Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Redskins, Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers:"With lockout over, Miami Dolphins’ Stephen Ross must deliver on promise"

Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Redskins, Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers:"With lockout over, Miami Dolphins’ Stephen Ross must deliver on promise"

The NFL has settled its unsettling labor dispute, and now we can finally look forward to a new football season. Awesome, right?

No doubt!

But before the Dolphins fan can dig the face paint out of the cabinet, get on the phone with the ticket office or order that TV package — before the ardent fan looks ahead to the 2011 season — you need to remember last season for a moment.

You need to remember January.

You need to go back because that’s when the sting was still fresh and your ire was still burning at just the right temperature. You weren’t ready to settle for just any kind of football then simply because it was, well, football.

You need to go back to January because the trip should give today’s joy and excitement about the coming football season some needed perspective.

Back then, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross told you he would deliver a winner. Promised it, practically. You need to remember that promise and hold him to it.

Ross told you what had happened during 2010, especially during a 1-7 home skid, was not going to repeat and that big changes were afoot.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/26/2330772/with-lockout-over-miami-dolphins.html