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This roster is built to win now. Ideally, you'd do what the Rams did when they traded Goff for Stafford. Unfortunately there's not a Stafford...

This might be true but just a reminder that LaCanfora isn't a reliable reporter. He's got a long history of making stuff up, especially when it...

Rizzi probably heading to Green Bay.

Moore is a free agent. By all accounts Miami has no interest in bringing him back.

Suh is a great player. That being said, there's not a non-QB in the league worth $26.1 million cap hit. And definitely not a defensive tackle.

Bye Jarvis. Solid receiver. Not worth elite money when most of your routes are within 6 yards of the LOS.

Deon Lacy cut, per Barry Jackson.

This offseason just keeps getting better.

Most Denver fans don't think they would match. They gave him an incredibly low tender.

From Barry Jackson: ### Pro Football Focus rated Williams' 2015 performance 93rd among 110 qualifying edge defenders. Despite the dearth of...

https://twitter.com/SI_DougFarrar/status/704709039683293184

I like Matthews but is it the smartest allocation of resources? Lotta holes on this team, and with Parker/Landry/Stills the position is in pretty...

Sparano too. The Ravens and their genius front office preferred him over John Harbaugh.

No one knows how any of these first time coaches will perform. It's all opinion. Just hope for the best. You'd think by the law of averages...

Joseph was certainly a hot commodity. Don't pretend to know how he will turn out but can't bag on Gase for getting his man.

Stokes came from Tampa with Hickey. Guessing he's a glorified paper pusher now.

Campbell won't return, per Rapoport on Twitter. https://twitter.com/rapsheet/status/686930839683239937

I'm definitely not a zombie but LaCanfora has proven to be a totally unreliable reporter. Take what he says with a huge grain of salt. In...

Yeah, it was almost like he was an actor playing a head coach. Totally inept.

Is there a coach on the market who deserves to be able to hand pick their own personnel guy? I don't see one.

Worked with Parcells in Dallas then Rex and Tannenbaum with the Jets. So yeah.

Quick look at his Wiki page indicates Tannenbomb/Jets connection. Oh joy.

Anthony who?

Lake Dawson, who also turned down the GM job, was fired by the Titans last year.

Base defenses are basically nickel these days. Gimme an edge rusher, a corner who can play outside, better defensive tackle depth and another...

If we went the college route would rather go with David Shaw, but I doubt he would leave Stanford for this clown show.

The biggest news in this report is that Tannenbomb will be the point man in the search, confirming he will return. My thought is it doesn't...

Really? The FA's weren't bad? Giving Suh a huge contract doesn't look great. Didn't address the O-Line or the secondary. Used a 2nd on a luxury...

The GM is irrelevant because Tannenbomb is the one making all the decisions.

I think where he lives is overblown. He obviously cares and obviously spends enough money. The issue is he's surrounded himself with the wrong...

I like Dan but he's not ready to be a head coach. Time to bring in an entire new staff.

Should be noted the Giants have one of the worst defenses in football. And yet Tannehill averaged an atrocious 5.8 YPA.

Bad pass rush combined with bad secondary play is not a recipe for success.

Are we sure Cole didn't eat Sean Payton?

As if McDaniels would take the job anyway. He's waiting for the perfect situation before he takes another HC job. Gase is the obvious answer but...

We could've done all this last offseason and hired Jim Harbaugh. But nope. Ross would prefer his college team is in better shape than his pro...

Maybe the problem is the QB.

Kind of telling that Hickey wasn't consulted at all about this move.

The real surprise here is that Ross didn't give him a contract extension.

Nope.

I'll trust the All-Pro over the defensive coordinator we all know is incompetent. And as Jeff Darlington notes, Ross adores Suh. This is probably...

I'd go get a corner with the next pick. I'm not comfortable with Jamar Taylor, Will Davis and Zack Bowman opposite Grimes. (McCain best suited as...

Jordan, Wallace, Wheeler, Ellerbe. 2013 offseason was a disaster of epic proportions and didn't need to happen That's all on Ross for retaining...

Good for Clay. He's come a long way from the days where he was unable to beat out Anthony Fasano. Not worth anywhere close to that contract.

According to PFT, there's little to no market for Crabtree. If we do sign him I hope it's a cheap 1 year deal.

Adios.

There's no defending Tannebaum's tenure with the Jets, especially at the end. That being said, I don't view him as incompetent as someone like...

