Comments on: Dolphins may not pursue a big-name coach, after all

By: vomitingliberals

vomitingliberals — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:09:49 +0000

I hear that David Shula might be willing to listen to offers. He comes highly recommended with endorsements from BOTH Marion Cambell & Bert Bell!

By: stinkinfish

stinkinfish — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:52:16 +0000

As a Dolphins fan, I had no problem with them taking Long in the first round that year. At this point in their respective careers, Long is a better player than Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco.

As far as GM/HC goes, I’d like to see a guy like Ron Wolf as a very experienced personnel man and JAY Gruden as a young, hungry coach looking to make his mark. He’s proven to be a good play caller and has head coach experience, albeit in a lesser league.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:59:27 +0000

Matt Ryan has already peaked, in terms of skill. He’s a solid QB, nothing more. Finding a Pro Bowl LT that’s gonna be there for 10+ years is hard to do. I don’t think they made a mistake on that pick.

By: pftstory

pftstory — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:11:57 +0000

How can the Dolphin regime be dinged for not taking Ryan instead of Long? No one was recommending Ryan as the right pick for them at the time and many were saying the Falcons should not have taken Ryan when they did.
That debate still rings true today when people point out the Ravens got better value with Flacco in the late teens.
So it may turn out to be true that the Dolphins made the wrong move. But picking Ryan instead is a move no one else would have made, so again, how can the Dolphin regime be wrong for having the same view of the future as everyone else did?

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:52:52 +0000

Why not Jim Zorn?

By: lostsok

lostsok — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:49:41 +0000

Whomever the worst option is…Ross will make it. He’s easily the worst owner in Miami history and a strong candidate for worst owner in the league.

And that’s in a league with Dan Snyder!

By: scottnrsv

scottnrsv — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:29:18 +0000

Rob Ryan would be great, and i say that as a Jets fan. To see Rex and Rob go at it twice a year would be great.

By: j0esixpack

j0esixpack — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:27:54 +0000

They can probably hire Parcells as GM pretty cheaply. I heard he stunk it up in his last job and now wants to prove himself again.

By: 2ndaryinsanity

2ndaryinsanity — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:21:41 +0000

This may be a case of big-name coaches saying “He## no, I don’t want to be a part of that circus down in Miami!” Less well-known coaches may be the only one’s willing to come into the disaster of this organization.

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:15:05 +0000

I believe Art Shell can be had for the right price.

By: august1969

august1969 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:12:16 +0000

Wanstedts stache is not sweet! That thing is weak!

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:05:15 +0000

Whatever’s cheapest and sells most tickets.

Rob Ryan

By: jrobitaille23

jrobitaille23 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:04:47 +0000

First off, Parcells in every stop he has been at and had success….had Bellichik there with him. At EVERY stop until Bill B. showed up Parcells teams did nada. I just don’t get the adulation for that fat $%#&!!! You know what you’ll never hear…EVER? Our left tackle led us to a Superbowl. It doesn’t matter whether Ryan is the guy or not, the Dolphins haven’t had a franchise QB since Marino. You keep taking a QB in round one until you find a franchise guy…period. You CANNOT win in the NFL without some semblance of a franchise QB. Only time that has happened was Ravens with Dilfer and their D was legendary and their opponent weak. Ireland is the culprit and Sparano as nice a guy as he is is over his head. They don’t necessarily need a big name coach, what they need is a great personnel man and an Xs and Os coach which Cowher is not. You hire Rob Ryan and a good GM, you draft the best QB you can at where you in the draft and you go from there. It’s really not all that hard to see.

By: fumblenuts

fumblenuts — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:01:17 +0000

The way I see it now, it makes TOTAL sense to make Rob Ryan or Jeff Fisher the next head coach of the Dolphins.

The Phins NEED someone that has the balls to come in and shake things up BIG TIME.

By: phinfan

phinfan — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:54:23 +0000

Another sign that Ross is a loser.

At least get Fisher and please do not hire MANGINI!!!!

By: Single Filament

Single Filament — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:52:00 +0000

Can we get Wayne Huizenga back?

By: rajuncajun28

rajuncajun28 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:50:34 +0000

Ummm…the Falclowns won a SB? Not! Their organization fom owner to gm to coach are failures….nothing else defines success other tha a Lombardi…fact….so, Falclowns are losers…

By: richc111

richc111 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:40:08 +0000

I always get a kick out of stories like this one. 1st the media throws out that they are going after big name but. Then they’re not going after big names. In the end no one knows. I actually met Bill Pollian once years ago. I asked him about the trade where he got C Bennett which was really one of the biggest trades in the league. If you don’t remember it look it up. He laughed and made the comment that you didn’t hear about the trade on the news did you. Which tells me that true deals and moves are held tight to the vest and speculation is left to the media

By: 1972wasalongtimeago

1972wasalongtimeago — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:38:44 +0000

Enough already. Leave us alone. Let us suffer through the season in peace.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:31:56 +0000

nyfcat says:
Oct 30, 2011 10:50 AM
Ha! What a joke. The decision was Jake Long vs. Chris Long vs. Glenn Dorsey on draft day. The Falcons took Ryan at #3 at it was widely regarded as a major reach (most had him going #10 to the Ravens).

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That’s the way I remember it too. I don’t remember a single person touting Matt Ryan as the possible number one pick.

Isn’t revisionist history wonderful?

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:29:06 +0000

No chance, zero, nada, that Ireland survives.

The country, yes, the GM, no way.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:27:58 +0000

Jake Long has been arguably the best pick of the Bill Parcels era. I too doubted his decision to draft him ahead of Matt Ryan;however, in hindsight, Bill Parcells made the right choice. Matt Ryan has been avg despite the plethora of weapons the Falcons have put around him. If he wins a couple of playoff games, I might have to eat crow. But until then, Jake Long was the better choice.

By: promickey

promickey — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:27:06 +0000

Obtaining an offensive guru as HC would work in Miami. Ireland may not be to blame for the poor blue print. That’s reserved for the guy pictured at the top of this post. However there may not be much respect for what Ireland has done this season; Releasing linebacker Channing Chowder, one of the Dolphins most productive defenders. The defense suffered from that terrible move which was a vendetta against Chowder who is in his prime at 27. There have been enough other dumb decisions this season to consider dumping Ireland. If Ireland was no longer in the picture Chowder most likely would consider returning to the Dolphins.

By: PurpleRaid18

PurpleRaid18 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:24:24 +0000

Brad Childress.

By: heirshouse

heirshouse — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:18:06 +0000

I hear Dave Wanstedt is available and interested..and his stache is sweeter than ever

By: derekjetersmansion

derekjetersmansion — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:13:28 +0000

Rob Ryan is a clown. Rex can, at least, act like he’s normal.

By: melissata

melissata — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:10:26 +0000

The best coach for Miami is someone who will most likely be out of a job at the end of this year, and who is known to be very good at getting the best out of quarterbacks — Andy Reid.

By: polegojim

polegojim — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:10:09 +0000

There are good reasons Parcels accepted front office but wouldn’t accept the HC job. He didn’t want the responsibility or accountability of the on-field failures that were guaranteed.

The entire Dolphin system needs an enema.

By: snarkzilla

snarkzilla — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:04:36 +0000

>And his hair is luxurious.

It looks like a yellowing 80s wig found behind a couch in a single wide.

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:00:49 +0000

snarkzilla says: Oct 30, 2011 10:55 AM

He needs to start with a GM.

*****

And Peterson is not it!