Darlington explaining more on Aponte & the good opportunity the new GM has

[Rhoadsy13]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jeffdarlington

Darlington made some great points on his twitter about the Fins GM job & Aponte. Amazing how Armando continues to bash the Fins even though they made it clear the responsibilities of the GM but YET Darlington arguably the reporter with the most insight of the Fins seems to DISAGREES with Armando!! I'm also not understanding the shots made at Aponte she seems to do well at her job & is highly respected.

"If Aponte has the power it is apparently a result of respect & if a confident GM can't handle that, well he is not much of man.... is he??"

 

[Hayden Fox]

I disagree with Darlington. Allow the GM to build the franchise with people he wants. If you can get a DeCosta or Gamble, allow them to have the keys, kitchen sink, bath water etc. I would not allow anyone...VP, HC, QB etc. get in they way of a great personnel guy.

 

[ChambersWI]

I do think people overestimate how much power Aponte actually has over the football operations. She has influence because she has done very well with our cap. But the thing that's always been clear is she is not part of the personnel options and would not be considered.

 

[BlueFin]

Darlington is sorely missed as a full time Dolphin beat guy, he does a great job for the NFL Network.

 

[ProStyle]

There isn't a single GM in the league, or the planet for that matter, who should wield that kind of traditional power. Every single GM in the league or a potential GM is not smart enough or competent to be a GM in a traditional sense.

 

[BIG_FISH_RI]

Hayden - I typically agree with you but this is one we disagree on. I wouldnt want 1 person responsible for the building of a "TEAM" it is just that a TEAM and all parts must work together. The GM and HC must see eye to eye and have a plan in place when they don't. That is the only and best way for a team to work. All parts must agree and give here and there. The plan must be clear and you must be accountable for your share.

 

[Travis34]

Sounds better to me than the crap Armando spews out apparently outbid his ass, not sure why everyone is believing that. I'm not sure why Aponte gets so much hate, we truthfully don't know THAT much about what she does. Not sure why people think she's done sort of all mighty puppet master now... new scapegoat I guess

 

[kellyh3034]

I disagree with Darlington. Allow the GM to build the franchise with people he wants. If you can get a DeCosta or Gamble, allow them to have the keys, kitchen sink, bath water etc. I would not allow anyone...VP, HC, QB etc. get in they way of a great personnel guy.

Darlington said that Philbin is a well respected coach. Not by you obviously but but by those in the NFL. If that is the case they should not have any problems getting highly regarded people to take the job.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

There are actually fewer than 32 of these final say GM jobs in the NFL. They don't open up that frequently -- in fact, this is the only one open this year.

I'm not terribly concerned about the team's ability to find a great candidate.

 

[ronnienchambers]

I disagree with Darlington. Allow the GM to build the franchise with people he wants. If you can get a DeCosta or Gamble, allow them to have the keys, kitchen sink, bath water etc. I would not allow anyone...VP, HC, QB etc. get in they way of a great personnel guy.

I agree with you. I posted this in another thread and here is why I agree:

This all comes down to management structure. Different types of management structures have different implications and require people with different skill sets. I am not exactly sure about what was in people's contracts last year so don't kill me for this but it seems as if Ireland didn't have authority to evaluate and fire Philbin and was strictly responsible for the roster. Somehow the Cap specialist also didn't report to him either and it seems like 3 people had Ross's ear Aponte, Ireland, and Philbin. This management structure requires an owner who knows football as the owner needs to weed through all of the bull crap being fed to him by the coach, GM, and aponte and determine who is performing and who isn't. This clearly doesn't work as can be seen by the situation we are currently in. If we decide to hire a GM who is on equal footing with the coach I believe we will be in the same situation again shortly as it puts critical decisions on Ross's plate and he does not have the skills to make those decisions.

In my opinion, we need to hire a GM who is accountable for evaluating talent, filling the roster, managing the cap, and evaluating the coaches performance. This person needs to be able to hire/fire the coach based on his view of the coaches performance. The person should also be able hire/fire the cap specialist and evaluate their performance. This person should be the single point of contact to Ross and take all of the football decisions out of his hands. This can also be accomplished by hiring a GM who is on equal footing with the coach and putting an additional layer of management on top of the GM and coach (ie a football Czar) who reports directly into Ross and makes recommendations to Ross, or hiring a GM who evaluates talent and evaluates the coaches performance and is the single point of contact to Ross. I would prefer the second situation as additional layers of management cause inefficiencies that can result in longer decisions making times which is not a good situation in the NFL....

 

[PCmor]

I disagree with Darlington. Allow the GM to build the franchise with people he wants. If you can get a DeCosta or Gamble, allow them to have the keys, kitchen sink, bath water etc. I would not allow anyone...VP, HC, QB etc. get in they way of a great personnel guy.

If you don't give those guys the keys, they probably aren't going to want the job anyway, will they?

 

[Bob512]

I disagree with Darlington. Allow the GM to build the franchise with people he wants. If you can get a DeCosta or Gamble, allow them to have the keys, kitchen sink, bath water etc. I would not allow anyone...VP, HC, QB etc. get in they way of a great personnel guy.

Of course you do!

If you only want to listen to the negative and ignore the positive, you will continue to be frustrated.

I look at it this way.....you have some folks bashing the fins and you have some folks praising the fins.....and then I see a growing list of qualified good candidates being lined up to be interviewed and that seems to make me feel that Darlington has a much better take on this situation. The reality, at least at this point in time....is that good candidates appear to want this job!

Also, on Aponte, several weeks ago, most people didn't know who she even was. As far as I'm concerned, if she has been managing our salary cap, we need to pat her on the back and give her a raise as she has done a great job.

 

[Hayden Fox]

Hayden - I typically agree with you but this is one we disagree on. I wouldnt want 1 person responsible for the building of a "TEAM" it is just that a TEAM and all parts must work together. The GM and HC must see eye to eye and have a plan in place when they don't. That is the only and best way for a team to work. All parts must agree and give here and there. The plan must be clear and you must be accountable for your share.

IF, IF, IF there is a chance that you can get a big time GM candidate, I would not allow anyone currently with this team to stand in the way. Nobody is that valuable.

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Of course you do!

If you only want to listen to the negative and ignore the positive, you will continue to be frustrated.

I look at it this way.....you have some folks bashing the fins and you have some folks praising the fins.....and then I see a growing list of qualified good candidates being lined up to be interviewed and that seems to make me feel that Darlington has a much better take on this situation. The reality, at least at this point in time....is that good candidates appear to want this job!

Also, on Aponte, several weeks ago, most people didn't know who she even was. As far as I'm concerned, if she has been managing our salary cap, we need to pat her on the back and give her a raise as she has done a great job.

Hypothetically, if Eric DeCosta told you as the owner...I will come as long as you jettison Dawn Aponte...you would tell him "no"? Unreal.

 

[phins_4_ever]

I disagree with Darlington. Allow the GM to build the franchise with people he wants. If you can get a DeCosta or Gamble, allow them to have the keys, kitchen sink, bath water etc. I would not allow anyone...VP, HC, QB etc. get in they way of a great personnel guy.

Of course you disagree.

You mention Gamble? You like the way the Eagles do it and bring new GM talent out?

 

[Hayden Fox]

Darlington said that Philbin is a well respected coach. Not by you obviously but but by those in the NFL. If that is the case they should not have any problems getting highly regarded people to take the job.

Joe might be respected, but it does not mean he is the guy that these candidates would want coaching their team. The likelihood would be pretty low that Joe would be there first pick just from a relationship perspective.