All that projected cap space is due in large part to Tannehill, Vernon, Pouncey, and Miller not having contracts on the books in 2016. You hand...

Wallace, Wake and Ellerbe cap hits for 2016 account for over $31 million. Not to mention another $8.25M from Jones if necessary. Extending...

Yeah, Suh would be crazy to leave that perennial powerhouse in Detroit. LOL so hard at the Lions butthurt.

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The total value is irrelevant. Gotta see how much is guaranteed and the way it's structured.

Football is a team game. But if you must ask, Detroit won 11 games last year and had the #1 rush defense according to DVOA. A lot of that was...

Clayton also said we were the favorite to sign Peyton. I'm tempering my expectations because, well, that's what you do when you're a fan of this...

Suh could be the best free agent since Reggie White. Of course you go for it.

He's getting the Raiders job most likely.

I was laying in bed sick, refreshing Twitter on my phone. The thing I remember most is it wasn't broken by a reporter. The team account broke the...

AbramsonPBP To clarify I'm told that the Mike Tannenbaum hire is an indictment on Dennis Hickey as GM. Obviously team isn't fully confident in...

Meanwhile, Washington just hired Scot McCloughan. Unreal.

What a freaking joke. We might be the biggest laughingstock in the league.

I feel a repeat of 2004 coming. Wheels totally come off on a coach who should've been fired the year before. The only difference being Philbin...

They fired Ray Rhodes after one season. They fired Mike Sherman after he made the playoffs 4 out of 6 years and averaged 10 wins a season his...

Logic and Steve Ross don't often collide in the same sentence. This is the same guy who wanted to replace Ireland but keep him in the...

I wonder if Chargers fans who complained every year they retained Norv Turner were labeled drama queens. But I suppose this situation is different...

The consensus last year was Ireland needed to go. Honestly, this reminds of Sparano's lame duck year. Everyone knew his time was up and he...

AbramsonPBP #Dolphins: Philbin's coaching staff is expected to return as well, I'm told.

I like how Ross said in his postgame interview that he's happy with Philbin despite it being "doubtful" they would make the playoffs. Totally...

Jimmy's heart was in it in the beginning. Saban's heart was in it until he realized he picked the wrong QB. Parcells was a PR hire. He was on his...

He hasn't shown he can close yet. The biggest issue with Harbaugh is getting him to leave the Bay Area. Albert Breer noted that while Harbaugh...

Philbin hired Lazor. Handed him total autonomy over the offense. If you think Lazor sucks, what does it say about the guy who hired him?

Three straight seasons without a playoff berth is usually a death sentence for a coach but anything is possible with this franchise.

Why do you say that? Because of Ross? The Dolphins job is still a good job, as long as you're willing to give that person the amount of power...

I'm sorry but I can't put it all on Lazor. Tannehill just isn't playing well. I don't know how you can watch the tape and come to any other...

Joe might have given up on this game but nobody does a bed check as well as he does.

The league has made the kickoff return virtually obsolete with all the new rules, so leave it to the Dolphins to give up a 102 yard return.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Most of my memories involve stuff off the field. I remember heading to a pickup basketball game on the night Jimmy quit (before Huizenga talked...

The line about being the Knicks of the NFL is spot on, though this one was kind of subpar for the series. I think Drew is losing steam.

Lets hope Philbin and the coaching staff can actually develop some of these guys.

There goes Murray and McCarron.

Mando says we are looking for a QB now.

Stick a fork in Egnew.

Corner depth chart: Brent Grimes Cortland Finnegan Jamar Taylor Will Davis Walt Aikens Lots of competition at camp.

Good pick. Should be a lot of competition at corner in camp.

Seastrunk, please.

Hickey said James was the best player available on their board. Come back, Jeff!

@ArmandoSalguero Hickey says Dolphins got a couple of calls for their pick but decided to stay. "Always targetting Ja'Wuan at our pick." Wow.

And how much of that money is going to Miami-Dade and Miami Gardens? (It's a honest question because I'm not entirely familiar with the geography...

Not all of which trickles down to the local economy, nor are all the costs factored in. I live in New York and it was recently revealed that $5M...

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/66544296/

There is plenty of data and studies available that show cities benefiting from stadiums is just not true. In most cases it's nothing more than a...

I guess I don't see how the area benefits much from the stadium outside of the property taxes. And the same could be said for Ross and the...

$4M in property taxes over a 30 year lease is $120M. Assuming there are six Super Bowls in that time (which seems unlikely given that the stadium...

