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Wayne Huizenga hired Cam Cameron to be the HC of the Miami Dolphins on Friday. A week or so before, he extended the contract of Defensive Coordinator Dom Capers, making him the highest paid assistant in league history. Plain and simple, right? Uhhhh...Not so much.
Huizenga, tired of losing (as we all are) and feeling personally betrayed by Nick Saban made some interesting decisions vis a vis the Head Coaching Search. He interviewed everyone from Mike Shula to Mike Brady (and everyone in between) and came away with basically co-headcoaches.
Cam is the official HC, to be sure. He'll get the publicity, he'll do the interviews, he'll have the title and all that being the HC implies.
But hes basically the VP of Offense for Miami. He won't make personnel decisions and he won't make defensive calls.
Hes charged with giving the offense an identity, finding a successful QB and fixing the Oline.
Dom Capers on the other hand is the VP of Defense. He also won't make personnel decisions or have anything to do with the offense.
He's charged with giving the defense an identity (an attacking 3-4 defense is probably on tap), developing some of the young talent most notably the Wright Brothers and Jason Allen, and keeping the defense amongst the leagues finest.
I have never seen a clearer line of demarcation in a professional franchise. Not so much in sole responsibilities, we've seen that before when Buddy Ryan was a DC for the Bears and Oilers and when Steve Spurrier was a Head Coach. But in this case, this is almost a blantant coaching tryout.
Its as if we have a coaching reality series being played out in Miami. The only thing missing is America doesn't vote.
Both men have been giving a group of guys to develop. One has to take a loser unit and make it good. One has to take a good unit and get it younger and keep it good. Whichever one has the most success will be the one who gets to keep his job and continue.
I am personally fascinated by this whole situation. I have to think WH stumbled into this plan, as I don't think he has the football sense to pre-meditate such a move. No smart football mind would have hired DW to be his football coach with total control of the franchise. But I digress......
This could actually work. Individually, I am less than captivated by either Cameron or Capers. Both have had opportunities to be a head coach and neither has experienced a legacy of what an objective observer would call "clear-cut success".
But the way this thing is set up, the competition and inevitable constant comparisons are going to keep both men striving to be their best even beyond NFL competitive standards.
So I am not going to cool my passion against both of these guys and hope for the best. It should be fascinating to watch. And, in the end, if its not successful, oh well, I am not crushed by having high expectations. I will be disappointed by the lack of entertainment value. And we'll go through this all again.
Is it September yet?
Huizenga, tired of losing (as we all are) and feeling personally betrayed by Nick Saban made some interesting decisions vis a vis the Head Coaching Search. He interviewed everyone from Mike Shula to Mike Brady (and everyone in between) and came away with basically co-headcoaches.
Cam is the official HC, to be sure. He'll get the publicity, he'll do the interviews, he'll have the title and all that being the HC implies.
But hes basically the VP of Offense for Miami. He won't make personnel decisions and he won't make defensive calls.
Hes charged with giving the offense an identity, finding a successful QB and fixing the Oline.
Dom Capers on the other hand is the VP of Defense. He also won't make personnel decisions or have anything to do with the offense.
He's charged with giving the defense an identity (an attacking 3-4 defense is probably on tap), developing some of the young talent most notably the Wright Brothers and Jason Allen, and keeping the defense amongst the leagues finest.
I have never seen a clearer line of demarcation in a professional franchise. Not so much in sole responsibilities, we've seen that before when Buddy Ryan was a DC for the Bears and Oilers and when Steve Spurrier was a Head Coach. But in this case, this is almost a blantant coaching tryout.
Its as if we have a coaching reality series being played out in Miami. The only thing missing is America doesn't vote.
Both men have been giving a group of guys to develop. One has to take a loser unit and make it good. One has to take a good unit and get it younger and keep it good. Whichever one has the most success will be the one who gets to keep his job and continue.
I am personally fascinated by this whole situation. I have to think WH stumbled into this plan, as I don't think he has the football sense to pre-meditate such a move. No smart football mind would have hired DW to be his football coach with total control of the franchise. But I digress......
This could actually work. Individually, I am less than captivated by either Cameron or Capers. Both have had opportunities to be a head coach and neither has experienced a legacy of what an objective observer would call "clear-cut success".
But the way this thing is set up, the competition and inevitable constant comparisons are going to keep both men striving to be their best even beyond NFL competitive standards.
So I am not going to cool my passion against both of these guys and hope for the best. It should be fascinating to watch. And, in the end, if its not successful, oh well, I am not crushed by having high expectations. I will be disappointed by the lack of entertainment value. And we'll go through this all again.
Is it September yet?
