1972 Dolphins Bash The 7-0 Tennessee Titans | NFL | Miami Dolphins

You wanna lump the Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the '70s into this debate? Okay, here's some stats for you...

Peyton Manning: 6'5", 230 lbs.
Jack Lambert: 6'4", 220 lbs. (in his playing days)

As 100%IR said, the players are much bigger these days, and they're also much faster. You can't compare the 2 eras, but that's because the rules are completely different today as compared to 36 years ago. Back then they may very well have had linebackers over 300 lbs, but I'm sure that was rare. Today it's basically unheard of to have linebackers weighing under 260.

10/30/08

seanpking1

2	rileyjames - weren't the patriots 18-0 last year going into the super bowl...the took the dolphins 17-0 and did them 1 better

10/30/08

lozone9

This is so much fun!!!
1. This trying to compare teams of today against teams of the past is crazy. We live in a world with so much advancement it is kind of like comparing the communication speed of the Pony Express compared to the internet.
2. I have a hard time on deciding which way to go on the bragging of the 72' Dolphins. True, they do take it a little over the top when rooting against other teams for the purpose of being the only team to go undefeated in a season.(seanpking, you have a good point on the 18-0 vs the 17-0, but winning the Superbowl at the end makes the difference.) But let's be honest. They are the only team in 40+ years of the NFL to do so. So I am OK with the 72' rooting for their record to stay, but I wish they would do it with more class!!

10/30/08

M_Bizzle

0	Trying to compare eras is a pointless debate. 36 years from now we might have even larger and faster athletes at various positions. LBs could be well over 300 lbs. in the future and make today's LBs seem small by comparison. The Dolphins were great in their era etc... I agree with 100%IR big time, the game has changed greatly over the years.

10/30/08

2	Why don't you tell me how many playoff teams the 1972 Dolphins played during the regular season. I'll give you a hint... it rhymes with ZERO.

10/30/08

"I was trying to make the point that they had players in that era who were just as big and fast, and much tougher than today, IMO"

Right, but when Kramer pointed out the fact that one of the legendary hitters in the history of the NFL was smaller than Peyton Manning, that blew a hole in your theory.

Don't worry, though.. don't let the facts get in the way of your argument.

You say the league is watered down now, but you're drastically wrong. There is more interest in football now than ever before. That means more people are playing, and therefore there is a larger pool of talent for the NFL to choose from. In the past, the best athletes in the world weren't found on football fields. Now, the players are better than ever.

If you honestly think anything less, you're just ignoring the facts, and lying to yourself.

10/30/08

airdale1

0	Not to through math into the mix (everyone knows mathematics is not an exact science) but 18-17=1 and that would actually make 1 more not one less.

10/30/08

chicachericola

There is something wrong. It's called sportsmanship. If these guys were as classy and perfect football gods as they claim to be, they would want to see success from another team and not horde the honor in a tree house like 10 year olds with a pop warner trophy. They are old and bitter and that is a problem. Do you really think you're going to see the 1972 Dolphins line up at the final winning game if they really pull it off? Of course the Dolphins organization will release the obligatory congratulations press release, but the 1972 Dolphins will be crying into their prune juice somewhere. At least when records are broken in baseball, it's done with class and honor. These guys are making NFL players look like pompous asses.

10/30/08

ralphvirus

0	Mercury Morris just needs more money for coke.

10/30/08

seanpking1

0	well your question just asked if anyone else had gone 17-0

10/30/08

TheRealScore

0	Do these guys remind you of the jocks in Revenge of the Nerds? Their team may have been one of the top ten in the sport's history, but they are number one with a bullet in classlessness.

10/30/08

They have players who are just as tough today as Jack Lambert was back then, and they're 60 pounds heavier. My point is not moot. I posted that to show you how much bigger the players are today. You dismissed it as nothing, but it should make you realize that the game has changed significantly. Also, please don't reply to me about the Lions beating them and saying they suck, because I never said that. All I said was that the game is completely different today than it was back in 1972, and you can argue till you're blue in the face against that, but it's a cold hard fact.

