Dolphin fans tend to gravitate to the White stars. This goes way back to the Larry Czonka days. In the 80s, you'd see Marino, Offerdahl maybe a lone Duper or Clayton jersey.
In the 90s, it was Marino and then Zach Thomas. Zach was THE Dolphin fan favorite from about '98 to about the time they cut him. Perhaps Jason Taylor a 2nd. Fans always liked Taylor as well. They still do. Ricky Williams then became a fan favorite, yet his particularities alienated many fans and also the team. Even the brothas are not all that loyal to him (it is well known that Ricky generally prefers the company of White people).
During the dark days of the post Saban era, Greg Camarillo became the dark horse fan favorite. The team sucked and Ricky Williams was off smoking weed and doing yoga. Zach was mostly injured and Jason Taylor was getting neutralized double teamed all the time and the rest of the team truly sucked. No one on defense was worth a damn and this pissed Taylor off. And the offense was even worse!
Taylor goes to the Blackskins for a year, Thomas is out to pasture in Dallas and Pennington comes in. A solid turn around and now Pennington is the team leader. Although DWFs still have doubts due to his 'noodle arm'. The wild cat is all the rage.
Taylor comes back to round out a solid and very productive career, his brother in law gets cut by KC, Greg Caramillo is back from knee surgery and Brian Hartline is the pre-season WR star.
And Ricky Williams is back and looks to be in solid form.
Although the fans here seemed to have fallen for Hartline. They can't stand the p***Y Ginn.
Dolphin fans have always rooted for their (few) White players and perhaps the true capable black stars.
Sumos, black weaklings and thugs are really not popular here.
This may be surprising to many given the enormous multiculti garbage that resides in S. FL but it is true. The backbone of the Dolphins fan base has always been their Anglo working class fans, along with the black disliking Cuban population.
Things are so far gone here, that White fans have some unconscious connection to the (few) White players and perhaps those that give true effort and dedication.
Loud mouth gifted black (fake) affletes may be coach favorites, but the fans can't stand them.
This is the Dolphins in a nutshell.
