' Ring of Honor. (edit: the Bears "Ring of Honor" I found was an unofficial fan list) Do you think either of these QBs would have been so honored by the Dolphins, the 49ers, or any other team with multiple modern-era Hall of Fame quarterbacks? Of course not. Context matters; a team with 40 years of crappy QBs will be elated to finally have a good (not great) one. Similarly, although Ricky's exploits would not be a big deal for, say, the Cowboys, on the Dolphins they are quite a big deal.
Fiedler may be the third best Dolphin QB ever, but that statement is used as a sad commentary on post-Marino QBs. Ricky won't be a HOFer, but his stats (by themselves) certainly merit the next best level of recognition. The plain and obvious truth is that while Fiedler was simply the least-mediocre QB since Marino, Ricky (at his best) was the best tailback in the history of the franchise, and he gave many productive years even after his prime. As I already said, not many tailbacks can give you 1000+ yards at age 32.
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