I wouldn't have a problem with it. Someone mentioned moving the team to Palm Beach and I'm surprised we haven't heard more talk about it. The...

The costs would outweigh the revenue, as always happens with these things.

They're not arguing. It's a verifiable fact. Sun Life is the city's top property tax payer. Why is it surprising they would rely on it?

Oh really? And how many police officers and other public employees will get laid off because of the $4M hole in the budget?

From the Miami New Times: Stephen Ross' New Sun Life Stadium Proposal Is Still a Rip-off

He said he wants this stadium renovation to be his legacy. If that's really true, he should just bite the bullet. I mean...he's 73 years old. He's...

So Ross is willing to pay $400M in renovations but is haggling over $4M annually in property taxes? For a man who is worth over $5 billion that...

Ben Tate's contract is for two years, $5.45M with only $2.5M guaranteed. Amazing how cheap the RB market is.

Tarell Brown got a 1 year deal fully guaranteed at $3.5M.

“@RavensInsider: Cortland Finnegan two-year $11 million deal: $2M bonus, $5.5M total gteed, $3.5M salary '14 full gteed, $5.45 M non gteed in '15”...

The Ravens have a pretty good fan base. Ross never said he would move the team. He said the next owner *IF* the stadium issue isn't addressed....

The Braves just did it. Atlanta helped pay for the Falcons new stadium and didn't have any interest in also replacing a new baseball park that...

Wheeler would have $4.2M in dead money if he's cut after 2014; his cap number is $4.4M. Ellerbe is the big one. Cap number of $9.85M with zero in...

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Still no word on the guaranteed money. I guess that's what happens when there's no agent to leak it.

Interesting E60 piece on Finnegan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-71mGtFQVSw&feature

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By all reports Harbaugh isn't an easy man to work with. But winning usually trumps all.

Deadspin has a nice summary of the alleged issues with Harbaugh and 49ers management: Has Jim Harbaugh Worn Out His Welcome In San Francisco?

Marino isn't coming unless it's for a meanigful role and you can't usurp the current power structure for Dan. Much as I'd like to see him part of...

This is only a story because Steve Ross refuses to be honest and say Dawn Aponte is in charge of football operations. Frankly, I like the idea of...

Dawn Aponte sure sounds pleasant.

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He's been successful with challenges, though that's probably due to the person in the booth responsible for telling him whether to challenge a...

Kevin O'Neill should be a goner too. He's been here since the Jimmy Johnson days.

AdamHBeasley: Incognito: "Since we cut samuda we have been non stop on nate. Even turner is in on it. He looks like he’s about to cry 24/7."...

Joe Philbin was either complicit in this or is simply just deaf, blind and stupid. Either way it's utterly shocking he's going to survive this.

Wow. Just wow.

It either came from Gaine or someone else that's still in the organization who wants to sabotage the new people in charge.

After Ireland was fired -- err, mutually parted ways with -- Jeff Darlington tweeted something that made it obvious that Gaine was his source...

I don't think anyone implied he was fired through the media. Beasley's report stated he met Hickey for the first time Wednesday and was told he...

I bet Gaine finds a job before Ireland.

I believe he was the runner up for the Rams job after they hired Fisher and he picked the GM.

Ross said he talked to general managers around the league and they told him there is a lot of talent on the roster. I mean, doesn't that make him...

Listening to Hickey on the Finsiders. He keeps harping on the importance of being psychical and having a good offensive line. I like that.

I don't blame Philbin for wanting someone he is comfortable with, especially after the allegedly bad experience with Ireland. His butt is on the line.

I'm wondering if Lake Dawson was only offered a two year deal and that's why he walked. He did mention in his statement that the "details of the...

I'm starting to believe the reports that what Ross wanted to do was keep Ireland in charge of personnel but make Aponte his boss. He never...

Just looked it up. Licht got four years. Have to check the guys from last year.

Media is gonna be licking their chops at this story. The drama never ends.

Shrewd move. If things don't work out it saves Ross some money.

Ross' brilliance in real estate has no relevance to his ability as an NFL owner. I don't understand why people keep trying to tie the two together.

I heard today that he's very uncomfortable in front of the media and is socially awkward. Sounds like the last general manager.

The better question is will Hickey be around long enough to prove he's better than Ireland.

I tend to trust Schefter, but there are a lot of agendas at play here. Maybe Tampa was going to let him go but didn't want it leaked in the media...

