Besides the fact that the Dolphins are one of the clueless run franchises in the NFL.....
First, DW obviously was left in charge of the decisions entirely with his coaching staff. While I can understand letting him pick a WR or DL coach, there's no reason that he should solely be in charge of hiring the OC, when he is on the hot seat himself, especially as a defensive coach, and especially within an organization that has stressed making team decisions.
That said, Dave and Norv had internal problems with the way the offense would be run, prob a lot more than was being left out. So with the problems there, plus Dave's status of being under a lot of pressure, he decided to promote a lightweight from within who is grateful for the opportunity, and will go along with Dave's schemes. Maybe Collier still calls the plays(which I figure he will), but this is basically Dave's offense.
If this were a team decision or any other franchise, Jim Fassel is introduced tomorrow as the offensive coordinator, and the team is in good shape for having a great offensive mind, and someone in position to take over as head coach. At the very least, Tressman or Dave McGinnis. Instead, they hired someone who has no coordinator experience to take over one of the most anemic offenses in the NFL. And I'll bet the 'Fins organization still thinks they are really close.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a die hard Fins fan, and have been all my life. But when DW says "we decided to do what's best for the Dolphins," don't believe it. Believe that he's doing what's best for Dave Wannstedt.
-On another note, as a college student at UM and an aspiring broadcaster, I think it's an absolute joke no one in the soft South Florida media brought Jim Fassel's name up.
First, DW obviously was left in charge of the decisions entirely with his coaching staff. While I can understand letting him pick a WR or DL coach, there's no reason that he should solely be in charge of hiring the OC, when he is on the hot seat himself, especially as a defensive coach, and especially within an organization that has stressed making team decisions.
That said, Dave and Norv had internal problems with the way the offense would be run, prob a lot more than was being left out. So with the problems there, plus Dave's status of being under a lot of pressure, he decided to promote a lightweight from within who is grateful for the opportunity, and will go along with Dave's schemes. Maybe Collier still calls the plays(which I figure he will), but this is basically Dave's offense.
If this were a team decision or any other franchise, Jim Fassel is introduced tomorrow as the offensive coordinator, and the team is in good shape for having a great offensive mind, and someone in position to take over as head coach. At the very least, Tressman or Dave McGinnis. Instead, they hired someone who has no coordinator experience to take over one of the most anemic offenses in the NFL. And I'll bet the 'Fins organization still thinks they are really close.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a die hard Fins fan, and have been all my life. But when DW says "we decided to do what's best for the Dolphins," don't believe it. Believe that he's doing what's best for Dave Wannstedt.
-On another note, as a college student at UM and an aspiring broadcaster, I think it's an absolute joke no one in the soft South Florida media brought Jim Fassel's name up.
