honestly i agree, and at the same time dont really even care at this point

 

If we go into the bye week 0-4, just be happy our bye week is early.

 

Away games. The hope for the season.

 

I can honestly see it happening. The Browns are slowly but surely putting things together, and going cross-country to the west coast is always a challenge. It's certainly a possibility that we find ourselves 0-4.

That said, a coaching change will be predicated not just on 0-4, but how we got there. If the defense continues to give up gobs of yards and the team gets blown out in Cleveland or San Diego, then I think Sparano is in real danger of losing the team. If that's the case then I would prefer that we move on and take a look at someone in the interim.

More frighteningly, 0-6 is a very real possibility should we go to 0-4. We'll have a bye to prepare for the Jets, but then it's back home off a short week to take on the Denver Broncos ... and by that time it's hard to tell how many fans will even be going to the game.

All that being said, I do like us against Cleveland next week, though I'm not nearly as confident looking at San Diego.

 

Now, more than ever, it's a revenue driven league. If we continue to fill the stadium to 50% capacity, Ross may have to make a move just to stop the financial bleeding.

We've also seen the interim coach model used more and more. The Raiders, Vikings, and Cowboys all made mid-season moves last year and ended up keeping their coaches for this season.

 

Ahem...

I was absolutely LAMBASTED for asking this very same question before the season started.

http://www.thephins.com/forums/show...iscussion-If-Fins-start-out-0-4-under-Sparano...

 

Thats because you're special in a very special way. Wear it like a badge of honor.

 

Are we taking it for granted that the Dolphins will be as good on the road this year? If their not its going to be a long season. I believe we have the weapons, they just need to get in sync and the OL needs to start playing like they were expected to.

 

Not trying to be special. Just interesting to note how nasty I was treated for asking the same exact thing awhile back. Some of this has to do with posters on here just treat some posters better than they treat others. Still more has to do with I'm guessing people are a little more willing to discuss it now that it's 2 games closer to becoming a reality.

 

There ya go. I can assure you that most people don't want to hear or feel someone is "vindicated" or is satisfied they were right at the cost of winning. The reality is until this team consitently wins there will be heavy bickering. AFter that there will be light bickering.

 

If we lose to Cleveland...

The only win I feel comfortable in predicting in KC. But they are going to be feeling the urgency as well. Could it be that we are in 2007 all over again? Its hard to phathom...

Tough times in Miami.

 

WELL THESE TWO GAMES SHOULD BE EASY WINS . BUT IF WE LOSE THESE games, THEN SPARANO NEEDS TO GO 10/30 - Miami at NY Giants11/06 - Miami at Kansas City

 

If you read the thread I posted, I wasn't trying to say I thought it would happen. I was only asking the same question the OP asks in this thread. What happens if it does?

 

My feeling is if/when the Dolphins go 0-4 Sparano will lose the team. That being said, I hope they let him finish the season and the Dolphins end up with the # 1 overall pick. I'd rather go 0-16 then 7-9.

 

Understood. But going into a season fans always feel their team has as good a chance as anyone else and its hard for them to swallow what they feel is negativity even at the cost of reality. And as has been seen many times anything can happen in a season.....unless you're the Phins and you've managed to be consistent at mediocrity and sometimes worse.

 

It makes sense to fire a coach mid-season when the players no longer believe he knows what he's doing. It's called "losing the locker room." You make the best assistant your interim head coach, and he gets a new chance with the players. This is why you often see slight improvements when interim head coaches take over. It also helps attendance, because the angry, frustrated fans have a scapegoat, see light at the end of the tunnel and have curiosity about what the interim coach will do. It also starts the coaching search early. If the season is irretrievably tanked, it's the way to go.

 

I don't think that people would suddenly fill the stadium of an 0-4 or 0-5 team simply because the owner canned the HC and replaced him with an interim coach who is by no means guaranteed to hold the job longer than December.

If Ross fires Sparano in this 0-4/0-5 scenario (something I would consider likely), then it's simply because there's the real danger of a Cam Cameron/Detroit Lions fiasco. An 0-4/0-5 Sparano is all but guaranteed to lose the locker room as players are fully aware that he's a dead man talking. Heck, judging by recent comments, they don't seem particularly motivated in practice as it is ...

 

I think we have a decent shot at beating Cleveland but I also would not make the case that the road is going to be some kind of panacea for us either.

I don't think we have some special skill for winning road games. It just so happened that our conservative style helped us win a few games on the road and it didn't work at home. Had one or two bounces in each game been different we'd be talking about a great home record but being winless on the road. It's not like we were blowing teams out on the road (save the Raider game)

 

If we go 0-4 we should probably see what we have in our rookie Ryan Mallett.

Oh Wait.......

 

if the Fins lose to the Browns they will be looking at 0-5 right in the face. We will officially be in the "Suck for Luck" sweepstakes!

 

i dont think attendance will be helped, but you can start the process way ahead of everyone else and get something locked down early. if its truly what ross wants, waiting doesnt help either.

i think after last season's "coaching search" ross is going to be much more decisive this time around...whenever that is of course. im not going to assume the season is over after 2 games. im just not.

we will have plenty of time to talk coaches when the time comes. i think its better to talk football while its being played

 

If Miami wins the famous "Suck for Luck Sweepstakes", he'll just stay in school for his final year of eligibility. :sidelol:

That would be a nice kick in the nuts for the Suck for Luck bunch. :lol:

 

if they start 0-4, then I feel that 0-5 is a lock, and they need to grease the skids for making SURE that we land Andrew Luck. Sit important players, play rookies and young players. Not saying to "tank" the season, but you get my drift.

 

Got it. You're saying to tank the season.

 

With Sparano as head coach, I'm pretty sure tanking isn't the word. More like, just flat out suck...

 

What about the Chiefs?

 

Honestly I was patient with the offseason and decided to not say much till the season started. Seeing this team even though we played two good teams I can clearly tell we are not in the same class as the AFC East. This entire team needs to be blown out. There I said it. I am hoping against us winning any games now. I wan't Ross to have to make the move to cut Tony and Ireland from the strings.

I'm not sold on Henne either regardless of what people here think about him in the first two games. Personally I just don't get the feeling he gives a rats *** about winning. I see no leadership or emotion from the guy. I hate boring players and coaches. This team lacks any personality or reason for me to want them to win.

I just want Luck next year, and I want Daboll gone. Hes not going to be the answer he sucked in Cleveland and I don't think he will be much better here! Again my take and I know thats not popular but we should have did this last year. Ross will learn My prediction for the season 5-11

 

Here is a gift for you....... :bag:

 

Forget just sitting guys. Trade guys like Wake and Marshall, even if you only get 2nd rounders

 

well since we still suck at home, we can only hope....

 

I've gotta put you on the spot here. I see you in this thread having a rational polite debate. However, when I posted the SAME EXACT THREAD (only with a poll) just a little over 2 weeks ago, you had nothing but rude, smarmy comments to make even going so far as to say -

Yet here you are today, seemingly enjoying the same discussion. What gives?