Comments on: News flash: The Dolphins will have an internal budget

By: texasPHINSfan

texasPHINSfan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:24:47 +0000

most of you guys aren’t understanding that “having a budget” is NOT the same as “not spending”. So no, Florio isn’t being a hypocrite here. The Dolphins will & do spend, they just set an artificial limit. The beauty is they call it a “budget” and not a “cap”…. which is what, i believe, florio was highlighting.
Stephen Ross is the owner of the Miami Dolphins, for those that asked.
Much like if a Rams article mentioned Georgia Frontiere, a Patriots article listed Kraft, or a Vikings article mentions Wilf…. most of us are pretty aware of the owners.
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“Still, Ross told Salguero that the football people will be able to do what they think is necessary. And he’s right on that, too, given that V.P. of football operations still has the ability to walk away at any time, be paid the balance of his contract, and go to work for someone else.”
you’d have to think this ideology is working, as parcells hasn’t left yet.

By: DolFan Dan

DolFan Dan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:36:58 +0000

At least the “budget” is football related as opposed to you reporting on an alligator skin desk and chairs that may or may not have been purchased by Dan Snyder.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:28:23 +0000

Stephen M. Ross (born 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is founder, chairman and CEO of The Related Companies, L.P., a New York City-based real estate firm. He owns 95% of the Miami Dolphins NFL football franchise and 95% of Sun Life Stadium.
In February 2008, Ross bought 50 percent of the Miami Dolphin franchise, Dolphin Stadium and surrounding land from then-owner Wayne Huizenga for $550 million, with an agreement to later become the Dolphins’ managing general partner. On January 20, 2009, in exchange for $1 billion more, Ross closed on the purchase of an additional 45 percent of[clarification needed] from Wayne Huizenga. This means Ross is now the owner of 95% of both the franchise and the stadium.
Forbes list: Steven Ross worth $4.5 billion

By: Route36West

Route36West — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:28:25 +0000

Your an Idiot Florio.
You ragging on teams for saying they will have a budget and saying that because newspapers report on meaningless things like this is why their failing.
BUT YOUR DOING THE SAMETHING.
What your doing is even worse though because your not actually reporting it. Your just reporting that other people have reported it.
You are the biggiest hypocrite in the world. And thats probably why even your heroes (Rich Eisen) make fun of you on national tv.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:44:03 +0000

Let’s make one thing clear: Whether you want to spend a dollar or you want to spend a 100 billion in the team payroll, that’s still applying an “internal budget.”
Ross says he doesn’t want to overspend (Who does?)…
“But again, Ross said the football men will be able to do “what they feel is necessary,” to help the team.”
Hell of a article Armando.

By: Jose Reyes

Jose Reyes — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:39:07 +0000

But this is not indicative of there not being a problem, the fact that there is no cap doesn’t mean the majority of teams will spend freely. Most teams will indeed have a spending budget administered from within that will likely be competitive with most organizations, like any other capital market. The issue is that like baseball, there will still be one or two franchises whose budget will be substantially higher than the rest of the franchises, and there will be one or two franchises whose budget will be substantially lower. This is what will tilt the shift of balance that the NFL benefits from today. Yes, there are four organizations that have more than one appearance or multiple super bowl wins as of this last decade, but weekend to weekend the phrase “any given sunday” still lives gloriously, this phrase will diminish with the outlying organizations whose budgets will be 50% different in either direction from the average NFL teams’ budget.

By: Dick

Dick — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:38:23 +0000

Gautam;
the fact that only two of us noticed that doesn’t say a whole lot for those that are posting here!

By: Hosstyle In Tampa

Hosstyle In Tampa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:55:45 +0000

I love how Florio changes his p.o.v. for every story:
Bucs don’t spend = losing season
Dolphins don’t spend = winning formula
Redskins over spend = more losing
So which is it Florio??
By the way, anyone notice that, in the “Draft” menu tab, the 2009 draft order is still up?? Good to know that Florio has whored this site out to NBC, only to put out an inferior product. Keep giving Peter King “reach arounds”, Florio, at least you’re pleasing someone…

By: slipkid

slipkid — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:32:56 +0000

dont they all have internal budgets?

By: Ken West

Ken West — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:24:52 +0000

I wonder if the “budget” will be more, less, or equal to the 2009 salary cap.
Then again it wont be hard for teams to underspend this year, they can always point to the lack of UFA’s when the union starts crying.
And teams like Tampa/Arizona never spend regardless of the cap situation.

By: Gautam

Gautam — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:17:42 +0000

w/o bothering to click the link, I would like to ask – who the hell is Ross ?

By: FinFan

FinFan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:59:10 +0000

Money Doesn’t Buy Victories…
So Snyder has found out the hard way.

By: KILLER FIN

KILLER FIN — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:46:04 +0000

Buying some QUALITY talent will get wins right now!!! Seems like Ross is going to be a cheap @ss owner!!! Parcells will probably take the Money & run next year!!!

By: litemater

litemater — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:38:27 +0000

“We’re not faulting those who are reporting it.” Because then you have to point at yourself………….

By: Mark0226

Mark0226 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:40 +0000

Why the dig on newspapers when you are regurgitating their stories? If you don’t think it is important enough for them to report on it, then what makes it important enough for you to regurgitate?