I respect him a lot, he's one of my favorite players, he totally deserved to win the big one, but what do you people think made him struggle to win a Super Bowl?
2007-02-24 19:53:51 · 23 answers · asked by introvertedguy06 6 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
NO RUNNING GAME
NO DEFENSE
THEY DIDN'T BUILD A SOLID TEAM AROUND HIM.
2007-03-04 08:56:47 · answer #1 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FATE is the best way to describe it.
It wasn't meant to be for Marino and the many other past, present and future pro QBs that haven't and will never win a Super Bowl; no matter what we think of them.
EVERYTHING has to come together at the same time; no matter how good a QB is.
Tom Brady? Get real.
Adam Venitieri was the REAL MVP of those three NE Super Bowl victories.
Somewhere in space and time, Marino has won a Super Bowl.
2007-02-25 00:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even though quarterback is the most important position on a team, no team can with with just a passing game. Dolphins had a real good team in Marino's rookie year, but they ran into San Francisco that was loaded and hitting on all cylinders. Plus the game in essence was a 49'er home game played at Stanford.
During most of Marino's career, the NFC had the powerhouses. Miami was a contender in the AFC playoffs, but their defense was getting exposed. Lack of running game also meant their defense was on the field more than they should have been.
Both Fouts and Marino were very good quarterbacks, but each seemed to only have one season to win it all, but their teams fell short.
2007-02-24 23:48:06 · answer #3 · answered by steve p 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, quarterbacks don't win super bowls.
Teams win super bowls.
During the Marino era, they made it to one Super Bowl in 1985 and were beaten handily by the mighty 49ers of the 80s.
Marino was just on teams over the years that weren't good enough to be champions, don't lay it all on Marino.
He led them to the playoffs a number of times, but Super Bowls are won with defense and special teams as well as offense.
A good team can take an average qb to the super bowl and win, its been proven.
2007-02-25 00:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by Mr R 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same reason Drew Bledsoe will never win a Super Bowl...and the reason Peyton Manning took so long to win ONE...You need more than a hot shot QB with 4000 yards passing to win...The Patriots are the exception to the rule...The best coach and QB in the league, a mediocre running game, no wide receivers, good O and D lines, shaky secondary, with the exception of Asante Samuel, pretty good special teams...but they play as a team...No superstars except Tom Brady...the best QB in the league, he is a team player...nothing selfish about him...
2007-02-24 20:50:01 · answer #5 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Offense wins game, defense wins championships" sums it up well.
Miami did not have a good enough 'D'. Their games were shootouts. A team can't win that way against a solid defense. Look at the '79 - '82 Chargers. Fouts and Co. couldn't get it done because of their suspect defense.
Additionally, name one of the RBs he had behind Marino. There's another problem. Anemic running game. That offense was great for him to toss alot of TDs, but to expect to win in the playoffs without a hard-nosed RB? Not gonna' happen.
2007-02-25 01:24:36 · answer #6 · answered by Michael 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason is that he had no running game to speak of. That's why he broke and rewrote so many records. It's because he had nobody around him. You can't win a Super Bowl solely on one player alone.
Sorry, man, but as good as he was, I don't respect him anymore. He's so arrogant now. He won't do anything unless there's money in it.
2007-02-25 02:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by Darius 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i might positioned Dan Marino on the right of my checklist. As for different quarterbacks, Jim Kelly became rather solid, and can have had a hoop if no longer for "huge spectacular". Fran Tarkenton additionally became a large QB, who like Kelly additionally performed in dissimilar large Bowls yet got here up short. i will additionally checklist a pair of hall of recognition gamers from a similar group, whose careers have been decrease short with the aid of injury: Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers.
2016-11-25 22:02:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lot's of great QB's never won a Super Bowl. Just takes a lot of luck and timing. He made it to one early in his career and lost..then never even made it back to one!
2007-03-04 14:34:21 · answer #9 · answered by Lefty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Him, Jim Kelly, Dan Fouts. there's a few of them that were good or excellent QB's and never had a good or complete starting cast to get them over the hum and win the Big One.
2007-02-24 23:34:26 · answer #10 · answered by Tough Love 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not that good of teams to support him. He wasn't as willing to use the run game either. Problem people knew they would pass 75% of the time or so. So less committed to the run risk. That hurt. Anyway he only made it to one Superbowl and that was in his 2nd year.
2007-02-24 20:06:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