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How much blame goes to Wayne Huizenga?

How much blame goes to Huizenga?

  • All of it

    Votes: 12 8.6%

  • Most of it

    Votes: 18 12.9%

  • Half of it

    Votes: 31 22.3%

  • A small portion of it

    Votes: 23 16.5%

  • We need new ownership

    Votes: 3 2.2%

  • I love Wayne as our owner

    Votes: 52 37.4%
  • Total voters
    139
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Ozzy and I have been going at it for the better part of the day over whether or not Wayne Huizenga should be held accountable for the team's transgressions since he's Shula's retirement. What do you guys think?
 
Ha Ha I've been flamed on this site more then once for pointing out that WH is responsible for who our coaches are and does not seem very knowledgable about hiring football people to run his team. I will say he seem to have his heart in the right place and isnt afraid to spend his money on the team. It's just too bad he sux at it.
 
Let me ask you this did you think he did a good job looking for sabans replacement?
 
how can only 3 people of viewed the post and 6 people have voted?
 
I have not agreed with the decision to sign all of our head coaches since Shula.
 
I think Jimmy Johnson was an average to good decision especially if he would have stayed with the team for a number of years. Wayne however, gave him too much power and allowed him to choose the Wanny as our head coach as he retires. Wanny is awfull and then Wayne coherces Saban into the job. He may have also been a good choice IF he would have stayed with the team for a number of years. Sban turned out to be a loser and our franchise looks horrible. I hope we hit the jackpot in Cam.
 
A small portion of it IMO. I think he thought he did the right thing with every move he made. He has deep pockets and never interferes with the players we aquire. He leaves the decisions to the people he places in charge and never questions them. EVERYONE is accountable somewhat and WH gets no free ride. He is the one that chooses the HC,GM,Pres.,VP for the team and is responsible for a small portion of our failures the last few seasons. However, almost EVERYONE (including myself) wanted Nick Saban to be our new Head Coach. He was the biggest name out there and Saban had turned down multiple HC jobs for the past few seasons. I really believe Nick felt that the Miami Dolphins was the job he wanted over any other. I am not sure why he chose to go back to the college ranks and coach Alabama and I REALLY resent him for doing so. But we can't just live in hatred our whole lives, and I am totally over Dick Satan. It is time to move on and look to our future. Wayne tries his best, is a VERY smart man, and stays out of the way of the football operations side of his business. What's not to like about him?
 
I think it's silly to bame Wayne. He has hired the most respected people out there at the time-Except Wanny-No one is perfect. At least he puts forth great effort that will pay off with time. Hopefully with Cam. I love Wayne. We could be alot worse off.
 
Transcendental said:
Ozzy and I have been going at it for the better part of the day over whether or not Wayne Huizenga should be held accountable for the team's transgressions since he's Shula's retirement. What do you guys think?
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If you are talking about the team's transgressions off the field, I don't see what the owner has to do with this.

But, Wayne H, has brought in some very questionable coaches: Jimmy & Wanny.....I thought bringing in Saban seemed like a logical move, but Saban clearly did not want to be here. Wayne hires the coaches and GM's, but I think they players and personnel we have acquired through trades, FA's, and the draft, fall on the shoulders of the GMs and coaches, and not Wayne.
 
As much as people constantly defend Wayne, the reality is nonstop failure, extremely poor decisions, and chaos since he took over. Appearances indicate he does all the right things, but the reality does not reflect that. I just hope things turn around and we become successful again. This mediocrity cant drag on much longer or Wayne has to go.
 
Mogwai said:
As much as people constantly defend Wayne, the reality is nonstop failure, extremely poor decisions, and chaos since he took over. Appearances indicate he does all the right things, but the reality does not reflect that. I just hope things turn around and we become successful again. This mediocrity cant drag on much longer or Wayne has to go.
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Who is the billionaire available that wants to buy the Miami Dolphins that you think would be better?
 
I can fault Wayne for two main things only:

1) trying to run the team like a corporation with the "one voice" approach. This team has needed a traditional structure for years, with a head coach and a separate GM. At least he appears to realize this now, with Cameron being the coach and Mueller being the actual GM and not just a figurehead. Hopefully it remains this way.

2) trying to make a big splash with his coaching hires. I understand the appeal of doing this, but it isn't always the best move. It backfired with Nick Saban, and with Jimmy Johnson to a lesser extent. Saban obviously was at least somewhat wanting to come here and coach, but Wayne is famous for being persuasive and usually getting what he wants, and I think his desire to bring in the biggest name out there caused him to overlook any potential bad aspects of hiring him. Hindsight is always 20/20, and at the time, everyone applauded Saban coming here, but there were warning signs. Also, don't forget that he made an attempt to go get Pete Carroll after Saban left.

Other than those two things, I think Huizenga is an awesome owner. He knows his limitations on football matters and keeps his nose out of things. He never has had any problem spending money, whether it be for coaching or for doing things to improve facilities (yes, including the practice bubble), and overall I see him as a guy who genuinely cares about the franchise and the fans in more than just a "bottom line" business sense. He wants to have a winner.
 
IMO he is responsible for some things but not all.

One of the reasons he is the greatest boss to work for is 2 reasons. He has no problem shelling out the money to get you here 2) He admits to not knowing much about Football. Therefor he gives the coach "Full control" of plyer personel as well. We have seen that that doesn't work in the NFL.

When he hired Johnson, u couldn't blme him. 3 SB'S, a hll of fame Coach and he had a great eye for talent. I hated the hire but you can't blame him on that hire. Johnson made some mistakes in drafting. Yatil Green was not his fault. I don't think you could ever blame a HC for injuries like that. However, he missed on drafting Ray Lewis and Randy Moss. I still wonder what would hve happened for Marino.

Huizenga didn't really choose Dave. Johnson gave him a ringing endorsement.Huizenga listened and then we had the Wanny nd Fiedler experiment. Once again can't blame a owner for listening to a hall of fame coach.

Now where I do blame Wayne is on Jim Bates. He was a coach the team liked and wanted to play for. The defense loved him. He made Feeley look good. Rather then handing the reigns over to Bates he ran him out of down by drooling over Nick Saban we know the rest.

I think he is back on track with getting Cameron and having Mueller as the GM. This is the best offseason we have had in a while. Going into the draft gaining picks? I am used to losing them before draft.

Even if Cam and Randy spend all their draft picks this year to get Quinn this duo would have done more in this offseason to help this orgnization then Johnson, Wanny and Saban combined. They will have fixed our salary cap nd gotten us our potential franchise QB which none of the coaches before were able to do. Now it's all up to their personel moves.

You can't fault Huizenga for the choices the coaches made 100%. You can fault him however, for putting those coaches in position to call all the shots.

I think he is a great owner and his heart is in the right place. I just wish he had a flipping clue about Football. If he ever matched his passion with Knowledge this franchise would be elite again.
 
He resides at the top of the corporate food chain that is an NFL team ownership. While he may not be responsible for the day-to-day activities within the organization, he has some say as to who helps run it. Therefore, he is subject to criticism and blame. Yet, I place a moderate amount of blame upon him.
 
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