Wayne H. is not even close to being the worst owner in the NFL. Does he have a mess in the front office/coaching staff right now? Yes. Does he need to step in and find the right football guy to have complete control of the organization? Yes.
Is he the worst owner? Not even close. There are plenty of NFL owners who don't even care about putting a winning product on the field. How would you like to have R. McCombs as an owner. He hires the cheapest coach who will take the job and then doesn't allow the team to even come close to spending the full salary cap on players' salaries. Look at Irsay in Indianapolis. He totally screwed up the Manning deal because he didn't have to cash for a signing bonus two years ago when the new contract should have been done. Instead, he put his franchise in cap jail for years to come, unable to sign anybody but street free agents to play defense. On top of that, every time he talks to the media, he says that he doesn't think the franchise can ever be viable in Indianapolis. Way to build support for the team, Jim. Look at owners like the Bensons in New Orleans or the old Smith family in Atlanta that went through decades and coaching change after coaching change without ever putting a competitive product on the field.
Huzeinga has made his share of mistakes. Frankly, I think too many people (like Marino, maybe J. Johnson) have his ear and he missed a golden opportunity to hire Bill Parcells before last season. I think he has to clean house and find the right guy to call the shots. However, there are plenty of good owners who go through that kind of turmoil. Heck, Robert Kraft is a great owner and he went through a similar mess between the end of the Parcells era and the hiring of Belichick. I don't see any signs of truly bad ownership in Miami. He made a mistake with Wanny and has stuck with him too long (although in fairness, Wanny has had consistent winning records). Stuff happens.
Is he the worst owner? Not even close. There are plenty of NFL owners who don't even care about putting a winning product on the field. How would you like to have R. McCombs as an owner. He hires the cheapest coach who will take the job and then doesn't allow the team to even come close to spending the full salary cap on players' salaries. Look at Irsay in Indianapolis. He totally screwed up the Manning deal because he didn't have to cash for a signing bonus two years ago when the new contract should have been done. Instead, he put his franchise in cap jail for years to come, unable to sign anybody but street free agents to play defense. On top of that, every time he talks to the media, he says that he doesn't think the franchise can ever be viable in Indianapolis. Way to build support for the team, Jim. Look at owners like the Bensons in New Orleans or the old Smith family in Atlanta that went through decades and coaching change after coaching change without ever putting a competitive product on the field.
Huzeinga has made his share of mistakes. Frankly, I think too many people (like Marino, maybe J. Johnson) have his ear and he missed a golden opportunity to hire Bill Parcells before last season. I think he has to clean house and find the right guy to call the shots. However, there are plenty of good owners who go through that kind of turmoil. Heck, Robert Kraft is a great owner and he went through a similar mess between the end of the Parcells era and the hiring of Belichick. I don't see any signs of truly bad ownership in Miami. He made a mistake with Wanny and has stuck with him too long (although in fairness, Wanny has had consistent winning records). Stuff happens.
