Dolphins Willing To Make Fisher Executive Vice President & Pay Him More Than 8 Mil

[Vaark]

People are making all kinds of excuses and standing up for him when it comes to this.. It doesn't matter. Every loser has excuses.

He's known as Jeff "6 in 17" Fisher, with a 2-5 playoff record and no ring. That IMHO doesn't deserve the title of "Highest Paid Coach".

This was a once proud franchise. The fact that we are bending over to sway him from going to his preference --the "St. Louis Rams" one of the saddest franchises in recent years (who'll probably move to LA anyhow) is pathetic. The Dolphins seem to be his last choice. Do we really want a guy coming here just for a paycheck? I say to hell with him!

Also it's not like he was Bud Adams battered wife with no other options. He's renewed is contract several times, knowing the lay of the land. Either he was too dense to figure out that a cheap owner who meddles won't change its stripes or was more than willing to work under those conditions instead of risking leveraging his background elsewhere. In the end he was still pink slipped. So I don't buy those rationalizations or excuses since he could have left at most any time.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

It's funny how some drone on ad nauseum playing the "mediocrity" card except when it comes to coaches with 6 winning seasons in over 16 campaigns and whose gone 2-5 in the playoffs since 2000. That combined with his stated anachronistic Henning-like run first philosophy doesn't exactly scream out "spare no expense to buy me no matter the cost or concessions!!!"

I just don't get it. But of course, this is FH so I guess inconsistency is the norm :idk:

I like that Ross is going all out to get his guy, even though I don't really like the guy.

Obviously, Ross and his advisers came to a different conclusion about Fisher than I did. Whether they're right or wrong, I like that they're willing to pay to get who they think is the best candidate available.

 

[flynryan15]

I like that Ross is going all out to get his guy, even though I don't really like the guy.

Obviously, Ross and his advisers came to a different conclusion about Fisher than I did. Whether they're right or wrong, I like that they're willing to pay to get who they think is the best candidate available.

Look at his main advisor Carl Peterson! Guy turned in what 2 playoff wins in 77 years at KC?

 

[flynryan15]

I like that Ross is going all out to get his guy, even though I don't really like the guy.

Obviously, Ross and his advisers came to a different conclusion about Fisher than I did. Whether they're right or wrong, I like that they're willing to pay to get who they think is the best candidate available.

Look at his main advisor Carl Peterson! Guy turned in what 2 playoff wins in 77 years at KC?

 

[KingDolphin57]

That is my point, Fisher has Never done it!!! Why would Ross want to take this kind of chance?

Agree , and if this is true beware. I can see it now knowing we need a Qb Ole Jeff
decides to blowup our good defense. Fisher does not need to meddle with our personnel period.

 

[Kadiddlehopper]

Rams | Money holding up Jeff Fisher deal?
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:58:48 -0800 One of the issues holding up a deal between former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher and the St. Louis Rams is compensation, according to league sources. Fisher is seeking to be among the higher-paid coaches in the league, in the range of $7 million per season. However, Rams owner Stan Kroenke hasn't displayed a willingness to reach that dollar figure to this point, the sources said.
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[Blustar]

Is the decision coming today? What's the word? Can't take much more of this. I'll be happy either way he chooses just to have closure.

 

[WestSideFin]

Dolphins Defense - TM - Dolphins

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on SportsCenterThursday morning that a decision on Jeff Fisher's head-coaching future may not come until Friday.

"It sounds like we could get something by tomorrow at the latest," Schefter said. "...Neither team knows what (he) is doing right now." On Twitter, ESPN's Ross Tucker suggested Miami and St. Louis moving on from Fisher because "he's clearly not sold on either place." PFT's Mike Florio believes Fisher is still in the midst of a leverage game trying to get the best possible deal.
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Jan 12 - 9:51 AM

 

[WestSideFin]

id say by today or tomorrow will know something....

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

Look at his main advisor Carl Peterson! Guy turned in what 2 playoff wins in 77 years at KC?

Again, not saying I like Fisher. I think I was even the guy posting "6 playoff seasons in 17 years" in every thread about Fisher before the number of threads about Fisher became too hot to handle. :)

But I can't see how offering the guy a blockbuster contract and the ability to veto Vince Young / Pacman Jones type of personnel moves is an indictment of our owner. If anything, I think all coaches should have that. Maybe I'm misinterpreting the arrangement here, but it's not like Fisher is being given total control of the roster, just the ability to say "No!" to an Ireland brain fart.

 

[flynryan15]

Rams | Money holding up Jeff Fisher deal?
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:58:48 -0800 One of the issues holding up a deal between former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher and the St. Louis Rams is compensation, according to league sources. Fisher is seeking to be among the higher-paid coaches in the league, in the range of $7 million per season. However, Rams owner Stan Kroenke hasn't displayed a willingness to reach that dollar figure to this point, the sources said.
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Is this where I trash the reporter and claim the media hates the Dolphins?

If the Rams owner isn't out bidding us he is smart! Hire Chud he develops Bradford use your second overall pick for Blackmon.

 

[HarryBagpipe]

Again, not saying I like Fisher. I think I was even the guy posting "6 playoff seasons in 17 years" in every thread about Fisher before the number of threads about Fisher became too hot to handle. :)

But I can't see how offering the guy a blockbuster contract and the ability to veto Vince Young / Pacman Jones type of personnel moves is an indictment of our owner. If anything, I think all coaches should have that. Maybe I'm misinterpreting the arrangement here, but it's not like Fisher is being given total control of the roster, just the ability to say "No!" to an Ireland brain fart.

Why would you think coaches should have that power? That power is the number one reason we've been bad the past decade.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

Why would you think coaches should have that power? That power is the number one reason we've been bad the past decade.

I think the number one reason we've been bad for the past decade is that we've had incompetence running the show. Wannstedt, Spielman, Cameron, Saban, Mueller, Sparano, Parcells.

I don't think the problem has been the organizational structure, it has been the people in charge. Let's talk about the Patriots for a second here, since they're held up as a model franchise of the 2000s and their front office gets raided every offseason. Belichick's had that final say / veto power. And he's not the only one. Teams like Philly that have been very successful over the past 12 years have given their coach that power.

 

[Da Phinishisher]

Giving a coach too much power usually fails and is why almost no team does it anymore.
Leave it to the Dolphins to completely not understand this

 

[HarryBagpipe]

I think the number one reason we've been bad for the past decade is that we've had incompetence running the show. Wannstedt, Spielman, Cameron, Saban, Mueller, Sparano, Parcells.

I don't think the problem has been the organizational structure, it has been the people in charge. Let's talk about the Patriots for a second here, since they're held up as a model franchise of the 2000s and their front office gets raided every offseason. Belichick's had that final say / veto power. And he's not the only one. Teams like Philly that have been very successful over the past 12 years have given their coach that power.

Yeah but that's pretty much it. And all belichick has done since pioli left is build one of the worst defenses in the league while not winning a playoff game in years. I look at Pitt, Baltimore, green bay, ny giants and new Orleans. All franchises that have won superbowls recently and are model franchises. Their personnel people pick personnel and the coach coaches. For every Philly ill give you a bunch where it didn't work. Notably here. Wanny overriding spiel man and taking Moore and fletcher over Brees and boldin. I don't have to mention the mistakes Saban made....ahem Aaron Rogers. Or what an awful personnel guy parcells is. Where is their any shred of evidence that fisher knows what he's doing as a personnel expert. You mention the eagles and I show at least five more successful franchises that don't give the coach that power. You mention the eagles and show you three times on this very team where that philosophy killed us