10/30/08

0	(Edited by kramer) I know this was in reply to me. Once again, I NEVER said the 1972 Dolphins suck. Please get your facts straight before you reply. Also, it's not my opinion, it's a FACT that the game has changed drastically since 1972.

10/30/08

TheRealScore

(Edited by TheRealScore)

You could stand here all day and argue generationally. The 72 Dolphins are better than the 67 Packers, the 78 Steelers are better than the 72 Dolphins, the 84 Niners are better than the 78 Steelers, the 85 Bears are better than the 84 Niners and so on. The truth is the game has changed. Are the 2008 anybody better than the 72 Dolphins, maybe, maybe not. Unfortunately, unless we have a DC crossover like the 1990's War of the Gods, we'll really never know for sure. Yes, I am a comic book nerd too.

10/30/08

derms33

0	I just wish Mercury Morris would shut up. Its like everyone forgets the man was arrested for Cocaine Trafficking. (3 years in Prison before a plea bargain)

10/31/08

0	The 72' Dolphins are annoying when they brag about this every year, but aside from that I don't think the Titans have a chance to go undefeated. They are a wild team and you won't know what to expect from them each week, they're an up and down team

10/31/08

bennyprofane

1	I have an idea: "Everyone, Stop Paying Attention" Rememeber in the Simpsons when the advertisements came to life, and the Large Donut was ready to destroy all of Springfield Sta-Puff style? When the people looked away they stopped the carnage. So, in the immortal words of power-ballad juggernaut "Chicago" "Look away, baby look away."

10/31/08

seanpking1

2	To stop those monsters 1-2-3, here's a fresh new way that's trouble-free, its got Paul Anka's guarantee.....guarantee void in tennessee!

11/5/08

0	If someone wants to shut them up then they will have to go undefeated and win a superbowl With all respect to the Patriots for winning more games than the Dolphins but losing the one that counts

11/7/08

erichwv

0	I think this should be settled on the field. Bring back all the old 72 Dolphins, and put them on the field with the current Titans squad, I'll bet you wouldn't hear any more trash talkin out of them! Also we should get a Suggs bounty out on Mercury Morris. Tell Haynesworth he gets free meals at his favorite Nashville area steakhouse for a year, if he takes out Morris.

11/7/08

erichwv wrote:

I think this should be settled on the field. Bring back all the old 72 Dolphins, and put them on the field with the current Titans squad, I'll bet you wouldn't hear any more trash talkin out of them!
Also we should get a Suggs bounty out on Mercury Morris. Tell Haynesworth he gets free meals at his favorite Nashville area steakhouse for a year, if he takes out Morris.

Of course the Titans would win if they played those old fogies. The '72 Dolphins are all senior citizens now! That's why you can't have these 2 teams play each other. The '72 Dolphins played in a completely different era of pro football.

11/7/08

kramer wrote:

There are college teams right now who could beat the 1972 Dolphins in their prime. The players have gotten so much bigger and faster, it would be ridiculous. The NFL has improved by leaps and bounds in the last quarter century.

11/7/08

erichwv

0	Guys, that was a joke.

11/7/08

0	I think its great how the 72' Dolphins are pi$$ing off the NFL , I mean if they were active and part of the NFL today they would be fined a lot More teams should be able to boast like this Oh wait THEY CANT because none of them had the skill or talent to go UNDEFEATED like the 1972 Miami Dolphins

11/7/08

Noah_Hurrle wrote:

I think its great how the 72' Dolphins are pi$$ing off the NFL , I mean if they were active and part of the NFL today they would be fined a lot

More teams should be able to boast like this

Oh wait THEY CANT because none of them had the skill or talent to go UNDEFEATED like the 1972 Miami Dolphins

Also, no one ever has schedules that include ZERO postseason teams in the regular season.

11/7/08