I heard a Tampa beat writer on the radio this afternoon. He said he would be shocked if Hickey doesn't bring in Dominik in some capacity....

I didn't say it was. Just pointing out that Schefter reported that Hickey wasn't going to be fired.

Not true. “@AdamSchefter: Bucs GM Jason Licht and new MIA GM Dennis Hickey were scheduled to meet Weds to discuss future. Hickey would have been...

I'm sorry but the notion that no one wanted the job because of public perception and some blog posts by Armando Salguero is just absolutely...

A bit off-topic but Hickey looks like Ted from Breaking Bad: [IMG]

Everything is an overblown media invention to Fin D. Things are just peachy, everyone. Do not believe the rumors. [IMG]

Maybe the structure thing was overblow. Maybe not. Maybe it was all because of Philbin being retained. We'll never really know. However, I find...

The Jets were competing with other teams. If I'm not mistaken there were like half a dozen openings last year. The Dolphins only competition was...

Caserio will have plenty of chances to get a general manager job, so I get why he turned it down. I am surprised that guys like Farmer and Dawson...

Ross said he wanted a team player and he's gonna offer the job to someone who wants to fire the coach? I'm starting to think that story was more...

Tom Curran brings up a good point. If Caserio really wanted to fire Philbin, why would Ross even offer him the job? Makes no sense.

Appears Caserio is disputing the Dolphins account of things:

I don't think I agree with that. You never know with Ross but if the Dolphins have a disastrous season, I think he would fire him. NFL coaches...

This is my thinking. Ross clearly doesn't know football so hire the best general manager you can and let him decide if Philbin should be retained....

That's what the Dolphins are saying. I guess no one really knows but it seems a bit like PR spin to me. Even Abramson was tweeting out the talking...

Not being given the power to fire the coach appears to be the biggest factor, not Dawn Aponte. At least according to the Dolphins version of things.

This also debunks the theory that Caserio was just using Miami for a raise. It appears he was serious about the job if he was allowed to pick his...

Smart guys.

The easiest way to look at this is to imagine Wayne Huizenga making Saban or Parcells report to Bryan Wiedmeier. He never would've been able to...

I get your point but she's more than a glorified accountant. She's an executive VP now and clearly wields the most power in the organization.

There were reports Hickey could bring in Dominik as assistant GM, but I don't see that happening now. It appears Philbin/Aponte have all the power...

I'm just asking. Aponte is one of only two females in an executive position (the other is Mike Brown's daughter in Cincy). I agree with you though.

Executives generally stay on until after the draft due to the amount of work they've compiled over the year. Spielman didn't leave until after...

Dawson specifically mentioned the details of the offer wasn't what he wanted. That detail could mean that Philbin had control of the 53 man roster.

La Canfora just tweeted the reason Dawson turned down the job is because Philbin will control the 53 man roster in 2014. It's not a real general...

Or just stop caring about the Dolphins. Stop buying merchandise, tickets, etc. Just become a general fan of the NFL. Sadly that's where a lot of...

I think it's needs to be brought up that this is football and there are probably football men who don't want to work under a female. I'm not...

I would have a lot more respect for Ross if he just came out and said Aponte is the head of the football side and the GM will report to her, which...

But... but... it's a media driven conspiracy!

Kinda bizarre they would hire Hickey and not even interview Dominik. Not that Dominik would have accepted the job anyway. I didn't think I would...

The structure was always screwed up, no matter how hard the zombies tried to say otherwise.

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Lake Dawson statement: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s04f5m

I wonder if Gaine also turned down the job. That would be the ultimate slap in the face.

The level of incompetence from Ross is just astounding. At this point I'm starting to think he is intentionally sabotaging this organization. Amazing.

Caserio is only 38 years old. I picture these "sources around the league" as bitter old codgers who never got the chance to run a team.

So there's a post on PFT that claims Caserio was asked to interview early on in the process and declined but something made him change his mind...

One of the biggest mistakes Huizenga made was begging Jimmy to come back for his final year when he wanted to quit. Jimmy agreed to stay because...

Good profile of Caserio from last year:...

His title was director of player personnel. From what I understand that encompasses both pro and college.

FWIW, LeBatard says the candidate Ross was calling by the wrong name was Farmer. Apparently he kept calling him Roy. Why no one stepped up and...

This is rock bottom. At least with Huizenga we weren't treated like the lepers of the league. We might have lost a lot of games but we were...

