Legitimate Question for those who take this serious:

[Ruckus45]

The mediaknows base have no idea what ross is doing. Just like media and fan base jumped on Jonathan Martins corner initially. Armando and Jason Cole say GM position isnt coveted; Jeff Darlington says it is. Come to find out it is coveted. No one knows. Enjoy the ride, everyone.

For me, if the media disagrees goes with Darlington

 

[SiScotty83]

I just do not understand all of this hatred being spewed towards the Dolphins. Why does the media hate us so much. I just can't take it anymore. We are a proud franchise that plays in great weather. To be honest we are in great cap shape and are one solid draft away from being a playoff team. We have a solid young nucleus to build around. There are at least a dozen teams in the league that are in a much more miserable situation than we are. you'd think we are the Buffalo Bills the way we are being slammed. Last time the Bills made the playoffs was like 14 or 15 years ago and guess who sent their sorry ass's packing, the Miami Dolphins. i can't wait till we prove this morons wrong.

I've just read a book about the 'undefeated' team. What I got from it is that Miami has always been a disrespected franchise, straight from the beginning. Laughed at pre-Shula. Considered a team with a lame schedule during the undefeated season. Grudgingly respected after that and the season following but still hardly spoken of in glowing terms. Even now, that Miami team isn't mentioned in the same breath as other legendary outfits, despite its record. The one era when I think we were 'liked' to an extent was the Marino period. That's because they couldn't deny the brilliance of that guy. Since, it's just reverted to type: a downtrodden, nonsense franchise situated in a place where football doesn't matter.

The lesson to take from this is that Miami likely never will be flavour of the month. So what ? Just win. I'm not interested in the amount of minutes the fools on the networks spend discussing us. I just want to win. Make them dilute their hatred of us with respect. The reality is that the last few days have been a step in the right direction. This team is talented on both offense and defense. It needs tweaking, not major surgery. Geez, a quality OC and we're likely in the Play Offs now. With a second year QB. Imagine a good OC and a real good GM, giving us drafts of what we need. Playmakers on both sides of the ball. Not leaving us without a real OL. Not leaving a second year QB without a running game. Philbin has his faults but the truth is we don't really know about him at this point. He didn't call a Daniel Thomas stretch play on 3rd and short. He still has it all to prove but I see nothing to think he's a garbage coach yet. And you know what ? If he is a poor coach, we've got only one more year of it before hopefully a real GM overhauls this franchise.

I see it as a real opportunity right now. Recruit properly and we can do well next year. If Philbin doesn't cut it, we get the cleaning of house anyway. Forget the media and the writers. Their views weren't changed by an undefeated season or by the best QB in the history of football; they aren't going to be changed by a nice GM and OC either. We need to do it in spite of their hatred and the one thing I know is that it will be damn well more enjoyable because of it.

 

[Shouright]

I've just read a book about the 'undefeated' team. What I got from it is that Miami has always been a disrespected franchise, straight from the beginning. Laughed at pre-Shula. Considered a team with a lame schedule during the undefeated season. Grudgingly respected after that and the season following but still hardly spoken of in glowing terms. Even now, that Miami team isn't mentioned in the same breath as other legendary outfits, despite its record. The one era when I think we were 'liked' to an extent was the Marino period. That's because they couldn't deny the brilliance of that guy. Since, it's just reverted to type: a downtrodden, nonsense franchise situated in a place where football doesn't matter.

The lesson to take from this is that Miami likely never will be flavour of the month. So what ? Just win. I'm not interested in the amount of minutes the fools on the networks spend discussing us. I just want to win. Make them dilute their hatred of us with respect. The reality is that the last few days have been a step in the right direction. This team is talented on both offense and defense. It needs tweaking, not major surgery. Geez, a quality OC and we're likely in the Play Offs now. With a second year QB. Imagine a good OC and a real good GM, giving us drafts of what we need. Playmakers on both sides of the ball. Not leaving us without a real OL. Not leaving a second year QB without a running game. Philbin has his faults but the truth is we don't really know about him at this point. He didn't call a Daniel Thomas stretch play on 3rd and short. He still has it all to prove but I see nothing to think he's a garbage coach yet. And you know what ? If he is a poor coach, we've got only one more year of it before hopefully a real GM overhauls this franchise.

I see it as a real opportunity right now. Recruit properly and we can do well next year. If Philbin doesn't cut it, we get the cleaning of house anyway. Forget the media and the writers. Their views weren't changed by an undefeated season or by the best QB in the history of football; they aren't going to be changed by a nice GM and OC either. We need to do it in spite of their hatred and the one thing I know is that it will be damn well more enjoyable because of it.

Well remember that Miami was an expansion team not too long before that. Imagine if nowadays an expansion team came out of nowhere and about five years later went undefeated and won the Super Bowl? Would it be anything like the Bears or the Packers doing that? It would seem comparatively flimsy, despite what it really is.

 

[roy_miami]

SpikeTex; excellent post and I wanted to give you a couple of thumbs up; however you contradict yourself. I agree Aponte is an Excellent Capologist, then you say " Ireland was better than some previous GMs but still had the inclination to blow huge money on big busts (Philip Wheeler, $26M - $13M guaranteed, cough)". My question is who gave Phillip Wheeler the outrageous contract, was it Ireland going over Aponte, or Aponte? Not trying to start an argument, just wondering?

Pretty sure the GM has rough ideas of what he wants to spend on a specific player then lets Aponte work the fine details and the GM still has to sign off on it at the end. Aponte might have the power to add or subtract maybe $1million here or there as wiggle room but I doubt she has any real power beyond that.

 

[IHATETHEJETS]

Pretty sure the GM has rough ideas of what he wants to spend on a specific player then lets Aponte work the fine details and the GM still has to sign off on it at the end. Aponte might have the power to add or subtract maybe $1million here or there as wiggle room but I doubt she has any real power beyond that.

Thanks for clarifying. I just wasn't sure of the process if Aponte is Capologist and she did the final negotiating.

 

[MD]

@AlbertBreer: How am I sure Ross is being forthright on GM power? Couple teams are willing to grant candidates permission to talk to Miami, but not Tampa.

Albert Breer raises a good point.

 

[phins_4_ever]

I dont have to defend Jeff Ireland for sheet! He is gone. end of story.

But if you think that Aponte is just someone who won a battle.....in the words of Rob Halford....Youve got another thing comin!

There was really no battle. It was a simple power struggle. Ireland started it and he lost. At the end it was Aponte's successful work which made the difference.