The strong presence of Dolphins executive vice president Dawn Aponte in the process -- she is one of the more vocal members of the interviewing party, sources said, and clearly closely aligned with coach Joe Philbin and owner Stephen Ross -- has not gone unnoticed by candidates, league sources said, and questions remain about the direction of the franchise. Candidates are unclear if Philbin would report directly to Ross or whether the new GM would have domain. Philbin is a favorite of Ross and Aponte and while candidates are being made away that Philbin will be retained for 2014, candidates are concerned that if they believe a change is necessary in 2015, matters could be complicated by the personal relationship the coach shares with the owner and his trusted lieutenant.
http://mweb.cbssports.com/nfl/write...rong-candidate-for-murky-dolphins-gm-position
Is Farmer at the head because he isn't questioning the process?
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Ross could make this whole process a lot easier if he just gave our new GM the authority to decide Philbin's fate
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Except it's been said time and again that GM's don't usually have the ability to do that. They can suggest the coach be fired, but it is still the owners call.toto, Unlucky 13, Larry Little and 1 other person like this.
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lol, so candidates are interviewing and thinking "Boy, I'd love to fire that Philbin and become the Czar, but this Dawn and Ross characters are just ridiculously blocking me!"
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It's pretty typical of Miami's direction under Stephen Ross.
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The problem is, EVERYONE is saying the same thing.
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As Pete said in another thread, who better to explain the state of the team with salary cap and budgets?
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Almost certainly been asked
Question is appearances
You have the Rumors
Then you have Aponte all up in the interview
Then Ross is going to try and sell the fact that the rumors are false
Unless your out of a job, it would be surprising for these candidates to want to come here
Remember Sparano gate and the trip to Cali
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Y'all can speculate, I'm gonna let it play out and watch some college prospects.
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Not really. It' mainly been La Canfora and Cole, and even Cole has backed off a little bit since Ross made his statement. Darlington, Jaremiah, and the ESPN guys have not been in the camp, especially since Ross' press release.
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Fans, other league executives, national media. Take your pick.
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this could be the second time we lose out on Tom Gamble because of our owner's unwillingness to sever ties with his team's coach or GM...the first time Harbaugh was probably hesitant to work with Ireland, which makes perfect sense, and reports say had we hired him and let him choose his GM he would have picked Gamble....and now we might miss out on him again because of this Philbin/Aponte partnership.
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FFS Ross.
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GM's like having money to spend. Ross will open his account. And you need someone like Aponte to make sure we make deals that keep us financially competitive. I think. Our cap situation is one of the reasons people want to come here. Its that way
.because of Dawn Aponte.
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1. We aren't that bad. One win away from the playoffs? How many incoming gms get to take over a team that close?
2. The gm position is probably the hardest to obtain in the league. Coordinators come and go. Hc's even have a lot turnaround usually, but gm is a tough gig to get. Guys who are hungry for a gm job are likely to take whatever one they can.
3. You know...and I know this is a crazy thought...its possible sone of these potential gm's might like philbin as a coach. I know, crazy, but its possible...
4. Solid cap space. All our picks. Young qb whose progresing well.77FinFan likes this. -
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I'll reserve judgement until after we hire someone. I think the process for us is under the microscope far more than any GM search I've ever seen. Let it play out. Honestly the fan base here needs to just shut the **** up and let things play out sometimes.
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I must not articulate correctly.
If I am not I apoligize to all.
I do not think we are bad.
I think we have way more talent then most think
I was against getting rid of anyone
All I have said is if 1 goes they all should go
I believe had the line not imploded we would have made the playoffs
No one could have known that would happen
I feel Philbin on his own, without the OC and GM who new this team - is destined to fail
That's it
If we are going to fail I would rather clean house
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So every single media source is lying? Every single one of them has a vendetta against the Dolphins? I could maybe buy into what you're selling if you only thought that about one or 2 people in the media. But when your story is the same no matter what negative Dolphins story is reported or no matter who reported it, it starts to have little meaning.
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That's not true
Most want to believe everything is going to be Hunky Dory because Ireland is gone
When things are pointed out that are being reported some want to discount them and dismiss them because they don't make them feel good
Then others like to call names and make it personal
Human nature
It is the proverbial glass half empty/glass half full
Don't blame them for being Human....most want to think happy thoughts
Drink the cool - aid
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