Freaking Aponte. The Parcells stench lives on.

Browns CEO just announced that Farmer is staying in Cleveland. So that's official.

Where's Jeff Darlington to tell us what a coveted job this is? The crickets from his Twitter account are deafening.

At this point I would gain some respect for Ross if he told Farmer to go pound sand. Inexcusable to let this play out in the media like this. Just...

Hmm. Looks like Armando's report from this morning about Dawson being a finalist was right.

I don't know who I'm more embarrassed for - Ross (for obvious reasons) or Farmer for leaking this then seemingly/possibly changing his mind. Would...

Pretty clear he's also the guy Ross was calling by the wrong name.

If Ross had any sense he would be embarrassed that Farmer is letting this play out in the public and tell him to stay in Cleveland. For gods sake...

If Farmer needs convincing to come interview then he can stay in Cleveland for all I care. Your resume isn't all that, guy.

Repeatedly calling a candidate by the wrong name during an interview just goes to show Ross isn't very committed to owning a football team. It's...

Embarrassing if true. Wow.

And.. the circus goes round and round. Armando now saying Lake Dawson is a finalist.

I'll be surprised if it's not Farmer.

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Kinda of interesting that the two best assistants -- Kacy Rodgers and Rizzi -- were holdovers from Sparano.

The notion that *all* reporters know nothing and can't be trusted is complete hogwash. The Dolphins just announced that they interviewed Xanders,...

He interviewed with the Jets, Chargers and Jags last year.

I agree with you in theory, but didn't we already do that with Jimmy, Saban and Parcells. And how did it work out? Top dog doesn't necessarily...

Marvez is a good reporter. I don't think he deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as Mando.

And the Miami media fails yet again to break a story. But lets pretend like Armando's sources are real.

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And just because Gamble will interview doesn't mean he would take the job if offered.

I wouldn't go that far. It's a somewhat neutered position but it's not as if this person is coming to work under Philbin, like in Tampa with Lovie...

Gamble currently running away with this.

Tom Gamble has been the top candidate and now Ray Farmer is. I'm sure we'll have a new top candidate within the hour.

Column from the Akron Beacon Journal on Farmer: Browns need to promote Ray Farmer, not let him leave...

Uncle Carl connection. Check.

Odds are slim that he would even interview. Don't get your hopes up.

Albert Breer reported yesterday that the Dolphins still haven't reached out to Gamble. Not sure what's going on there.

You are spinning in circles on this. Any evaluator worth hiring should know the monetary value of a player. Aponte's job is to structure the...

I don't know why people are giving Ross any credit for the Ireland move. Jeff walked away after Ross offered him a A RAISE and a demotion for gods...

Fisher didn't want to be the GM. He wanted veto power to avoid another Vince Young situation.

We'll see what happens but Cole isn't the first writer to question the structure.

Wannstedt was definitely worse at his job than Ireland. He was worse at personnel than Ireland and a mediocre at best football coach to boot. What...

This is tabloid gutter trash, even by Mando's lowly standards. The sad thing is I see people on Twitter who actually take what he says seriously....

It sounds like Ross is going to have to give him complete power and a lot of money to lure him from Philadelphia.

As the world turns. Odds Armando's source is Ireland? 99.99999%?

Yeah, Omar Khan is a numbers guy. He's essentially in the Dawn Aponte role with the Steelers. I don't know why people keep bringing him up.

Barry Jackson is reporting that Dolphins will look outside org to fill role. Aponte is valued internally but is not an option for the position.

Condolences to GMJohnson.

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This is 1 million percent speculation on Mando's part. Can't believe people still take this guy seriously.

Replacing Ireland with his right hand man Brian Gaine would be such a Dolphins thing to do. God help us if that happens.

People say the n-word, tell other posters they want to **** in their mouths, slap their mothers and kill them on this board? I must've missed all...

More embarrassment and shame for the organization. Will it ever end?

Best of luck to the kid. I hope he gets the help he needs.

Lots of average to below average grades. Hard to argue. Kind of sums up the roster in general.

Their TV stuff is better than their sports content. Barnwell is a complete buffoon. His gambling stuff is laughably bad to anyone who even has a...

This is mind boggling on a number of levels. The University of Michigan is the last institution that needs a $200 million "donation." Just when...

However you come down on the issue there's no denying Ross and Dee are handling the aftermath poorly. Trying to do a little face saving PR is one...

