For years no decades, the Miami Dolphins fight song heard after a home score has almost been wince-inducing, close to a mockery: “Cause, when you say Miami, you’re talkin’ Su-per Bowl!” Yeah, in the 1970s and maybe the ‘80s.
But this past week, Fins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa declared, “We’re not afraid to talk about Super Bowls here.”
Not afraid of putting it out there. Not afraid of jinxes, of setting the bar too high or getting hopes up. It was a breakthrough of sorts, a public statement of confidence.