I'm not, might take a while for Ireland to find work back in a front office, no one really likes him. RT @McClain_on_NFL: Texans hired Brian Gaine as director of pro scouting. Seeing as how badly the hiring process played out, would you have rather hired Gaine and let his fate be tied to Philbin in a playoffs or bust season or are you content with Hickey?
Don't really think it matters what I might prefer, Steven Ross has made that decision for me. At this point, I'm happy for Gaine and ready to move on....what happens with Hickey is yet to be determined. When/if the time comes, I'll complain about that...
I would have much rather Gaine been the hire over Hickey. As much as I was all about wiping away all remnants of Ireland, I'd rather keep a young guy like Gaine than someone like Hickey whose own team didn't interview him for their GM vacancy. It would also be much easier to cut ties with someone like Gaine if 2014 goes poorly. Hickey is likely to get at least 2 years and if Philbin ends up getting canned after 2014 here we go again with forcing lame duck candidates on the applicant pool. Ross is a dummy.
I think I heard someone say he wanted to start his own consultancy business.He managed to convince Ross he was worth losing Harbaugh so he may convince others to hire his services. He has natural charm .
No? How often do you see GMs get second chances or get hired again right away? I'm not sure what the point of this is. He's gone and fired, and the "worst GM EVER" act just makes you look like you have no idea what you're talking about.
Well he was compared to Millen in league circles, but that's beside the point. I was just informing you guys that Gaine found work and wanted to see if you would have rather he got the GM job over Hickey.
I would have preferred Gaine for the same reason Blitz stated. The Hickey hire is already a media disaster, and I would not be surprised if he becomes the center of controversy for this organization over the next two years.
There's no way in hell that Ireland's professional merits got compared to Matt Millen by someone whom is a qualified professional in league circles.
I think the problem with Ireland is that he's an *******. He does have some skill judging talent on the defensive side of the ball but he sucks on offense.
Gaine is good at his job, it is not surprise he was hired quickly. However, a .500 record, more or less, should never be supported, Gaine was not the problem, when one pulls out the broom then sweep with it.
oh well all know Jeffy's never running a team again, not even in the Arena League. but a GM who's let go can land another front office gig rather quickly if he's well respected around the league, like AJ Smith after San Diego let him go. Rod Graves and Tom Heckert were fired then found work months later after the draft, we'll see if anyone hires Ireland this offseason, I doubt it.
Well this is where Ireland's long running show of being an abrasive a--hat who thought he was smarter than any other GM will pay off for him. There's an old saying about flies, honey and vinegar that 10 year old Jeffy should have listened to when Mrs Ireland was talking.
This; and we'll also learn how true the reports were of other teams' front offices wondering aloud how this guy still had a job with Miami. If no one hires him for a desk job, it'll support those accounts of the situation. But I suspect that Parcells will make a call or two on Jeffy's behalf and he'll be hired as a scout sometime after the draft, if only to make good on a chit from Parcells. The good ol' boy network is strong with this one's former mentor.
Jeff was a couple of grades ahead of LBsWorst in school. The big bad bully Jeff used to steal LB's lunch money and give him atomic wedgies.
Ireland is still getting paid. He does not need to look for work. He may never be a GM for all we know but he's not out looking while Ross is still paying. Signed: Bill Parcells.
Except over the last couple of years it seems there was some tension between Ireland & fatass. Several times on ESPN Parcells has seemed to have said certain things were not his decision & clearly pointed the finger in Ireland's direction.
Yeah, Parcells was not happy with how Ireland dealt with Sparano during the Harbaugh courting. Parcells is the king of CYA so now that Ireland is no longer in his good graces, he'll be more than willing to let Irish take the heat for their bad decisions. Ireland will get another front office job. Just not this year. He's making GM money without the responsibility. Probably could use a vacation after 5 seasons in Miami.
Joking aside and just making an assumption, I would assume Jeff takes time off from football, he has had a bigger challenge than football his whole life raising his twin daughters. My guess is he focuses on family more and then he tests to see if he has a market for himself out there. When you're a GM you are a full time employee, meaning his family has to live in South Florida. I doubt he is willing to take on any challenge and uproot his family considering the circumstances, it would have to be the perfect situation. So he has a year to figure out where he will get a salary from.
Hickey is much more experienced than Gaine. I would rather go with Hickey. I hope he doesn't prove me wrong.
