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DOLPHINS WIN COIN FLIP WITH PANTHERS, PICK 8TH

While many people were getting ready for work or still sleeping on Friday morning at 7:30AM, the Dolphins and Panthers finally conducted the long awaited coin flip that decided who picked #8 and #9. The reason for the coin flip was because both the Dolphins and Panthers finished with the same record and the same strength of schedule. Since the Dolphins and Panthers are in different conferences, the division record and conference record tiebreakers does not apply to both team. The last tiebreaker is the old fashioned flipping of a coin.

There was no "calling it in the air" as the coin was specially made with one side having the Dolphins logo and the other side having the Panthers logo. If you wish to watch the video of the coin flip, click the link at the bottom of this story. Since the Dolphins won the toss, the franchise gets to keep the ceremonial coin. The flip of the coin not only decided what pick the Dolphins have in the first round, but also set in stone the picks the team has in the 2nd and 3rd round. Miami will pick 42nd overall in the 2nd round and 73rd in the 3rd round. The exact pick in rounds 4-7 will officially be determined when the league releases compensatory picks at the end of March. 

Dolphins/Panthers Coin Flip Video

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2012 DOLPHINS COACHING STAFF FINALIZED

On Friday, new head coach Joe Philbin made four hires and retained one former coach to complete his coaching staff for the 2012 season. Blue Adams, Charlie Bullen, Ben Johnson and Chris Mosley were added to the staff and running backs coach Jeff Nixon was retained.

With Philbin's staff now complete, the team is gearing up for the start of free agency in March and the NFL Draft in April. Click the link below to view the complete coaching staff of the 2012 Miami Dolphins.

2012 Miami Dolphins Coaching Staff

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The votes are in and we are proud to announce the winners of the 4th Annual FinHeaven Awards for the year 2011. Your winners for each category are as follows:

Best Overall Poster - ckparrothead

Rookie Of The Year - registeredguy

Best Political Forum Poster - Locke

Best College Sports Poster - BobDole

Depths Demi-God - X-Pacolypse

Best VIP Poster - NY8123

Best Other Sports Poster - PhinsPhan11

Lounge Rat - Bumpus

Best Draft Forum Poster - ckparrothead

Ladies Lounge Poster - dreday

Thread Of The Year - "The Official You gotta Suck to get Luck Superthread" by mandal24

Best Non-Dolphins Fan Poster - BillsFanInPeace

Most Comedic Poster - Vaark

Debbie Downer - dlockz

Glass Half Full - Nublar7

Most Controversial - WVdolphan

Most Artistic/Creative - Disturbedshifty

News Hound - Nublar7

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In addition to the free VIP subscription, each member will receive a badge to go with your account so you can show off your award. A special thanks to DisturbedShifty for designing this year's badges.

Thank you to all the members who nominated and voted during the award selection process.

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