To himself. See lots of people don't just have one motivation. They can make a decision based on one or a combo of a few, but since we're all creatures with many different aspects about us, there are different things inside us pulling us one way or the other. Not about everything, but on some things. Some like to call it the duality of man or maybe even a plurality. He went with the money, but something is nagging on him. Else why make such a statement? Colledge said it the right way when he got here, but Dansby did it the wrong way. Not so horrible mind you, but it comes off as a little weird given the context.
He went for the money, but trying to elevate a 1-2 team that went 6-10 last season and down from 7-9 his first year there to being better in talent to a 2008 superbowl team is pretty hilarious. They finished pretty strong last season, as they started 0-7, and then finished 6-3 themselves last year. Maybe it's also a combo of him feeling the Dolphins didn't get the hype of adding that 6-3 record to finish the year added on to their game totals from this year at the start of the season like all the pundits were doing for us.
He did try to say defensively. But that again goes, well, the defense isn't what got the 2008 team to the Superbowl. It had it's moments, but it wasn't anything like what we've seen in the last 10 games here. I'm pretty sure most NFL defensive players would love to play on a team with a great defense. I wouldn't be surprised amongst the league that players are starting to think that way about the Cards defense right now. Still early, but trending that way.
It's his way of covering for his ego imo. Talk about how the team is better than the 08 cardinals and suddenly taking the money and running doesn't seem so bad. How if he would've stayed he could have been on this Ray Horton defense people are talking about, and that we'd be even better. A team he already went to a superbowl with and is currently 3-0, including beating a team that he still hasn't beaten as a member of the Dolphins.
The scores of the four meetings of Dansby's supposedly great Miami Defense versus Tom Brady and the Patriots. Only the most recent game was close and while I don't remember the specifics, at week 16, the Patriots might have been resting some players. Regardless that great defense gave up 27 as the lowest in four tries.
2010
14-41
7-38 @ NE
2011
24-38
24-27 @ NE
I say imo he's overcompensating and while he probably doesn't want the Cardinals to do bad, he probably wishes that we both do good, except this Sunday. His Miami team can't say that they're doing good. If they win, maybe he can claim it. If we win, it'll be another indication he made the wrong choice. Right now they probably have put a lot of stock of their season based on Tannehill, and if we shred him like the other QB's, it'll be very demoralizing for that team imo.
Well here's to hoping we're 4-0 come Sunday evening.
