Miami got burned by a college winner, Nick Saban, so the Dolphins had the bright idea of hiring a college loser, Cam Cameron, who went 18-37 at Indiana from 1997-2001 despite: A) being considered an offensive genius; and B) having the college game's most unique offensive weapon, Antwaan Randle El, the entire time.
Recently Cameron had been the offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers, where Kirk Cameron could have put up enormous numbers. The Chargers had Drew Brees and then Philip Rivers at quarterback, MVP LaDainian Tomlinson at tailback and future Hall of Famer Antonio Gates at tight end. Cameron Diaz could have run that offense.
Somehow Cam Cameron was a hot name, but here's how respected he is by NFL players: Sports Illustrated polled 361 players before this season for assistant coaches who would make a good head coach. Cam Cameron received zero votes.
Come coach the Dolphins!
The Dolphins had already made a wreck of their search by interviewing 13 candidates in 16 days -- a process that sailed past "thorough" and arrived at "aimless" -- and locking up defensive coordinator Dom Capers for $8 million over the next three years, double what Lovie Smith makes for the Bears. Whoever was going to get the Miami job was going to be stuck with the highest-paid assistant in football, whether he wanted Capers or not.
This is not a shock. Miami is the franchise that last offseason chose the worst years of Daunte Culpepper over the best years of Drew Brees. Miami hired and lost Saban. Among the 13 candidates to replace him was genetic winner/coaching loser Mike Shula.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The Dolphins couldn't lick a stamp without written instructions, but it could be worse. They could be the Cowboys.[/FONT]