Oh well. At least we have a really good backup QB!

From semi-recent years Fletcher is the one that stings the most. I still remember sitting on the couch in shock when that pick was announced....

I was pretty neutral on bringing back Jake but the fact that he only had two suitors is pretty telling. (No, I don't believe Ed Werder's report.)...

Zero players remain from Parcells' first draft. 0 for 9.

This is a head scratcher.

Bill Parcells is a football genius.

Stunning.

I'm starting to get the sense that the Dolphins are looking to replace Davone Bess.

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Wouldn't be the first time combine numbers didn't translate to the field. Egnew can jump and run a 4.6 but I don't think he can do it in pads on...

The fact that he couldn't get on the field despite the glaring need for more speed and athleticism on offense doesn't bode well. And as I stated,...

I've looked at his college film, as recently as a few weeks ago. I'm sorry but I don't think he ever looked "extremely athletic" and "very fast".

Russ Lande from January of last year: "Missouri TE M. Egnew looked slow off the ball, was upright & stiff, lacked good athleticism & did not show...

Clearly.

Except he never had it.

Because you think Egnew is athletic and has speed. It was a joke. In fairness, I doubt Ireland even believes that anymore.

Jeff, is that you?

The Jets hiring Ireland's right hand man over the likes of Tom Gamble and Marc Ross would be delicious.

I would not pay Starks $6M a year. Randy is a good player but that's just not a position we need to be spending that much money on given the...

If you read Russ Lande's analysis of Egnew before the draft he was spot on. Slow off the ball, too upright and stiff, lacks athleticism and...

Is this really that surprising? I would shocked if he made the roster next season.

I hadn't heard the story of Huizenga flying to Louisiana to deliver Saban's wife a check. The Scott O'Brien stories are the best ones. Guy was a...

Not a million contradictions. You don't say you'll outbid anyone for a player and spend whatever it takes and in the next breath say free agency...

But you build through the draft and I'm willing to spend what it takes to get any player but free agency doesn't work.

The Flynn decision makes perfect sense looking back. Ireland knew he was drafting Tannehill, Moore was still under contract, and he probably had...

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2012/01/jeff-fisher-picks-rams-over-dolphins.html#storylink=cpy

Fisher wanted an arrangement where someone else would settle the dispute, or they would move on to a different player. The term "final say" is...

No it isn't. I want player A so we're drafting player A is final say. I want player A, do you agree? No. Ok, we will call Stephen Ross to...

As I recall Fisher didn't want final say, he wanted it to be 50/50 with the chance to veto a move if he didn't agree. Ross wouldn't budge, which...

Sounds like Ross is gathering opinions on his roster via third party sources. I don't believe he's thinking about replacing Ireland with Giddings.

I don't have much faith in Thomas, Clay or Wilson developing into starters, but I suppose miracles happen. I agree it's too early to evaluate...

The author of the article to which this thread is dedicated only cites the post-Parcells drafts.

About what exactly?

I'd target Wallace first, then Jennings. Bowe as plan C. Ireland's #1 target is probably Kevin Ogletree.

1 starter in 13 draft picks after the first round. ONE. FOR. THIRTEEN. This is just comical. Dave Wannstedt has a higher batting average. In...

Ireland will probably return but I'm not going to take Salguero's word for it. He is reporting his opinion as fact, as he often does.

In addition to being injury and fumble prone, he's also a really terrible runner. So there's that.

Heckuva draft pick, Jeffy.

I guess I'm of the belief that Ireland is dictating personnel moves, not the other way around. I think the Garrard/Flynn decisions back my view...

Dan Marino regularly berated coaches DURING THE GAME. And it was awesome.

I'm guessing Jeff Ireland isn't going to go on record saying when and why he was moving on from Marshall. So no, I don't have quotes. And once...

No, but that's not what I'm arguing. I'm saying Jeff Ireland was moving on from Brandon Marshall regardless of who the new coach was, and it's...

Link?

IIRC, during his interview tour before the draft, Ireland said they had no plans to cut Marshall. So yeah, your last sentence.

I guess I just have a hard time believing Philbin went to Ireland and said "I can't stomach Brandon Marshall in my locker room but lets give Chad...

Sounds like he trusts his general manager to make the right decision. The implication that Philbin was the driving force behind the Marshall...

You were implying Philbin went to Ireland and demanded Davis be traded, just like you're claiming the same thing happened with Marshall. But...

