Perfection: The Inside Story of the 1972 Miami Dolphins Perfect Season
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Complete with a raucous account of why Dolphins owner Joe Robbie was assigned a chaperone midway through the season, Perfection is catnip for Dolphins fans, ambrosia for football fans, and pure joy for anyone who loves a behind-the-scenes peek at the NFL.
They were as tough to bring down as Larry Csonka. Now, on the fortieth anniversary of the Miami Dolphins' incredible championship victory, Griese tells the inside story of the team both on and off the field as it achieved a feat no other team has ever succeeded in matching: Would you like to tell us about a lower price?
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Thanks to him I knew to put my fingers on the laces, not to palm the ball, use my index finger as my control finger, and to turn my wrist counter-clockwise as I threw. I ended up getting a pretty decent spiral out of that book as an eight-year-old. Now, with the release of Perfection, he gives an insight into the Dolphins that comes straight from inside the huddle and the locker room.
In each case, I read these books while walking the dog, brushing my teeth, and eating my hamburgers. They are impossible to put down. I really liked the format that they chose, similar to Hyde's book, focusing on a different player's story for each game. I know all these players from my childhood, but it's especially gratifying to get my favorite Dolphin's opinion of everything going on around him. Griese gives ample credit to unsung heroes of the Dolphins legacy like Joe Thomas, who built this amazing team, and Monte Clark and Bill Arnsparger, two amazing assistant coaches in the Shula regime.
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Anyone who knows Griese knows this isn't going to be an egotistical exercise, but a chance to shine the light on those who were as important to the Dolphins' accomplishments as the sung heroes like himself, Csonka, and Shula. Griese is surprisingly forthright with the language used on a football field. Not a cusser himself, he does quote some players and coaches directly, which include words that seem odd coming from Griese's mouth. He also occasionally makes mistakes in the writing. He mentions that as a rookie he was so nervous facing Dick Butkus that he mistakenly lined up behind Larry Little, his guard.
It's a funny story, but Little didn't join the Dolphins until Griese's third year.
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He also mentioned something about his three kids during the season, but his 3rd kid the famous one wasn't born until But these are minor errors that reflect a merging of years that any of us would do if our years weren't so well documented as his. When Griese describes the two touchdown passes that he threw in Super Bowl VII, and the preparation behind each of those passes with Howard Twilley and Paul Warfield, that is priceless.
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I never felt this way about this Dolphins team. For those who were born after that perfect season, this is a good introduction to a different era in American pro football. The common elements of the game today, especially the money side, was coming into play. The frequent million dollar contracts were close to appearing but not yet. Back then though, professional football was different and in was still emerging from the merger of the NFL and AFL.
And with sports being a very person oriented endeavor, it is the stories about the players themselves, anecdotes large and small, tension filled and humorous, that fill this book and make it a worthy read: The question was how to get the most mileage out of it. Bill Arnsparger [the defensive coordinator] walked in to take a shower, saw the alligator, and turned around, saying nothing.
Perfection: The Inside Story of the Miami Dolphins' Perfect Season by Bob Griese
When Shula opened the opened the door to take his shower, he screamed. He came into the locker room, saw Jim Kiick, and went up to him for an explanation. It passed by one vote. No one said anything. When I came out Tuesday for our first practice before the Super Bowl, he watched me closely. I received a copy of this book via the Amazon Vine reviewer program in exchange for a review. I was not required to write a positive review.
Nov 01, C Baker rated it liked it Shelves: The Miami Dolphin's perfect season in is also a look back at what professional football was about in the early 's - running the ball and defense. Bob Griese was a cerebral quarterback but he did not put up gaudy stats. In fact, most of the season Griese was on the sideline injured while a 37 year old Earl Morrall lead the team, or at least managed the game by handing off to Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, and Jim Kiick. Isn't it truly amazing that he Miami Dolphins went undefeated wit The Miami Dolphin's perfect season in is also a look back at what professional football was about in the early 's - running the ball and defense.
Isn't it truly amazing that he Miami Dolphins went undefeated with a backup quarterback at the helm most of the season? In today's NFL that would almost certainly be impossible. Griese's retelling of that team is an interesting inside look at historically one of the best teams in football. The only drawback to the book is that it really doesn't have a lot of new material in it.
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Much of these stories have been told in other places through various medium. Nevertheless it is still an entertaining look back a great team. There were a few key themes in the book that I found particularly interesting. First was the fact the running game with Larry Csonka smashing people and the No Name Defense lead by linebacker Nick Buoniconti were really the heart and soul of the team and the reason for the undefeated season?. Running the ball and defense wins championships. Where did that go in today's NFL? Unfortunately, for players like defensive tackle Manny Fernandez, who definitely should have been the MVP of Super Bowl VII and in the Hall of Fame, suffered because nobody really paid attention to the individuals and they didn't get as much public credit for their efforts as they deserved.
The middle linebacker position was already a glamour position because of players like Sam Huff and Dick Butkus so Buoniconti became the face of the defense. Second was team unity.
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Griese recounts that Marv Fleming, a tight end from Green Bay, came to the team and noticed the segregation between black and white players. There was not racial tension on the team, but that was alien to Fleming in Green Bay. He took charge of making sure the players integrated the locker room and to some degree their social lives, which likely helped team chemistry. In other places Griese talks about team unity and its importance to their accomplishments. A third theme is a reminder of just how crazy and brutal the game was in the 's even though players were not making all that much money at the time.
Getting out of hospital beds to go play in a game, playing with injuries that would keep some players today on the sideline for weeks, and the pain pills and other pills to get players though the game.
While Griese does not go into excruciating detail on this, he clearly acknowledges it. As mentioned earlier another very important point is just how vital it was to play together as a team. That is what makes championship football. Jim Kiick wasn't happy about getting demoted so Don Shula could get the speedier Mercury Morris on the field, but when he got his chances he made the most out of them. Along the way you'll hear:. Packed with behind-the-scenes drama and on-the-field excitement, Perfection is a book every football fan will want to read.
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By and large, though, you can tell the co author did most of the writing. Rick Shackelford rated it it was amazing Mar 18, Now, on the 40th anniversary of the Miami Dolphins' incredible championship season, Griese tells the behind-the-scenes story of the team both on and off the field as it achieved a feat no other team has ever succeeded in matching: He took charge of making sure the players integrated the locker room and to some degree their social lives, which likely helped team chemistry. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs.
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