Top 10 Miami Dolphins
Lots of these guys are from the 70s.
Like Punxsutawney Phil, Mercury Morris pops up once a year. While Phil predicts the weather, Mercury does a victory lap after the last undefeated team in the NFL tastes defeat. It’s his way of highlighting the specialness of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins. They were indeed a special team. Some of them are on this list. And here we go.
10. Paul Warfield: If you just look at the stats, Warfield doesn’t belong on this list. Warfield spent five seasons with the Dolphins, catching 156 passes for 3355 yards and 33 TDs. During that time he was named to the Pro Bowl four times and the All-Pro team twice. Clearly, he was respected in the time in which he played. He was, of course, and member of the perfect 1972 team as well as the 1973 Super Bowl winner. Warfield was clearly a big-play guy, averaging 21.5 yards per catch with the Fish. Other guys caught more passes for the Dolphins, but Warfield is my pick as the best receiver in Dolphins’ history.
9. Dick Anderson: Anderson and Jake Scott formed a memorable safety duo for those great Dolphins teams of the 70s. Jake almost made this list. As for Anderson, Dick spent nine seasons with the Dolphins, picking off 34 passes and recovering 16 fumbles. He was a three-time Pro Bowler and was twice named All-Pro. He was the 1973 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Anderson also was…