This doesn't really sound like someone who was demanding Marshall be traded.

Ireland initiated the Davis trade and then came to Philbin about it. Insert another token and try again.

The Dolphins O/U win total in Vegas was 7.5. So what expectations are we blowing past again?

Do have a link to Philbin saying he didn't want to deal with Marshall in the locker room? It's funny that people bring up Phil Jackson....

So he almost got a deal done for Maclin, and when it didn't happen he decided to move on and sign Legedu Nannee and Chad Johnson? Yeah, he's...

Why should his name come up? He was a stooge.

Just don't comment on his haircut.

I wonder if Brees will corroborate this. He didn't speak highly of the experience in his book. Said something to the effect of the Dolphins...

This is laughable. Huizenga gave Saban one of the best deals any head coach has ever had in the history of the league. He wasn't firing him...

We almost beat the Patriots and 49ers. WOOOO!! Jeff Ireland for Executive of the Year.

Constantly talking about how many people you ignore kinda defeats the purpose.

So we should stick with a mediocre GM because the next guy could be worse? Under that logic, I guess Ireland should never be fired (unless Ted...

This thread should have been titled "The Kiss of Death for Jeff Ireland, Part II". Salguero is right as often as Omar Kelly.

Smart take. Ireland's track record is impressive.

I remember how he used to talk about Ronnie Brown. You would think he was Jim Brown and Walter Payton incarnate.

True. Where does the market rank in comparison to the rest of the league?

I like the implication that Miami is the only city in the NFL with stuff to do on a Sunday night. Seattle is a fabulous city. Great food,...

As far as a percentage of capacity, the Dolphins are dead last in the NFL this year and by a wide margin. (74% filled; the next lowest is Tampa...

Wow.

I didn't hate the calls. Tannehill just made some poor throws. Hartline had his man beat on both the throws to the end zone and neither ball was...

Arizona is infinitely better than the Jests.

But wait, I thought Ireland wasn't responsible for anything that happened under Parcells. Oh, I get it. The good stuff, yes all Jeffy. The bad...

It was Ross that said Marshall was going to be cut not Ireland.

Would you rather have Luck, Fleener, TY Hilton and Dwayne Allen or Tannehill, Egnew, Matthews and Clay? Indy has infinitely more talent at the...

Why do people keep citing last year's team? There is no debate last year's roster was more talented than this year's.

The only unit on the entire team that I would classify as talented is the defensive line.

Look at Joe Thomas' contract for a baseline. 8/92m with 44m guaranteed. No way I'd give Jake that.

Mike Sherman and Zach Taylor coached him in college. I should hope they pay close attention to detail, otherwise Philbin screwed up by hiring them.

Agreed. Problem is, the draft has awful value when Jeff Ireland is making the picks.

Has a Dolphins beat writer ever broken a story? I had to laugh when I saw "Ravens Insider" break the Fuller cut.

Jeff Fuller cut.

You're kind of implying it. Ted Thompson would be a certain upgrade. Ozzie Newsome would be a certain upgrade. But how in the world could...

This isn't baseball. General managers don't jump from team to team. The Dolphins aren't going to hire Ted Thompson or Ozzie Newsome. It's kind...

The crickets are deafening.

I know most of you guys are realistic but it's just funny reading stuff post draft. Every fanbase thinks their 6th and 7th rounders were absolute...

Goes without saying but rumors that originate at the Sun Sentinel shouldn't even be acknowledged.

You can tell she's one of those girls who's never worked out a day in her life. To call her chicken legs is an insult to chickens.

Who do you read in the South Florida media? Pickens are pretty slim! Barry Jackson is a solid reporter for the Herald. That's about it.

Did anyone see him on the NFLN the other day? Dude looks awful. I think he ate Jeff Darlington.

Top 10 left on ESPN's board: 23. Jerel Worthy, DT 24. Cordy Glenn, OT 25. Courtney Upshaw, DE 27. Stephen Hill, WR 30. Coby Fleener, TE 31....

Blackmon Tannehill Barron Floyd Kuechly

What will happen: 1. Fletcher Cox, DT 2. Brock Osweiler, QB 3a. Donald Stephenson, OT 3b. Rishard Matthews, WR 4. Chris Greenwood, CB 5. Audie...

Merling is a good example of BPA not always being the best strategy. The Dolphins drafted him without really knowing where he fit on the defense....

