I disagree. For one Miami will likely lose Mike Nolan. The other thing is that just because someone was a OC or a DC it will translate to the team he becomes a HC for. Dungy was a DC and Indy was always know for their offense, Lovie Smith was an OC and the Bears are better know for their Defense.

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Where was Lovie Smith ever connected to the offense?

Didn’t Dungy have someone named Manning?

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Lovie Smith was the OC for the Rams back when they were “the greatest show on earth” and as for Dungy, that is exactly my point. Dungy was a DC yet the Colts defense was never really top notch. Anyone that knows the Colts knows that that defense thrived when the Colts were ahead and the other team was placed in predictable situations. So if Miami should hire an OC there is nothing that says he is going to help Miami’s offense get better. It is like how you pointed out with Manning that it is where the talent is. Miami should hire the best coach available.

Zimmer appears to be a coach with self made credentials, and if he were to get the job in Miami, he would have earned it on what he has done in this league, not who he knows.

Where I believe the Ireland connection helps is that each man would know what they are getting themselves into with the hire. Ireland knows what Zimmer is like in the locker room and how he motivates players, and Zimmer knows what Ireland likes in players and what type of players he drafts. What we don’t know is whether Ireland prefers to draft 3-4 talent, or he just did that b/c that’s what his mentor Parcells wanted.

I disagree. For one Miami will likely lose Mike Nolan. The other thing is that just because someone was a OC or a DC it will translate to the team he becomes a HC for. Dungy was a DC and Indy was always know for their offense, Lovie Smith was an OC and the Bears are better know for their Defense.

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Where was Lovie Smith ever connected to the offense?

Didn’t Dungy have someone named Manning?

Doesn’t it matter as much, if not more who the OC is? A good HC manages the whole game and delegates coordinating and play calling to his coordinators. I also think it will matter who they get as the QB coach since Matt Moore has shown enough to get the start in 2012, barring signing Flynn or some other FA QB. The QB coach will also be responsible to helping whatever QB is drafted (their better be one).

I only know what I’ve read, but Zimmer seems like a solid choice. Maybe not sexy, but Mike McCarthy and Mike Tomlin were not sexy picks either.

Miami already did this with nolan, the last 2 seasons. In fact we were #3 in rushing defense in nfl.

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Lowly bengals? Just what have the fish done since Marino left? I’ll answer it NOTHING. When your team goes to the playoffs with a QB other than Marino then you can actually post on here again…. IDIOT!!!!!

Fiedler and Pennington. Two in fact so who is the idiot now?

Wow, the Dolphins might actually be making an intelegent move for a change.

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Speaking of “intelligent moves”

I’ll take Zimmer as the coach for MYami Dolphins, I know everyone wants the offensive genius from GB. But with his recent tragedy, will he even have the desire to coach, or will he take a head coaching job to “Keep his mind off of things”.

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Well….Dungy won a Super Bowl 2 years after his son killed himself so…..maybe that’s not a great argument against the guy.

Dungy also had Manning at QB, elite WR’s, and was playing against Rex Grossman. All much favorable compared to what Miami has going for itself. Besides, as a parent I think it would a bit easier to come to terms with a suicide as oppose to a murder of a child. With the killer or killers still at large without any convictions.

Furthermore, at 55 he is too old.

Dolphins cannot get out of the quicksand!

I’ll take Zimmer as the coach for MYami Dolphins, I know everyone wants the offensive genius from GB. But with his recent tragedy, will he even have the desire to coach, or will he take a head coaching job to “Keep his mind off of things”.

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Well….Dungy won a Super Bowl 2 years after his son killed himself so…..maybe that’s not a great argument against the guy.

The Bucs are more likely to higher Dom Zimmer than someone capable like Mike.

Lowly bengals? Just what have the fish done since Marino left? I’ll answer it NOTHING. When your team goes to the playoffs with a QB other than Marino then you can actually post on here again…. IDIOT!!!!!

Good guy but Miami needs an offensive minded coach…as long as they keep Nolan. Or, hire Bowles and keep the continuity

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I disagree. For one Miami will likely lose Mike Nolan. The other thing is that just because someone was a OC or a DC it will translate to the team he becomes a HC for. Dungy was a DC and Indy was always know for their offense, Lovie Smith was an OC and the Bears are better know for their Defense.