The man who coached the Dolphins to two Super Bowl victories in what feels like a lifetime ago is on the phone now, sounding every bit as ebullient about these playoff-bound Dolphins as any success-starved Dolphins fan might.
"I am so happy and proud of them the way they've turned things around," Don Shula said. "I like the coach a lot."
Meanwhile, the man who succeeded Shula after winning two Super Bowls in Dallas is also on the phone (not at the same time, of course) and also sounds genuinely delighted about Miami's turnaround.
"I am pulling for the Dolphins _ I pull for teams where I have friends," Jimmy Johnson said from his home in the Florida Keys.
Here's what the two most successful NFL coaches in Dolphins history had to say as the Dolphins approach their first playoff game since 2008:
