ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME?
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Carl Peterson, longtime associate of Dolphins owner Steve Ross and former president of the Kansas City Chiefs, has long been rumored to take that same position in Miami and help restructure the organization.
And, according to sources, that still could be the case, assuming Peterson can land the coach he wants.
Peterson is spearheading the effort to court Jeff Fisher, who interviewed Tuesday in Miami, though numerous general managers and people involved in coaching searches believe the former Tennessee Titans boss will join the St. Louis Rams. If Peterson can't grab Fisher, then the likelihood of him formally joining the Dolphins is minimal, the sources said.
Peterson was with Fisher in Miami, shown on television in Ross' helicopter. However, according to numerous sources with knowledge of the Dolphins' hiring process, Peterson has no role whatsoever in the interviewing process of other candidates.
Current general manager Jeff Ireland has compiled a list of less-experienced and less-powerful candidates whom he's interviewing with Ross. For example, interim coach Todd Bowles interviewed for the full-time job Monday, and Chicago Bears special teams coach Dave Toub met with Ireland and Ross on Tuesday.
Ross and Ireland also met with Fisher while he was in Miami.
So, in essence, the Dolphins are leading two different but parallel searches. If one of Ireland's candidates is hired, then several sources said there's little chance Peterson has a role with the team otherwise. If Peterson were to grab Fisher (and sources mentioned Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett as another candidate Peterson supports), then not only could Peterson take a team president position, but Ireland's status might end up in doubt, with Peterson considering bringing several of his former personnel people from Kansas City to Miami with him.
Should the Dolphins not land Fisher, the team will try to keep Bowles on its defensive staff, sources said, but other teams are eyeing him for head-coaching and coordinator openings.
This marks the second consecutive offseason the Dolphins have conducted an unusual coaching search. Last January, Ross and team officials traveled across the country in an attempt to land Jim Harbaugh -- then at Stanford -- all while Tony Sparano still was under contract as the Dolphins' coach.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...d-running-separate-coaching-searches-in-miami
This Franchise needed a consistent message, purpose and DIRECTION during this offseason, perhaps more than any other point in its history... and this is the **** they are giving us.
WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATION DOES THIS?
Clown shoes.
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MAFishFan and finfansince72 like this.
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I cant. I.. just cant. Someone will defend Ross, Im sure.
WHY WOULD A TOP CANDIDATE TAKE THIS JOB? Our owner is a ****ing lunatic! -
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Enter Ross / Ireland defenders in 3...2...1...
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Ready Defensive Positions!
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You have to be an idiot on par with Ross himself to try defend this sh*t.
We are the new laughing stock of the NFL.:pity:Ricky'sBong likes this. -
I still think Ross is just a rich Jets fan who bought the team simply to drive it into the ground. I mean, tell me I'm wrong!
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Oh bloody hell
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Hey, $1,500 was raised for the Fireland banner, let's get a collection going (kidding, people, kidding!!!!!).
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At this rate, in 3 years the fanbase will diminish so much this team will be called the Los Angeles Dolphins.
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Someone figure out how we spin this into a positive. I'll wait.
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I thought about defending this as a joke, but couldn't bring myself to do it.
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Yeah but Carl Peterson and Herm Edwards are tight so.....
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Yikes we suck.
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I'm totally speechless, appear to me that Ross loves to have around him people without backbone, yes man kind of guys. I even thought that he likes to be constantly in the spot light ala Jerry Jones, without having the knowledge to run a franchise.....but hes having a lot of attention, while the team is suffering to a point of losing the little credibility left.
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How about you list one god damned thing wrong with it?
Ireland interviewing coaches who would actually be willing to work with him while Peterson is interviewing coaches that would work with him. Best coach wins. Would YOU want Ireland interviewing Fisher to be his boss?His'nBeatYour'n, ToddsPhins, dolfan32323 and 10 others like this. -
Can I make fun of you, "waiting for Ross defenders" ghost hunters yet?
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Freakin king mo.
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So maybe Ross should just fire Ireland, no?
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They should allow for phone voting. Call 1-800-HERM if you want Carl to win and 1-800-WHORE for Jeff. Survivor Miami, baby.
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Agree at this point it is stupid to keep Ireland around but remember Ross is not a football guy and Jeff is all he has committed to him right now.
I'm sure that scares the hell out of him with the possibility he could end up alone in his search.smahtaz likes this. -
THERES A REASON NO OTHER TEAM DOES **** LIKE THIS. Why be different just to be different? WHY?
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But it appears he not alone. He's got Mr. Peterson....
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So your answer is to not answer?
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Erroneous. What lost us Harbaugh was the fact he was as repulsed as everyone else we didn't have the professional decency to fire the guy in the position before conducting a public search for his replacement. Im saw this DUELING COACHSEARCH BANJO also looks good to prospective elite candidates.
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He gets to interview all the special teams coordinators and token minorities in case Carl isn't able to land Jeff Fisher and can't be bothered to work with someone he didn't go to elementary school with. It's pure genius, don't you see?Vengeful Odin likes this.
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Riiiight. Now I got it.
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I really am missing what the drama is about? He's having thunderdome with the GM spot up for grabs. He who brings the best coach in wins!!
That is, if that is really what is happening at all. Peterson and Ireland could be researching and scouting different coaches in order to maximize amount of candidates covered. Or, Peterson could be in on all of the meetings anyway.HardKoreXXX and Ohio Fanatic like this. -
6 Months already?
http://www.thephins.com/forums/show...r-loss-to-Dolphins-quot&p=1663041#post1663041shula_guy, Tin Indian, TotoreMexico and 10 others like this. -
It's a highly irregular move for a front office that is increasingly becoming highly irregular.
In a lot of ways, this is like the Sparano / Harbaugh fiasco last season. Last year, Ross used Sparano as his fallback option after opening courting another coach. This time out Ross is using Ireland as a fallback option in the event that he and King Carl can't score a big name coach.
From a business strategy, I get it. Hedging your bets to prevent the franchise from falling into disarray. I just don't think Ross understands how much this hurts the franchise from a PR standpoint.
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So when we fail to get Jeff Fisher is Ireland getting a contract extension?
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You sir, can kindly bite me.
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