Friday Miami Dolphins Mailbag: Chubb/Phillips, Coaches, Byron Jones, and More

Part 1 of the pre-Packers game SI Fan Nation All Dolphins mailbag:

From Hebert Gutierrez Morales (via email):

Hi Alain, I hope everything is fine with you and you are enjoying these Holidays with your loving ones. Once I’ve heard Omar Kelly said when he covered the Dolphins that his job was easier when they win, because everybody is positive and the information flows better. But when the team loses, everything is harder, everybody is angry and he must deal with all the negativity (from the team and the fandom). And I know, as a fan, is better to read about the team when they win because when they lose, I don’t want to know anything until next game, but there are people who focus their anger versus the media and the team. BUT reading some of the questions of your readers, when the team wins, I think is also difficult because most of them think that we are going to win the Super Bowl and beating everyone else in the process, and also you must deal with annoying people that attack you because of your opinions. So, my question is, do you think there’s a team with a mature fandom? Or do these situations happen with every sports team around the world (not only NFL or USA)? And, talking about other sports teams from other countries, do you hear any possibility from Montreal to buy another franchise to return the Expos? Every time that I see, read or hear something about the Washington Nationals, something roar in my stomach, because I think, “They stole our team” Thank you again for your work and answers Alain.

Hey Hebert, it’s tough for me to answer a question about whether every team’s fan base is like that of the Dolphins because I’ve never covered another team, but based on what I see on social media and what colleagues have told me, yeah, it’s pretty much the same everywhere. There’s a lot of overreaction to every single, solitary team, which is good because it means fan really care but also bad because sometimes it’s just not rational. As for the Expos, there was some talk maybe a few years back, but it’s kind of quieted down lately and, to be honest, as a hardcore Expos fan growing up, I don’t want another team in Montreal if it’s going to be operated on the cheap.