Dolphins owner Steve Ross never spoke Chad Henne’s name during a 16 1/2-minute appearance on Jan. 10 on the team’s flagship radio station. Nor did Ross speak his name during a 40-minute media roundtable two days before.
Could it be that Ross, the ultimate Michigan man, is over his fellow ex-Wolverine?
“I’m not stopping until we overturn every stone and create and bring that (winning product),” Ross said on the show, which was simulcast on 940-AM WINZ. “Lookit, what fans are looking (at): ‘What are you going to do with the the quarterback position?’ I thought we had - and I still hope we have - I mean, he is our quarterback. But we’ve got to make sure that position is really fortified or plays better because we’re not going to be a better team until you can really have a great quarterback there that can really have success.”
Ross made it clear that this year’s offseason priority, especially come the April draft, will be on fixing an offense that ranked third-worst in the NFL in scoring this year.
“Last year people were worried about the defense,” Ross said. “Now I think the same thing has to be looked at with the offense. We have to correct that. There will be another coordinator in the offense. I told Tony (Sparano) that, to me, I want an aggressive, creative (offense), not playing just to keep it close. A little more unpredictable in opening it up. That’s what I think South Florida wants, and that’s what this climate demands. That’s what the high school players who play here and all the coaches come here for.”
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