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Sports Buzz: Ray Farmer the early favorite for GM position

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by jim1, Jan 18, 2014.

  1. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    Having interviewed seven candidates for their general manager job, the Dolphins are now in the process of cutting that list to two or three. Browns assistant general manager Ray Farmer will be one of the finalists, NFL Network reported tonight. Farmer impressed the Dolphins during his interview and Carl Peterson, who is advising Stephen Ross on the search, is a big fan of Farmer’s work, having worked with him in Kansas City. CBS' Jason LaCanfora says Farmer "will probably be the guy hired."

    Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...s-heat-and-broadcast-notes.html#storylink=cpy
     
  2. LiferYank

    LiferYank New Member

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    Really prefer Xander... Damn you yet again Carl Peterson.
     
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  3. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    you don´t even spell his name right....
     
  4. LiferYank

    LiferYank New Member

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    Good for you! Did you get the point of my post? or did the misspelling confuse you? Want a cookie for pointing it out? XanderS is that better? I capped the S at the end just to make you happy.
     
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  5. Alex13

    Alex13 Tua Time !!! Club Member

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    you don´t like farmer over Xanders....looks like you invested a lot of time why you like him over the others....
     
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  6. LiferYank

    LiferYank New Member

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    I wasnt aware i had to spell out my every thought everytime i post. There are what 10 threads on the GM search? Pretty sure everything that could have been said has been said already. Also you might want to look up the word prefer it doesnt mean doesnt like...
     
  7. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    Farming the Browns (see what I did there?) again worries the hell out of me. Why is it whenever we are the worst at something, we look to replace that worst with someone from a worse franchise? I don't know anything about Farmer I just hope to hell he's not Brian Daboll 2.0.
     
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  8. PhinGeneral

    PhinGeneral PC Texas A&M, Bro Club Member

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    Farmer isn't my first choice, but he's very well regarded around the league. There are some questions as he's been mostly responsible for Pro personnel and not so much college, but the potential is there to be a very good General Manager.

    Browns should promote Ray Farmer, not let him leave
     
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  9. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    Comparing an oc to a gm aside, no one we are interviewing is coming from a "winner"
     
  10. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    If you hang with chickens you will cluck. If you hang with Eagles you will fly.
     
  11. pumpdogs

    pumpdogs Well-Known Member

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    Sure doesn't sound like a bad choice to me.
     
  12. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Thanks for putting that part in the post so I don't waste time clicking the link.
     
  13. LBsFinest

    LBsFinest Banned

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    So many great candidates out there that we didn't interview.
     
  14. Sceeto

    Sceeto Well-Known Member

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    Thanks bro. Make me feel a little better, but who knows? We'll see. It is a good piece. :up:
     
  15. bigbry

    bigbry Huge Member

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    If you hang with someone high on Oxycontin you will believe you are profound too.
     
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  16. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    Anything that keeps you away is just dandy.
     
  17. FinNasty

    FinNasty Alabama don’t want this... Staff Member Club Member

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    Well, this was his first year with the Browns. Part of the FO who got a 1st rounder for Trent Richardson, lol. Before this past year, he was on the Chiefs putting together the talent on that roster.
     
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  18. Sumlit

    Sumlit Well-Known Member

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    If La Canfora says it, then we can go ahead and eliminate Farmer from the pool of finalists.
     
  19. xphinfanx

    xphinfanx Stay strong my friends.

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    Nice stab at us from Wooten.
     
  20. MikeHoncho

    MikeHoncho -=| Censored |=-

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    Herald reporting Farmer a favorite; likely will not be hired.
     
  21. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    That's not even true anymore though. That issue was dealt with at the beginning of the search.
     
  22. 77FinFan

    77FinFan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Yeah, not a fan of his. What a freaking ego on that man.
     
  23. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    Oh, you mean putting the talent together for the Chiefs team that went 2-14? Kidding. Kind of. I don't know. It was a good score for Farmer if he was the main force in getting that first for Richardson. I liked that move before he turned out to be a colossal bust for the Colts.
     
  24. Da 'Fins

    Da 'Fins Season Ticket Holder Staff Member Club Member

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    Well regarded by whom? Specifically …

    And, what do we see from the franchises he's been with that have been really successful?

    I'd rather have Licht - if he still wants his name in the pot and hasn't dropped out - because of the depth of his experience with great organizations that have put together talented teams.
     
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  25. Aquafin

    Aquafin New Member

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    Why cant we get rid of Peterson ? why doesn't Ross find another confident or guru to lean on ? I sure do miss Wayne H. he was a classy and we respected owner.
     
  26. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    Who was Wayne relying on for advice when he hired Wannstedt and Cam Cameron? Unfortunately JJ as per Wanny, for Cameron I don't remember.
     
  27. FinNasty

    FinNasty Alabama don’t want this... Staff Member Club Member

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    Well, that 2-14 team had 6 pro bowlers that year regardless of their record. Had some good talent...

    Get some solid coaching and solid QB play... and they're in the playoffs with double digit wins...
     
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  28. FinNasty

    FinNasty Alabama don’t want this... Staff Member Club Member

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    Do you remember the bums WayneH hired? lol
     
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  29. KB21

    KB21 Almost Never Wrong Club Member

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    Huh. Funny. Neither did the Buccaneers.....probably because none of them are interested in leaving their current jobs right now. You know, considering the fact that Tom Gamble left San Francisco to go to Philadelphia to be with his father, who is now on hospice care. You know, considering that Eric DeCosta does not ever interview when teams request to interview him. You know, considering the fact that Scot McCloughan almost lost his family because he let the GM job with the 49ers consume him and now prefers to be with his family and work from his home as a senior personnel executive rather than working in Seattle.

