Poetic (ironic) Justice

[Ray R]

Long ago and far way there was an NFL team with a "Name Brand" Head Coach. He did OK for a while then he had some bad seasons. He was at odds with upper management and had problems with his DC. He had a QB whose performance had fallen off and was becoming a non performing load. This "Name Brand" Head Coach got fired, which surprised a lot of knowledgeable NFL operations people. During the teams search for a new Head Coach they found a "young first time candidate" they really liked and offered him the job of Head Coach, but he had to use their existing DC. This "young first time candidate" turned them down. They got an other HC but have been a bottom dweller since then.

Two years later, this "young first time candidate" was offered and accepted the position of head Coach with a troubled team with a questionable QB but apparently with a supporting upper management structure. After some initial success the team was mediocre. There were many problems, but a sore spot was the DC. The "young first time candidate", now the head coach could not get the DC he wanted initially and when another suitable DC was available he was not allowed by the upper management to get him. He was now at odds with upper management and while he got performance with the existing QB, there was too much time lost to injury and he had to play half of the time with backup QB's. This "young first time candidate" got fired, which surprised a lot of knowledgeable NFL operations people. The team is now searching for a new Head Coach and it seems there is a specific "Name Brand" coach that ownership has ties to and would like to get.

In case the general nature of my references escapes you here are some specific's:

San Francisco Forty Niner's = NFL team with a "Name Brand" Head Coach
SF QB = Kaepernick
Harbaugh = "Name Brand" Head Coach
Gase = "young first time candidate"
Miami Dolphins = Troubled Team
MD QB = Tannehill

How's that for irony and poetic justice!

 

[Beach Bum]

...and the moral of the story is the Dolphins never learn.

 

[Daytona Fin]

Gase should coach in college to build his brand?

 

[superphin]

This is the 2nd time I've seen someone say that Gase was denied by "higher ups" on getting the DC he wanted. I asked for link or proof from the other person which they couldn't provide. Just said they heard it on twitter which isn't exactly the most credible source.

Do you have proof of this ? Or are these just rumors with no real facts to back them up.

 

[LargoFin]

I did not get the simile, but Gase is fired!

 

[AL R]

This is the 2nd time I've seen someone say that Gase was denied by "higher ups" on getting the DC he wanted. I asked for link or proof from the other person which they couldn't provide. Just said they heard it on twitter which isn't exactly the most credible source.

Do you have proof of this ? Or are these just rumors with no real facts to back them up.

The rumor came from Ck, as far as proof, well...

 

[Vaark]

Another Life-Defining Parable By RayR™

 

[Ray R]

This is the 2nd time I've seen someone say that Gase was denied by "higher ups" on getting the DC he wanted. I asked for link or proof from the other person which they couldn't provide. Just said they heard it on twitter which isn't exactly the most credible source.

Do you have proof of this ? Or are these just rumors with no real facts to back them up.

I saw this on this board where apparently one of the folks being interviewed was cut loose towards the end of last season and Gase wanted to get him for DC but the front office didn't want him. This all came out after Gase was fired, but the post gave a lot of detail not normally supplied in many of the "opinion" driven posts. It didn't make any difference at this point so I didn't flag it, but I did remember it.

I find the similarities between what happened in San Francisco then and Miami now to be interesting, especially with Gase refusing the Niner's for what turned out to be one of the problems in staying in Miami, along with the problems between the coaches and management. I do think it is ironic.

 

[Vaark]

I saw this on this board where apparently one of the folks being interviewed was cut loose towards the end of last season and Gase wanted to get him for DC but the front office didn't want him. This all came out after Gase was fired, but the post gave a lot of detail not normally supplied in many of the "opinion" driven posts. It didn't make any difference at this point so I didn't flag it, but I did remember it.

I find the similarities between what happened in San Francisco then and Miami now to be interesting, especially with Gase refusing the Niner's for what turned out to be one of the problems in staying in Miami, along with the problems between the coaches and management. I do think it is ironic.

Outside of Davie, Gase is not looking great, but there are almost always 3 sides to every story: yours, mine and the reality that lies somewhere in between.