My Last Cameron Gripe (and then I'll move on)

*Saves this to see if there will be any complaining from you when the team finally succeeds 2-3 seasons from now under Parcells.*

 

thank you for writting this so i didnt have too. couldnt agree more!

 

Yup, Parcells has his prints all over the future of this franchise. Its all on his head! Personally not thrilled with what is taking place, but as a sane and rational fan I sit back watch and root for the best.

 

Well said. I agree with everything writtten here.

 

Ck,

You're right - Cam didn't deserve to be made out as a scapegoat for the worst season in Dolphins history. The football world is just like any other business however, and the most prominent and convenient guy will always take the fall for all of the problems. Firing Cameron was simply a business move at this point.

Seeing the elimination of pretty much the entire staff looked like a foregone conclusion as well once Ireland was hired - for better or worse Parcells and Ireland have a very clear idea of what they want to be done with this team. As unfair as it is to Cameron, something had to happen in order to take care of things from a football and business perspective and the firing of everyone not a player (so far) is how they chose to do it. Now we get to wait and see if it was a smart move.

 

nice post, CK! Very interesting point of view.

 

Absolutely nailed it CK!

 

I love logical fallacies in the morning.

 

good post CK and i agree!

but whats done is done. Regardless of how we feel

 

Wow, good post. Hard to argue with anything you said.

 

i mean the guy almost made us go 0-16. one shanked field goal and away from 0-16. no thanks.

 

I don't disagree that Cam/randy should have gotten another year but Huizinga turned the keys to the franchise over to Parcells and he has the right to bring in his own people.That's fairly common practice in the NFL.

 

What the heck will that have to do with the last administration getting booted out for their lack of prior association with Parcells?

 

Cam did a great job

this is a HUGE loss

 

After an 0-10 start Cam was a goner.

 

Good call on the Ireland hire by the way.

 

Cam did a great job at keeping the locker room in tack for as long as he did.
Some of his play calling and clock management flat out sucked.

Spike the ball on 1st down, with 1:10 left on their 10 yard line??????

 

injuries and a sucky D almost got us to 0-16. Its Not all Cam.
how many games did we lose by 3??? 5?6?

 

im agreeing, the tuna is doing with the front office, what cam did with ginn. Hes hiring friends.

Lets face it, This team sucks, and it wasnt going to get better with a HC that didnt understand the basics of being a HC. It wasnt going to get better when a GM says okay, lets get rid of 2 receivers and pick up a kick returner over a real need. It wasnt going to get better when the players didnt respect the coach. Cam never looked like he got better at his job, he never looked like he grew or learned anything. You cant keep a man that doesnt learn or grow.

 

"Instead we get Tony Sparano, who has never even held the offiical title of offensive coordinator, and is also a first time coach." This could also be said of Mike Singletary and Jim Caldwell both of whom are held in high esteem by the teams that are searching for a head coach.

 

I am really going to miss Cameron's one win a year.

 

Great post CK, BUT your looking at this to logically and not in the real world terms.

Im not a wordsmith but I would like to tell you that yes everyone was supposed to do these things, but who was watching the chickens while the foxes were supposed to be off in the fields frolicing?

Everyone was reporting to Wayne who has proven he is NOT a football guy. Everyone now will fall under the eye of a football GURU.

We also need to remmember that this team regarldess of the effort out forth did not respect or want to play for this coach, he spent his days surfing websites, and had more than his share of BAD coaching moves in each and every game..

Do you think Free-Agents are seeking to play for Cameron in Miami? Not hardley they know what the current players are saying and they would stay clear even for top dollar. Now we have a shot at some of them.

Blame Cameron? No I don't he was brought into a situation where the Defensive coach, GM and staff was pretty much picked for him prior to coming in. Cam will get a shot again, but not here and Im fine with that. As a coordinator he was fine in San Diego but he had alot of pieces in place and had 1 job. Maybe the head coach cap is a bit much for the man...

Bill is not tying his sucess to anyone that was here before him. This is BILLS team now, wayne does nothing but pay the checks now, so Bill will be crafting an organization that has synergy from top to bottom. Everyone will be on the same page and no ill feelings will be left to linger..

