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MERGED: Ross, Ireland & Dee talk to media; fan reaction/overreaction

How is he cheap? Miami is consistently at the top of the cap because we ARENT cheap. I mean, think before you post people!
 
As much heat as Ireland gets, Mike Dee seems super clueless. This guy came from the Boston Red Sox and just doesn't get the business side of this thing. He seems to add a ton of dysfunction from the marketing side.
 
Puplic Relations 101
PR at its finest.

Whole lotta nothin.
Transperancy, best organization, want to win, blah, blah.
Sounds like a politician hitting talking points.
 
Translation: "Philbin thought Flynn was not appreciably better than Moore and as a result I thought he wasn't worth 2X what Moore is earning, let alone 4X!" Sounds reasonable to me. :idk:
 
Let's be honest, there is nothing Ross could have said today that many of you wouldn't turn around and overanalyze. No matter what he said this thread bashing him, among others would have been created to take a couple of the many things he said to try and paint Ross in a bad picture or as some of you unimaginatively keep putting "clueless".
 
Is this a playoff-caliber team or are the Dolphins rebuilding? "We think we have a fine nucleus," Ross said. "Rome wasn't built in a day."

Ross on winning: "I want to win today, not tomorrow."

LOL! That is what happens when rookie politicians get backed into a corner. These 2 are clowns.
 
Chubby said:
What worried me is Ireland saying he is satisfied where we are at right now at QB, if this is true he is more clueless than we thought.


:rolleyes2::err:

Chubbs
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what do you want him to say...yeah that tannehill looks good,we are gonna use that #8 or trade up to get him? I mean seriously...
 
Dominate said:
I know what you mean, but really what's he supposed to say Chubbs? I think he knows (I really hope) that he needs to find our franchise QB...Maybe that ends up being Tannehill? Not sure. But I do think a Moore / Garrard situation is at least servicable for a season if we do draft a QB.
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Has a GM ever come out and said what positions they're looking for before the draft? They're obviously not set at QB if they entertained Manning, Flynn, and Smith.
 
Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross promises to be bold, keep spending

by: Mike Berardino

Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross got a little ticked off near the end of Monday’s 20-minute media session at the NFL owners meetings.
It happened as a national TV reporter was asking him about failing to land Jim Harbaugh, Jeff Fisher and now Peyton Manning after very public pursuits.
“Three strikeouts,” the reporter called those unclosed deals.

“Know what?” Ross said. “I’ll do it again and again. I’m going to be bold. And you don’t lose for trying. And you know, if I can find the right guy, I’m going to be bold in getting him and I can’t worry about losing. Because nothing ventured is nothing gained.”

As he delivered this message, Ross poked his left index finger on the table in front of him. He did this several times.

No microphones were disturbed. No shoes were removed. But Ross was about as emphatic as I’ve seen him.

A little earlier, Ross was asked about why the Dolphins hadn’t redone the contacts of several high-profile players (Jake Long and Cameron Wake come to mind) whose deals could be up in a year or two. Ross didn’t like hearing the word “money” come up as a possible explanation for those decisions to stand pat.

“Let me tell you, money will never be an issue for us becoming a winning football team,” the billionaire real-estate developer said. ‘That I can tell you right now. We have to live with the limitations of the salary cap, as all teams do, so sometimes you lose players. You have to put money where you really think it’s going to have the biggest impact. But we have a lot of players’ [contracts] expiring and we’ve got to make sure we don’t make stupid mistakes by signing players that have big names and big-salary bonuses that are going to really impact the cap. You have to take that into consideration.”
Ross gave a little chuckle here.

“One thing I’ve learned is this is one hell of a complex business, I’ve gotta tell you,” he said. “And trying to figure out how you’re going to do things and maneuver things around, playing within the system, I think that’s very important. Certainly those players we know are coming up. We all know we want to retain them. We have to make sure we’re in a position to do that.”
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http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sport...e-ross-promises-to-be-bold-keep-spending.html
 
Vaark said:
Translation: "Philbin thought Flynn was not appreciably better than Moore and as a result I thought he wasn't worth 2X what Moore is earning, let alone 4X!" Sounds reasonable to me. :idk:
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That's what I got out of it as well. Moore and Garrard togather are still less than Flynn would have wanted.
I say spend what it takes to get the right guy. They must not think Flynn was that guy so both our QB's are on one year contracts. It the guy they want comes available they have no long term commitments and can go get him. Mean time Moore or Garrard could supprise and become valuable trade bait or even the long term answer. We shall see.
 
