So you now admit you don't know which side of the argument I was on, yet made an early decision to try and blast me. Ok.
I never said last season that Sparano would definitely be back in 2012, I always said he needed to have a winning record to come back in 2012. Again, I think you are mistaking my comment of Sparano definitely coming back from the 2010 season. I can even point out exactly when I made that comment, it was after the Dolphins beat the Jets in December to improve to 7-6. I said Sparano would be back and likely get a contract extension. But in 2011 I was hopeful the team would be good and in some cases expected a good team, but I always said Sparano needed to win to be back in 2012. I don't mind being criticized for things I said, but I don't like when people try and put words in my mouth. I will always defend myself.
If you want my opinion on Ireland's job security, here it is. I do think his job is on the line if the Dolphins completely bomb the second half of the season. We all know the Ross is a big fan of Jeff, so don't think it is cut and dry that a losing season automatically means he is getting fired. I also don't think firing Ireland is going to mean instant success or improvement. If anything, a GM change is probably going to mean a change at head coach. Maybe you are OK with seeing Philbin fired after just one season, but I see it as just a continuation of the problems we have had in the past. A new GM and a new head coach might mean Tannehill is not in the cards for the next regime. Firing Ireland will likely mean another complete start over. So my guess is that while Ireland can be fired after this season, I don't see Ross hitting the start over button again. In my opinion Ireland got a clean slate after Philbin was hired, maybe that doesn't seem right, but it is probably accurate.