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Everyone complains about Ross but......

MT DOLPHINS

MT DOLPHINS

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In his defense he wanted Brady before the Bucs ( I think that's what I remember), and Coach Harbaugh in a hard way. And tried pretty hard I as recall.

I wish he went after Harbaugh when he decided to come back to the NFL. He is quietly 11-5 dumping their top 2 receivers.

I think if he got either of the 2 we would of had some success compared to where we are now.

Just didn't work out.
 
If Ross and company had gone about getting Payton and Brady the right way, he would be due the credit. They didn't, and it cost the team.

Bad timing on Harbaugh coming out though. Ross isn't firing McD last year, especially without Harbaugh in hand. He had already made that mistake once.
 
MT DOLPHINS said:
In his defense he wanted Brady before the Bucs ( I think that's what I remember), and Coach Harbaugh in a hard way. And tried pretty hard I as recall.

I wish he went after Harbaugh when he decided to come back to the NFL. He is quietly 11-5 dumping their top 2 receivers.

I think if he got either of the 2 we would of had some success compared to where we are now.

Just didn't work out.
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In everybody's defense, everyone would have wanted Brady and Harbaugh. The difference was everyone else was smart enough to realize we couldn't approach Brady (and Payton) without breaking league rules. And he went after Harbaugh when we already had a coach that had taken us from 1-15 to 11-5 in one year, and then he was so indiscreet about it that it got out and made the organization look stupid. He cucked Sparano, then gave him an extension and then he was gone by midseason because everyone knew he wasn't long for Miami.

He cost us two picks that were invaluable, even with Grief picking.

Here's another thing to consider with Harbaugh. He and Ross are both Michigan Men. Harbaugh wouldn't take Ross's money to come work for Ross, but he did take Ross's money to go back to Michigan. (I believe Ross made a sizable donation to his alma mater's athletic department to help offer Harbaugh his initial contract there).
 
There's been a few times it was reported Ross seemed to have more football acumen than the people he was paying:
1) Vetoing Ireland trading for and then extending Kyle Orton
2) Handling the bullygate scandal
3) Suggesting the team trade back or take Lamar in 2018
4) The whole Deshaun Watson trade fiasco
Yet he still has an abundance of loyalty to these people he is paying. The main reason Ireland got fired at the end of 2013 is because Ireland demanded Dawn Aponte be fired and that rubbed Ross the wrong way.
 
That ****er Bruce Beal needs to go first. Insert Axe Man into his position and clean house.
 
MT DOLPHINS said:
In his defense he wanted Brady before the Bucs ( I think that's what I remember), and Coach Harbaugh in a hard way. And tried pretty hard I as recall.

I wish he went after Harbaugh when he decided to come back to the NFL. He is quietly 11-5 dumping their top 2 receivers.

I think if he got either of the 2 we would of had some success compared to where we are now.

Just didn't work out.
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exactly, because he is a loser owner
 
Brady wouldnt have made a damn bit of difference on our team back then. We had no offensive talent.

Harbaugh on the other hand would have been great, so would Sean Payton.
 
Nice thoughts and all, but he should have closed the deal with Harbaugh the first time. With an offer that couldn’t be refused. And then he ends up saying some nonsense along the lines that he wouldn’t be the person to take Harbaugh away from his cherished Michigan, IIRC.
 
MT DOLPHINS said:
In his defense he wanted Brady before the Bucs ( I think that's what I remember), and Coach Harbaugh in a hard way. And tried pretty hard I as recall.

I wish he went after Harbaugh when he decided to come back to the NFL. He is quietly 11-5 dumping their top 2 receivers.

I think if he got either of the 2 we would of had some success compared to where we are now.

Just didn't work out.
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Not so much Brady, as he needs an O-Line that can block, and a defense that can reasonably do their job in pressure time.

On the other hand I agree about Harbaugh, he could have helped.

The issue fans have is not so much his effort, but more when he did each.
 
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