Miami’s troubles go beyond Tony Sparano

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Bill Parcells is one of the smartest football minds to ever grace the NFL, so when he started to cut bait on the Dolphins midway through the 2010 season, it probably should have stood as foreshadowing that 2011 would be rough. With Miami out to an 0-4 start and everyone from GM Jeff Ireland to head coach Tony Sparano to just about the whole roster under fire, the wheels appear to be completely off.

Sparano’s days, one way or another, are numbered, barring a miracle run to the playoffs. Since leading Miami to a surprising division title in his first season, 2008, Sparano is just 14-22.

And Ireland, hired by Parcells to help revamp the Dolphins’ roster, really shouldn’t be any safer.

Ireland joined Dolphins owner Stephen Ross this offseason in openly pursuing Jim Harbaugh, despite the presence of Sparano as the team’s head coach. He followed up that very public debacle by reportedly chasing a trade for Denver QB Kyle Orton, even as Chad Henne prepared for the season.

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