Not very fair to make comparisons and evaluations after one season. Ronnie Brown had a better rookie year than Aaron Rodgers.

Also, Joe Rose asked him what was the glaring need that he talked about slamming him in the face and Ireland replied (and I'm paraphrasing best I...

Go listen to his interview with Joe Rose. He did say you want your 1st rounder to be a guy that has an immediate impact. He also said you want...

Ireland said his draft grades don't change much after the college football season ends. I highly doubt he had a top 15 grade on Tannehill in...

I think Coples is the guy he wants. Ingram is too undersized for Ireland.

Parcells did this show last year. He had a 1st round grade on Pouncey, a 2nd round grade on Thomas and a lower 3rd on Gates. He also had Mallett...

Books add a lot of extra vig for props like these. On a normal 20c line (eg, a baseball game), the line would be -110/-110. Essentially you're...

Omar Kelly is a talentless blowhard who is starved for attention. He doesn't know dick about the Dolphins despite being the beat writer.

Trent Cole got 4 years/$53M with $15M guaranteed. I imagine Wake and his reps will be looking for something in that range.

Julius Peppers got 6 years/$91.5M with $42M guaranteed with the Bears.

It would be pointless to bring in someone to be VP when Ireland still has all the power. This was the problem when Huizenga brought in Marino....

I can't tell if you're legitimately this delusional of a zombie or just a guy with nothing better to do than play contrarian on a message board....

I don't see the relevance in comparing Matt Moore to Chad Henne. Both are 6-3. Matt Moore certainly isn't undersized by any means. And if...

I refuse to be honest yet you refuse to place ANY blame on Ireland for the years Parcells was here. Here's a fact for you -- Ireland and...

You're right. Ireland must have been off picking up takeout for everyone when Henne was drafted. Also, Columbo was brought in under Ireland yet...

The comparison stems from the fact that both teams switched front offices at the same time.

Actually I don't have to believe that. Barry Jackson reported months ago that people in Miami's front office weren't particularly high on Flynn....

You have no basis that coaching was the problem and not the roster. In Sparano's first year he finished 2nd in coach of the year voting. I guess...

Because going 6-10 every year is much better than making the playoffs.

"Jeff Ireland has built a solid foundation despite three straight losing seasons and all evidence to the contrary" - Zombie Dolphin fans

Actually, it's not. Being mediocre is worse than being bad, in nearly every pro sport.

Really? You're already putting guys like Odrick, Wilson and Clay on the good moves list? Wilson and Clay look like good late round value, but...

Why on earth would you wait until a week into free agency to clear cap space? Don't you think you should clear space at the beginning so you have...

Roughly $13M is dead cap money next year. That sound like someone that knows how to manage the cap?

You need more from your GM than just talent evaluation. Ireland's biggest problem is he doesn't know how to assemble a roster and he's atrocious...

Why is it assumed that Jeff Ireland even listens to Joe Philbin? Who's to say that Philbin wanted Flynn and Ireland and his staff didn't....

Nobody tell Peter that his buddy Bill Parcells put together this front office.

Smith was a caretaker. He took 44 sacks. FOURTY-FOUR. The 5 INT are just a product of him being instructed by Harbaugh to never take any chances.

You sure about that? Jeff is the highest ranking executive on the football side in the entire org. He answers to one person - the owner. Who...

You're right. Stopping the run doesn't matter anymore. Just don't tell the 49ers or Ravens or Texans.

Paul Soliai is "relatively worthless"? Just...wow. This board has hit a new low.

The trade has been in the works since the combine. This incident happened over the weekend. And Chicago is lying to cover their own asses. My...

Chicago claims they knew. Not sure I buy it.

There's a reason why Marshall has been traded twice in the middle of his prime. Good luck with that, Bears.

Remember when Mort said we were on the verge of landing Harbaugh? This is just unsubstantiated gossip. Manning isn't calling him letting him...

Didn't Mort say we were the favorites a few days ago? And now we can't even get a meeting? WTF is going on?

He will choose the people he feels most comfortable with. The differences in talent between the final 3 teams aren't that great to sway his...

Cons -Jeff Ireland's ego. He will not let a player dictate which personnel moves to make (eg, Wayne, Saturday, Clark).

Yep. Cleveland and Seattle will drive up his already inflated price. He will get more guaranteed money than Kolb because the market is so much...

Exactly. Also the day of outrageous contracts for top 5 picks is over. Makes the pick even more valuable.