Notes on a trip to the Super Bowl.Mercury Morris, the running back from the undefeated 1972 Dolphins who has become a minor celebrity over the past few months by never missing a chance to tell America that his team is better than the 2007 Patriots, has been trotting out a new line lately: "We were the underdogs."
In his promotional appearances for the Reebok "Perfectville" advertising campaign, Morris has been pointing out that even though they were undefeated, the Dolphins were actually underdogs in Super Bowl VII to the Washington Redskins. And it's true: Depending on where you look, contemporary sources indicate that the Redskins were favored by either one or two points.
The point Morris wants to make, I guess, is that everyone likes the underdog, so you should like the 1972 Dolphins. But what I don't think Morris realizes is that if most people thought his team would lose against the 1972 Redskins, that's not a point in their favor. After watching the 1972 Dolphins go 16-0, most people at the time thought they would lose the Super Bowl. What does that say about the 1972 Dolphins?
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2-02-2008 @ 9:56AM
sheila garrett said...
mercury morris is a jerk. give it up. grow up, and sit back and watch the patriots blow the crap out of the giants. i wish it was the dolphins playing because then it would really piss of mercury morris
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2-02-2008 @ 10:22AM
strannge said...
get over it already,your time is a bygone era,,you dophins wont even make the PLAYOFFS with that team in todays world,,,be thankful for what you had for as long as you had it ,,NOW PUT THE DANG GLASSES OF BUBBLY AWAY ALREADY,YOUR TIME IS OOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2-02-2008 @ 10:42AM
ciawhite2006 said...
I can't wait until the Pats win, although I don't think Morris will ever cool his jets. Can you imagine if we had to listen to Morris every year going forward. I think Randy Moss will be much more fun in 35 years than Morris is now.
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2-02-2008 @ 3:41PM
Murph said...
it says everyone knew what a cupcake schedule the fins played.. and that no one knew how much cociane Morris was doing in the huddle.. sorry to point this out but isnt everyone tierd of hearing thei "former" JUNKIE talk trash
Murph
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2-03-2008 @ 11:38PM
Eli Fan said...
Games over! Eli, the Giants, Mercury and the Dolphins win! Argument over!
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2-04-2008 @ 12:07AM
David Versiga said...
Well now, How do all you idiots that chimed in here feel about your great and mighty Patriots. There is only one team that has the right to sit on Mt. Perfect and that is the 1972 MIAMI DOLPHINS. I know you feel STUPID, you should. You all should learn to keep your mouth shut until the final whistle of the final game. The '72 Dolphins didn't start the perfect talk until after they won # 17. Mercury Morris deserves an apology from all you pinheads. But I doubt any of you will be big enough to do it.
David Versiga
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2-04-2008 @ 7:42PM
HANKENSTEIN01 said...
WELCOME TO PERFECTVILLE POPULATION ONE HA-HA-HA-HA YOU CAN HEAR A PIN DROP IN THIS BLOG ALL THE LOUD MOUTH PAT FAN ARE HEADING BACK ICE-COLD N.E. TO DROWN IN THERE CHOWDER. LET'S POP THE CHAMPANGE MERCURY HERE'S TO THE GIANTS AND THE 72 FINS.
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2-05-2008 @ 2:17PM
2rocker said...
Michael Smith:
I am pretty sure now that YOU are the one who is missing the point from the 1972 Dolphins' Superbowl win. Why? Because Mercury Morris actually PLAYED in that Superbowl, and WON as part of the ONLY undefeated team in NFL history. So what's the lesson? Mercury Morris can say whatever the hell he wants about his team and his accomplishment, and he can interpret that superbowl game whatever the hell he wants as well, because he earned it by playing in it and WON. You, on the other hand, didn't win jack, so your opinion is worthless.
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