Salguero: Florio's source who supplied false info is not from the Fins organization

[Nublar7]

The Dolphins, meanwhile, are involved in their own agenda-driven campaign. You know about ProFootballtalk.com's report that owner Stephen Ross is pushing GM Jeff Ireland to draft Tannehill. I had Mike Florio, the author of the report on my radio show, Armando and Perkins, on Tuesday and he deftly sidestepped questions about his source, but it is clear that person is not in the Dolphins' organization.

So here's my question: How would a source not within the Miami organization thus not privy to conversations between an owner and general manager know what the owner is telling the GM?

Clearly, other teams want the narrative out there that the Dolphins are under pressure to pick Tannehill.

(Before I go on, allow me to clarify something: Florio's report was that Ross was "pushing" Ireland on Tannehill. That is not correct. But I know that Ross badly, badly wants a quarterback drafted by the Dolphins. There is a difference. Ross has let it be known he wants the right QB picked, be it Tannehill or whomever.)

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolp...escreens-what-smokescreens.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Vaark]

The prideful integrity of the Fourth Estate has long gone the way of your father's Oldsmobile.

 

[Phinatic8u]

Never thought it was true

 

[Miamifinz]

Put that on the front page of PFT Florio.

 

[Dominate]

Florio is nothing more than a hack that couldn't cut it as an attorney, and by some MIRACLE ends up being a "credible source" of NFL information. So much so, that the little weasel by some MIRACLE gets bought up by NBC and thrown on TV.....and who just happens to hate the Dolphins because we cut his boy Pat White.

His is a more unbelievable story than the Octomom saga....

 

[Travis34]

Good article. Hopefully the league fools everyone and we don't get him

 

[Zounds]

Florio's "source" is most likey Gene Smith of Jaguars, who is trying to get someone to trade up with them for Tannehill.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

Oh, I fully believe Ross is pushing the team to draft a QB with the #8 pick. That said, it's still hack journalism. Florio posted "more evidence that Ross is pushing for Tannehill" and his "more evidence" was Adam Schefter's opinion about what is likely happening!

 

[BigBossFin]

I swear florio goes to any length to make our team look like crap

I hate him so much

 

[Spesh]

I had Mike Florio, the author of the report on my radio show, Armando and Perkins, on Tuesday and he deftly sidestepped questions about his source, but it is clear that person is not in the Dolphins' organization.

I want to know how Armando made the jump from "side stepping questions concerning the identity of his source" to "not in the dolphins".

What do you think would happen if i demanded to know every single name of Armando's sources? You dont think that would be meet with a dodge or flat refusal?

By the way, found this interesting:

The Dolphins, as I reported through sources, said the PFT report is not true. That's good. But then they went way further. And that's not good.
The Dolphins had Jeff Ireland issue an on-the-record denial of the story to Florio. And then Ross sent Florio and e-mail denying the story also. if the Dolphins had said nothing or issued a denial off the record, it would have given no clue they want Tannehill or don't.
But they went into the realm of protesting too much. And that sends red flags flying up staffs everywhere. So, believe it or not, the multiple denials actually worked against Miami around the league.

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolp...smokescreens.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy

 

[Stefins]

Ross just wants to win

 

[Lilseb93]

Florio is a tool.

 

[mktimber]

Only two types of info goes out in the week before the draft. Misinformation and blatant misinformation

 

[tcdrover]

Ross just wants to win

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How many owners want to lose?

Not sure what to believe, but ultimately Ross has put a HUGE 'X" on his face by sticking his foot in his mouth OVER & OVER again for the past 2 years. No GM or NFL owner will have any respect for anything that Ross does now.

He created the QB controversy himself last year then dealt with it in a sad, pathetic manner. All he had to do last year was say that Moore did a tremendous job and then STFU. If he wants something done within HIS own organization why does he have to keep broadcasting it through the media and through leaks? :crazy:

 

[Spesh]

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How many owners want to lose?

Not sure what to believe, but ultimately Ross has put a HUGE 'X" on his face by sticking his foot in his mouth OVER & OVER again for the past 2 years. No GM or NFL owner will have any respect for anything that Ross does now.

He created the QB controversy himself last year then dealt with it in a sad, pathetic manner. All he had to do last year was say that Moore did a tremendous job and then STFU. If he wants something done within HIS own organization why does he have to keep broadcasting it through the media and through leaks? :crazy:

The ones that trade for Tim Tebow.