"Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction"
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The phrasing also sidesteps the landmine of specifics. He doesn’t say the Dolphins are good, or that they’ll win, or that the rebuild is ahead of schedule. He says “headed,” a word that asks for patience and converts present frustration into future momentum. Direction is a lower bar than success, and in pro football, where owners change plans and rosters churn, direction is what fans cling to when trophies aren’t available.
Shula’s context matters: he wasn’t just another coach offering sunny PR; he was Miami’s institutional memory, a figure whose credibility could launder uncertainty into belief. That’s the subtext: trust me, I know what progress looks like. It’s motivational rhetoric disguised as a casual observation, designed to keep the emotional contract intact between team and city while the scoreboard catches up.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Shula, Don. (2026, January 17). Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/anybody-thats-a-dolphins-fan-feels-theyre-headed-47065/
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Shula, Don. "Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/anybody-thats-a-dolphins-fan-feels-theyre-headed-47065/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/anybody-thats-a-dolphins-fan-feels-theyre-headed-47065/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.






