Dolphins made right move. Traditional power structures should be abolished.

[electrolyte]

I think the whole traditional power structure is a flawed mess to begin with and should be abolished. -ALL- Head Coaches should have full control over their rosters. They are the ones who have a game plan and a strategy. They are the ones who know how to use certain players, and they know when they can't use a certain player. For example, some coaches don't know how to use Reggie Bush, but another Coach may know how to. Or simply doesn't want to, because he is trying to build a team in a different way, and has no use when his GM goes and pays Reggie Bush 5mil per year to be his RB.

All General Managers should only be there as a sort of assistant to the Head Coach. They do their jobs and get the Coach what he wants, period.

If Coach says he wants Brandon Albert, because he doesn't want to use Johnathan Martin, then go get him Brandon Albert. A coach will succeed much better when he has the ability to go into his toolbox and get the exact tools he needs for his game plans. A coach who needs to use tools that someone else gets him, and he may not even know how to use correctly, or even want to use, is a terrible idea.

That would be like me trying to install a wall mount for an large HDTV, and the GM comes to give me some toggleables and tells me to just use these and mount it to the drywall. I don't like this method, and I want to use lag screws in the studs, on a different spot on the wall. My method is more secure and can hold more weight, the GM's is risky and forcing me to do a method I don't like doing. Just asking for trouble with the weight of the TV (If it's heavy), and he is compromising my skill by making me use methods I don't approve of. I will underachieve, by being saddled with someone who should have no business in telling me what tools to use. It's the same thing with players on a football team.

Bill Parcells (yes I know we hate him) used to complain about this all of the time. Remember his famous "If I am going to cook the soup, I want to choose the ingredients" line?

It makes complete sense. The Head Coach should be above the GM. The Coach can choose exactly the players he wants, to play the style he wants. And this in turn will help him be more successful.

 

[dolpns13]

completely agree! I never believed in this whole GM finds the players and coaches are forced to work with them. Its complete BS. Coaches should have total control over FA's, drafts, everything that is directly related to play on the field.

 

[ROADRUNNER]

I see where you're coming from. Not bad, a new look on things, let's see if it's going to work

 

[Phins117]

No one will know until mid season. Even if it is a better system you still need the right people running it. Only time will tell.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

The problem is that Joe Philbin has no background in personnel evaluation and we don't know if he's going to be any good at it.

The one thing I like about this setup is that it makes it very clear who is accountable for the performance of the team: Joe Philbin. If the team has a losing season, Joe Philbin is fully responsible for it in every way.

 

[fisi]

You got me

 

[napsndreds]

Womp. Lol. Man give me a good candidate. So we're sacrificing standards for ****ty managers now. Miss me with this

 

[Bob512]

Interesting view, thanks for sharing!

 

[napsndreds]

So what does hickey do exactly ?

 

[Billk78]

Not sure if I agree or not, but I do give you props for having a fresh take on things. But now they're saying Philbin doesn't have control. So who knows. I think the best thing to do at this point is to stop listening to the terrible reporters out there and just wait for the season.

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So what does hickey do exactly ?

My understanding is that he will probably have a lot to do with the draft. He has many years experience scouting college players.

 

[electrolyte]

My understanding is that he will probably have a lot to do with the draft. He has many years experience scouting college players.

Yeah, and all the heavy lifting, grunt work.

Coach wants a trade for Brandon Albert, he tells GM, and GM gets on the phone and starts the bartering and heavy lifting to get the trade done for the Coach.

Also scouting all the players for him, all that day to day operation stuff that the HC has no time for.

 

[Billk78]

Yeah, and all the heavy lifting, grunt work.

Coach wants a trade for Brandon Albert, he tells GM, and GM gets on the phone and starts the bartering and heavy lifting to get the trade done for the Coach.

Also scouting all the players for him, all that day to day operation stuff that the HC has no time for.

I wonder if Gaine wasn't on board with this process....or if Ross just didn't want someone who was working with Ireland.

 

[cuban_refugee]

So what does hickey do exactly ?

He gets the right group of talent evaluators. He gets together with Philbin to determine that they are getting the correct pieces for the team he envisions. Ireland was choosing guys on his basis and not necessarily the coach's vision.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

I disagree with this. Wisdom of the crowd is generally valuable and the NFL has had tons of very sharp guys atop the franchises for decades.

I watch lots of televised golf. Judy Rankin is a former great player and now an excellent commentator. Last season her cohost Terry Gannon asked Rankin if she would have done anything differently during her playing career, based on all her years watching from the booth. Rankin didn't hesitate. She said she would have changed many aspects of her game, to do "what works for most of the players most of the time."

Exactly. Do the right thing. Have the percentages work for you, not against you. That's why I'm so disgusted when we run the ball so seldom, and similar low percentage idiocy. Now in this general manager search the Dolphins by all accounts have tried to force their own way instead of tried and true "most teams, most of the time."

How can anyone leave an interview confused about the power structure? Maybe we are using flash cards, like the Oregon Ducks.

 

[phinking]

the problem is that joe philbin has no background in personnel evaluation and we don't know if he's going to be any good at it.

The one thing i like about this setup is that it makes it very clear who is accountable for the performance of the team: Joe philbin. If the team has a losing season, joe philbin is fully responsible for it in every way.

. Amen to that.