    Let's ignore those facts and continue to perpetuate this myth that no one wants this job and that the people who are being interviewed are not qualified. Let's ignore the fact that everybody the Dolphins have interviewed have had interviews in the past for GM jobs with the exception of Dennis Hickey. Let's ignore the fact that Ray Farmer, Lake Dawson, and Jason Licht have been finalists for other jobs over the past two years, that Omar Khan and Brian Gaine have had several interviews for GM spots over the past two years, and that Brian Xanders has actually been a GM.
     
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  30. NyPhinfan

    NyPhinfan Season Ticket Holder

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    Its easier for some people to perpetuate the story about noone wanting to come here...easier to say that we cant get good people to give interviews....easier to try and slam Ross, Philbin and Aponte. Makes it all easier. Tell me where all these other GMs who has not interviewed with us...then went on and interviewed with another team? If they turned us down...it has to be because we are terrible and dysfunctional...cant possibly be for any other reason. I swear I thought the articles in the papers and some of the posts on here were terrible when Ireland was here. Seemed to have really become worse and alot more pointed AGENDA wise.
    We kill the team for interviewing someone and then kill them for not signing them...we kill them for not asking a candidate to come in...and then kill them for bringing that same person in. Its become a bashfest around here NO MATTER WHAT DECISIONS ARE MADE
     
  31. KB21

    KB21 Almost Never Wrong Club Member

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    The majority of the fans can't think for themselves. They have bought the narrative that guys like Armando is selling, but they refuse to listen to a guy like Jeff Darlington, who is much more reputable, on the same subject.
     
  32. Triggercut

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    Ireland was the Dolphins pariah for years. Now that he is gone, all the pent up frustration from these messageboard personalities is looking for something to focus on. There isn't one stand out figure to hate on, so it changes. Ross at times, Aponte, Philbin... or simply the process of hiring a GM. It is all manufactured by a depraved psyche that has a bent from their own unfulfilled desires. Inevitably there will be a single locus that will satisfy their irrational discontent.
     
  33. finserg

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    He was probably a school teacher that no one learned from :tongue2:
     
  34. 54Fins

    54Fins "In Gase we trust"

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    early favorite= beggers can't be choosers

    Let's just wish/ pray and hope it's the right decision when the choice is made.
     
  35. Claymore95

    Claymore95 Working on it... Club Member

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    Fire ______ now!
     
  36. KB21

    KB21 Almost Never Wrong Club Member

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    What's funny is that some are trying to say that Carl Peterson is going to advise Ross to hire someone that he is connected with, and the media is drawing the connection to Ray Farmer since they worked together. The fact is, you can probably draw an indirect connection from Carl Peterson to every candidate on the list.

    For example, Tom Gamble who chose not to leave Philadelphia. Did you know that Carl Peterson and Tom's dad Harry Gamble worked together in Philadelphia for 2 years and are friends?

    Did you know that Omar Khan got his professional start under Bill Kuharich in New Orleans....the same Bill Kuharich that worked with Carl Peterson in both Philadelphia and Kansas City?
     
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  37. Rocky Raccoon

    Rocky Raccoon Greasepaint Ghost Staff Member

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    What is everyone's issue with Brian Daboll? Seriously. After a rough start our offense was pretty good in 2011 and he's now coaching the Pats. Why is he looked at as some bum?
     
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  38. KB21

    KB21 Almost Never Wrong Club Member

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    He's like every coordinator that doesn't have a quality quarterback to work with. With Daboll as the coordinator, the Dolphins offense went from averaging 17.2 PPG under Chad Henne to 21.7 PPG with Matt Moore at quarterback.
     
  39. jim1

    jim1 New Member

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    This is idiotic. Finally getting rid of Ireland was the best, the most desired outcome in terms of a single firing, but you've had your eyes closed if you can't see why eyebrows were raised and for some stomachs were turned as to some of the actions of Philbin the weak and manipulated and Aponte the conniving and power hungry. Cries of sexism are bs, your "depraved psyche" nonsense is bs- this Dolphins season was one for the ages in terms of drama and dysfunction- what right do you have to insult posters who would have preferred the team to clean house? You take the easy route- critics of Aponte are sexist, critics of Aponte and Philbin must have depraved psyches and need some where else to cast their pent up venom- what a load of crap. This season was in some ways a joke as per the coaching and front office, from Philbin being far less than the ideal strong team leader that he's supposed to be, to Sherman's awful play calling, the Ireland "who, me?" stance as to the Martin/Incognito issue and his lousy drafting, Aponte trying just about everything possible to consolidate power in her Machiavellian way, including leading the emasculated Philbin around like a puppy dog and becoming his shadow while she ratted out her GM and kissed the owner's hiney as she bummed rides on his private jet to kiss butt and get some quality alone time to scheme... etc, etc, etc.

    If Dawn Aponte helped to get rid of Ireland- I'm grateful for that. If she did a good job managing the cap- I'm grateful for that. As to the other nonsense, bs, infighting and back stabbing- no thank you to all of that. Question- is there another capologist in the NFL who has requested to report directly to the team's owner so she can bypass the GM? What does she know about actual football and assessing talent? How many players, agents and Dolphins employees has she rubbed the wrong way? These are things that I'd like to know.

    We all have our opinions, and you are of course entitled to yours. But if you can, try to refrain from being so stupid that you can judge others and the situation in the context of criticism directed towards Aponte being derived from some level of sexism, because that is a load of crap.
     
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  40. Rocky Raccoon

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    Yeah I remember once Moore took over our offense was pretty good. We scored over 30 points like 4 times that season.
     

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