 

FACT: IRELAND stated in the Press Conf that he and Parcells didnt know Cameron that well and therefore didnt want to waste time getting to know him, and rather feel more comfortable hiring a HC that shares their mindset ("philosophical opinions").

When asked what they were, he says he cant list them, rather you will see them, simply stated these (a culture):
1) Strong Character
2) Passionate Players
3) Prototypical Players

www.miamidolphins.com

 

lol.

Parcells wants to bring his guys to the organization with him. This is no different than Cameron bringing in Trent Green to be his starting qb. At least Parcells didnt leave Cameron hanging like Cameron did with Culpepper.

 

CK, I couldn't more strongly disagree with a lot of the points you made. But you articulated them all so well, I have to take my hat off too you.
Great article.

 

YOU made some nice points im not going to judge the move rigth now im going to judge it in september.

 

But with Parcells mentoring Sparano, he will have a better chance of succeeding that Cam did.

I see Parcells being the guy who mentors Ireland and Sparano into being similar to him. They are hard working and dedicated people, It will be interesting to see how well the parcells era works out.

RTD

 

yes we have all the time in the world to get to know Cam

lets put off the HC search to March, while we have tea and play golf with Cam

 

It'll be hard...... but we all just have to try.

 

Those clapping hands are part of the reason why Cameron is gone and why Parcells and Ireland can make the huge, blow up the organization changes that they have this quickly. Cam is going to be the figurehead for everything that has gone wrong with the organization over the past 10 years when in all honesty he should have gotten one more year. That Cam was already identified as the problem made Parcell's agenda that much easier to execute. Whether or not Cam is a good coach is something that we can't make a decision on based upon his past year, and something that we certainly won't be able to know as an organization for next year. Cam deserved a bit of patience, and he didn't get it.

 

Ughh....I say the same things a few months ago and get flamed to shreds. A guy with a name (CK) says it and people say "thank you." Bleh...

 

me too, it felt like a superbowl win

 

We brought in Cam because he was everything Saban wasn't. Apparently that is not what the fans wanted....

 

So you wanted to keep Cam??
Is that what you're saying???

 

True. But I wasn't dissing Sparano only making the point that the original poster of this thread was making a criticism of Sparano that wasn't really fair even if the rest of his post made some legitimate points.

 

CK,
I typically agree with the majority of your posts, but I can't get behind you on this one.

I just don't think Cam did a good job this year.

You cite injuries, well Buffalo had more injuries than we did and Jauron managed to win 7 games with mediocre QB's and a rookie RB.

I didn't like what I saw in the first game against the Skins. We heard throughout training camp about Cam's handling of the veterans. I think I remember reading how he didn't work them hard because he wanted to limit injuries during the regular season. Well, I remember in the first 5 games seeing our team sucking wind with their hands on their hips in the middle of the 3rd quarter. Who's to say that the lack of being in "game shape" didn't contribute to some of our woes and injuries (I know, speculation).

As for Bill hiring staff he worked with...I don't have a problem with this. It happens in every industry in every field. I trust in his football knowledge and would prefer him choosing a staff that he has seen first hand who can get the job done, rather than someone who gives good interviews.

Yes the handling of Mueller's firing was not too professional (I actually liked him), but I like what I see in Ireland and believe in his ability to spot talent. As for the Tom Heckert, Jr comment, Huizinga chose Parcells to right this ship. Parcells has never left a team in worse shape than when he got there, in fact he's actually put the pieces in place for future success.

Yes, giving Cam just one year might not have been fair, but it's also not fair for my team to go 1-15 (a poor play call and missed FG away from 0-16). In my whole life I have never seen it so bad. It's time to tear it down and rebuild it.

As long as it's not Tice, I will be happy with Bill's choice at HC. This is his swan song, and one would hope he makes damn sure that he does a good job.

-NSR

 

Cam was the HEAD coach and did a poor job. As an Offensive Co-ordinator he did OK

Head coaching is a leadership postion that he did not seem to do well at

I am happy he is gone but I will miss his play-calling. He was innovative and will be missed on this end and whoever picks him up as an OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR will get one of the best in the league

 

too bad you can't demote the head coach. I would have kept him as OC. He probably wouldn't want to stay, but that's a different story.