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papz · 06-27-2005, 12:47 AM

Don Shula rips Jimmy Johnson

EX- coach on ex-coach
By Alex Marvez
Sun-Sentinel

Don Shula recently lambasted Jimmy Johnson for trampling on the franchise's history upon replacing him as coach in 1996.

"One of the first things that he said at the opening banquet was that he doesn't care what they've done here in the past. All he's interested in is the future," Shula said last week on Fox Sports Radio.

"Our fans are so proud of the accomplishments of the Dolphins starting in 1970 and the perfect season and back-to-back Super Bowls. ... And then Johnson wants to throw all that [away] and just talk about his own accomplish-ments, and they turned out to be non-accomplishments."

Shula praised Saban for the way he is handling the Dolphins' legacy as the franchise enters its 40th season.

Said Shula: "Green Bay is pretty proud of [its] history. The Bears are proud of their history. The Giants are proud of their history.

"We have more to be proud of than any of them. And Nick Saban, I think, has embraced that."

06-27-2005, 12:47 AM	#1
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,768	Interesting article... Don Shula rips Jimmy Johnson EX- coach on ex-coach By Alex Marvez Sun-Sentinel Don Shula recently lambasted Jimmy Johnson for trampling on the franchise's history upon replacing him as coach in 1996. "One of the first things that he said at the opening banquet was that he doesn't care what they've done here in the past. All he's interested in is the future," Shula said last week on Fox Sports Radio. "Our fans are so proud of the accomplishments of the Dolphins starting in 1970 and the perfect season and back-to-back Super Bowls. ... And then Johnson wants to throw all that [away] and just talk about his own accomplish-ments, and they turned out to be non-accomplishments." Shula praised Saban for the way he is handling the Dolphins' legacy as the franchise enters its 40th season. Said Shula: "Green Bay is pretty proud of [its] history. The Bears are proud of their history. The Giants are proud of their history. "We have more to be proud of than any of them. And Nick Saban, I think, has embraced that."