Lake Dawson also wanted to decide Philbin's fate next year.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolp...against-stories-about-structure-problems.html
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Would it actually be wise to clean house at THIS point in the off-season?
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Obviously Ross feels Philbin is more important to this team than any GM. Cannot say I agree with that based on last year, but hope they prove me wrong.
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Dawn Aponte will report to Hickey from now on and not Ross. That's an important update.
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I'm glad Ross believes in Philbin enough to choose an unproven coach and a questionable GM over a GM with past success and another coach.
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Its just my opinion but I believe the best thing Ross could do is sign someone as the overall boss of football operations and give them the ultimate authority over the organization and answerable only to him. People would argue that he is the owner and its his money,...etc..etc. But he is not a football mind and he has done more stumbling and bumbling than he has helped the organization. Hickey may be okay but he is the GM they had to settle for rather than signing the best available candidate. Hickey is coming into a rough situation because it looks like he will share all of the decisions and benefits but will have to shoulder most of the responsibility and the blame.
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So at least TWO knowledgeable guys with a better understanding and pulse of the game [one of whom likely knows exactly what Belichick thinks of Philbin as a HC] wanted Philbin gone, and perhaps a few more candidates rejected us for the very same reason considering Casiero & Dawson shared the same belief.... but nooooo, our dimwitted, know-nothing-about-football owner couldn't put two and two together, or six and six together, and realize he should perhaps rethink his commitment to Philbin. What a f***ing idiot. Yeah let's place a potential lame duck head coach among the top of our priority list and at the expense of the more promising GM candidates. So instead of landing the most qualified GM and possibly an upgrade to our coach staff in the process, Ross decides to pair a second rate GM to his second rate HC.
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I guess my main point is I'd rather have a top GM candidate and a new coach over a poor candidate and an unknown in the coaching department
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So, despite all the Pollyannas here saying that GMs generally don't have the power to hire and fire head coaches, it seems like a LOT of the candidates for our GM job were asking for just that power. Interesting...
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Coaching is the overwhelming reason we weren't in the playoffs. Yeah, better talent would've gotten us there as well, but that's only b/c that's what it would've taken to overcome such terrible coaching. I honestly cant see how anyone would think we had the talent level of a 6-10 team that the coaching staff milked to 8-8. We had an offensive coordinator who was fired. We have a head coach who repeatedly got out-coached and twice by Doug Marrone. The defensive talent has not gotten worse yet our first time DC has them performing worse. While the rest of the league has competent, experienced position coaches, we have Zac f***ing Taylor "developing" Tannehill [which one scout has basically laughed at], a WR coach that receivers say they learn less from than the assistant, and another position coach that a player stated he learned nothing from all year. I don't know how much clearer it can get.dirtywhiteboy and Unlucky 13 like this. -
Ross: So you'd want the job.
Caserio: Absolutely!
Ross: Great!!! Whew, I was statring to get worried there for a min--
Caserio: There's just one condition.
Ross: Oh. What's that? Get rid of Joe? Is it Dawn? I promise you won't have to report to her, except on Tuesdays or when she gives me that look.
Caserio: No, actually. My condition is…. a new owner.
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In my opinion, Philbin and his staff should have been let go regardless of the GM. I have no earthly idea what Ross sees in a HC who is incapable of making adjustments throughout the season as well as incapable of forming a gameplan that emphasizes the talent we have, instead of burying it on the bench. Or rather, what does he see in a HC who doesn't actually coach and hires assistant coaches who also don't coach?
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I liked the story better when it was that Caserio used the Dolphins to get more money with the Pats. Then I could think that he was a bit of an *******. But now the guy wanted to make a smart move for the franchise but the owner would not allow it? **** this ****. Ross is responsible for making this franchise such a ****in joke.
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Good article on all 32 power structures.
Nine teams: HC reports to the GM
Two teams (Cowboys and Bengals): HC reports to the owner who is also the GM
One team (Broncos): Has no GM but HC reports to Executive VP Elway
Three teams (Redskins, Lions, Vikings): Structure is yet to be announced but 2/3 HC's expected to report to GM
Two teams (Patriots and Bucs): HC has full power
Fifteen teams: HC does not report to the GM.
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In 2011 he was stuck with hiring Philbin when no quality head coaching prospect wanted anything to do with Ireland. Now he demands that the GM have no say in regards to Philbin's job as the teams head coach.
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I mean honestly, where do you think Caseiro developed a belief that Philbin could potentially hinder him and isn't a guy he should want as a head coach? You don't think there's ever been talk in NE prior to now where experienced guys, including Belichick, discussed Philbin's ability as a coach? Cmon, candidates weren't just pulling this "I don't want Philbin here" stuff out of their butts. Something propelled them to feel this way.dirtywhiteboy likes this.
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