Don't expect anyone in the Phins organization to give out too much information over the next month.

With the draft so close, all teams will give out is misinformation.
 
Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross defends GM Jeff Ireland

By Omar Kelly

PALM BEACH—Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross is troubled by the perception of his franchise, and feels the attack it has been under the past few weeks from the national and local media, and the fan base has been unfair.

"You listen to it. That's why I engaged the fans. That's why I made the phone calls," Ross said of the two calls he made to season ticket holders who participated in last week's fan protest at the team's Davie facility. "I think it's unfair. But winning resolves all issues.

Ross understands part of the frustration stems from the fact he continues to aim for the big fish - whether it be coaches like Jim Harbaugh or Jeff Fisher, or future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning - and keeps coming up empty.

However, he vehemently stressed he doesn't plan to change his approach of aiming high.

"I haven't lost in many things," Ross said when talking about his tenure as an NFL owner, "and I'm not going to lose here.

"We haven't lost anything. We all knew where we were at the end of the season," Ross said, referring to the team's 6-10 record.

"We've made some major changes and we'll continue to upgrade the team whenever we can," Ross said about the team's fiscally responsible approach during free agency, which makes retaining nose tackle Paul Soliai the biggest addition.

Ross said Manning opted not to sign with the Dolphins because there wasn't anyone in the organization he was familiar with, and his comfort level was an issue. As for not landing Matt Flynn, Ross insinuated the coaches didn't want to overpay for a quarterback they didn't feel was significantly better than incumbent starter Matt Moore.

"The fact we didn't get Peyton Manning, and were right in the middle of the process. It's an unfinished product," Ross said of the team's offseason moves. "To judge it at this point in time is not the right thing to do by anybody."

When Ross was asked why he retained General Manager Ireland despite firing Tony Sparano, who joined the franchise at the same time as part of the Bill Parcells regime, Ross pointed to Ireland's track record since becoming the head of the table, which began when Parcells left at the start of the 2010 season.

"He's done a great job with the draft," Ross said. "[Ireland is] a great talent evaluator. He's as hard working as anybody I've ever met. He's a smart as they come on the football side. The idea is, what are you judging him on.

"The team is certainly not the same team it was when he started here. It's a lot better," Ross said of Ireland, who took over a 1-15 franchise that won 11 games the next season.

But the Dolphins have produced three losing seasons since that 2008 playoff season.

"When people feel like you should be there, that's when the greatest frustration level always comes. We're a lot closer," Ross said. "We got to get a break, but you play the game to win. I'm only interested in winning football games."

Ireland has been criticized nationally by players like Joey Porter, whom he released, and Steelers safety Ryan Clark, who used the Dolphins to raise the Pittsburgh's offer.

"It comes with the job. It's not my first time to have adversity," Ireland said. "Adversity is a friend of a champion or companion of the weak."

Ross insinuated that new coach Joe Philbin intends to build his west coast offense with pieces acquired in the draft, and that process starts in late April.

"We haven't gone out and gotten major free agents like people thought we would have, but we look at it as if we're in the process. Free agency has a period to run. There aren't a lot of major names out there but there's the draft and a whole plan that we have set forth," Ross said. "Some things go well, and some things don't go as you would have liked them to go. You know who I'm referring to from that standpoint. Peyton Manning. We're looking to take this football team to a different level."
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...-ross-defends-jeff-ireland-12,0,1541458.story
 
Bunch of smoke and mirrors. I bet Ross won't be sitting with Ireland next season if this team goes 6-10 again.
 
Nublar7 said:
Let's be honest, there is nothing Ross could have said today that many of you wouldn't turn around and overanalyze. No matter what he said this thread bashing him, among others would have been created to take a couple of the many things he said to try and paint Ross in a bad picture or as some of you unimaginatively keep putting "clueless".
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That may be true....but some ignore that somthing not good is going on in Miami and willl defend them no matter what. the truth probably lies someplace in the middle
 
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