Found December 06, 2011 on Rant Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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If you’ve been following the 2011 edition of the Miami Dolphins, you know that they are a prideful bunch.  Some close to the team even suggest that there is an arrogance around this Dolphins team….the players call it ‘swag’ (short for swagger).  There is plenty of it to go around.  However, someone in the Dolphins PR department needs to have a discussion with the Dolphins players, because some of the quotes that have been coming out of Miami, are ridiculous. Take our headline for example.  Kevin Burnett, who’s been playing like a monster of late, said the following after the Dolphins win over the Raiders: “Its not so much about how you start, it’s about how you finish”.  Really Kevin?  It’s not so much about how you start?  Maybe that’s the case when you start 3-3 and rattle off 10 straight wins to win your division.  BUT, when you start 0-7 and sabotage your city’s playoff hopes BEFORE Halloween, it is about how you ...
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