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Jeff Ireland is not the devil

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Not a bad write up..I'm reserving my opinion on this offseason until, well, the offseason is over, then I can assets what we have and are we better or worst then last year...right now, I don't think anyone outside of the organization's FO and coaches know what we're up to. But take a read..

I like the fact the Dolphins held to their guns in coming to a organizational value for Matt Flynn, remembering that coach Joe Philbin knows this guy as well as anyone. People are saying Flynn picked the Seahawks over the Dolphins. I think it's more accurate to say the Dolphins picked something else over Flynn because I don't believe they wanted to outbid Seattle. I like that Miami made a move to explore Alex Smith. I like that Miami won't be paying Smith $8 million a year because that's crazy money considering seven years of watching this guy has offered only one season of promising production.

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolp...nding-the-dolphins-the-pas.html#storylink=cpy
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http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2012/03/this-post-is-not-going-to-be-popular-this-post-absolutely-will-not-fit-the-common-narrative-surrounding-the-dolphins-the-pas.html
 
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I would love to somehow have a positive spin on the Head Coach thing last year and the FA period so far this year, but I just can't. The whole league (most importantly players) are calling him out singularly. That is not good!
 
Or, is the media egging them on, because no one knows what he's doing, the Pat's have been quiet this offseason too...but they have a QB and that makes all the difference.
 
There is no way to spin signing Gerrard after letting Henne go, courting Manning, Flynn & Smith. All 3 were much more capable for this offense than Gerrard who may not even be healthy. The fact is this team is much worse right now than when the season ended.
 
Whether or not this team is worse than last year isn't even a question. Nobody in their right mind would say we're better. Not now, not when the offseason is officially over. We're rebuilding. Again. Well technically we never stopped rebuilding. The question is whether or not this front office is going to make the right decisions for the future, and anyone with a realistic view of this team knows the answer is no, mostly thanks to Ireland's incompetence. We're going to suck this year. But will we suck enough for Matt Barkley is what matters. If this front office was competent, which they're not obviously, they would trade anyone with trade value that doesn't really fit into future plans. We're talking guys like Dansby and Wake that are already 30. That's what a true rebuilding process is. However we'd rather rebuild while maintaining mediocrity. Not happening unless you're extremely lucky like the Packers. If not for bad luck this franchise wouldn't have any luck at all.
 
R&R Express said:
Whether or not this team is worse than last year isn't even a question. Nobody in their right mind would say we're better. Not now, not when the offseason is officially over. We're rebuilding. Again. Well technically we never stopped rebuilding. The question is whether or not this front office is going to make the right decisions for the future, and anyone with a realistic view of this team knows the answer is no, mostly thanks to Ireland's incompetence. We're going to suck this year. But will we suck enough for Matt Barkley is what matters. If this front office was competent, which they're not obviously, they would trade anyone with trade value that doesn't really fit into future plans. We're talking guys like Dansby and Wake. That's what a true rebuilding process is. However we'd rather rebuild while maintaining mediocrity. Not happening unless you're extremely lucky like the Packers. If not for bad luck this franchise wouldn't have any luck at all.
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Ok...do you have confidence this team would even pick Barkley given the chance?

With signing either Flynn or Smith, adding Landry at safety, a RT & a good WR to replace Marshall, then going into the draft, WTH is wrong with that?
 
vcip said:
Ok...do you have confidence this team would even pick Barkley given the chance?

With signing either Flynn or Smith, adding Landry at safety, a RT & a good WR to replace Marshall, then going into the draft, WTH is wrong with that?
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None of those things happened, and if we're picking in the top 5 next year, I'd like to think Ireland would be ****canned by draft time, giving me some confidence, even if only a little because I have absolutely none right now.
 
The only way I don't see us drafting a quarterback next year is if we draft Tannehill this year. And I think there's a good chance we do that. I would rather wait a year but I don't think they will
 
Hey may not be the devil but he does suck as a GM. Why are you waiting to reserve judgement? Last 3 seasons not enough proof how bad he is? He doesnt value the QB position and has ignored addressing it as long as he has been GM. That is all you need to know.
Chubbs
 
Chubby said:
Hey may not be the devil but he does suck as a GM. Why are you waiting to reserve judgement? Last 3 seasons not enough proof how bad he is? He doesnt value the QB position and has ignored addressing it as long as he has been GM. That is all you need to know.
Chubbs
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I wasn't aware he was running the team for the last 3 seasons. Have fun at the protest btw let me know how it turns out!
 
Ireland is the GM and is here to stay as long as Ross owns the team and bashing him here day after day is just childish.
 
andyahs said:
Ireland is the GM and is here to stay as long as Ross owns the team and bashing him here day after day is just childish.
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The Syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm, Sweden in which bank employees were held hostage from August 23 to August 28, 1973. In this case, victims became emotionally attached to their captors, and even defended them after they were freed from their six-day ordeal. The term "Stockholm Syndrome" was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the Syndrome in a news broadcast.[4] It was originally defined by psychiatrist Frank Ochberg to aid the management of hostage situations.[5]
Stockholm Syndrome can be seen as a form of traumatic bonding, which does not necessarily require a hostage scenario, but which describes "strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other."[6]
 
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