Ireland now running the show in Miami

[yesfan]

http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/statement-miami-dolphins?module=HP_headlines

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/statement-miami-dolphins?module=HP_headlines

Was his mother a president or GM of an NFL team before?

 

[burmafrd]

Will be interesting to see how that plays out, Sparano is looking more and more like Tuna Light.

 

[AbeBeta]

i bet this means Bill is looking to move to another team

 

[joseephuss]

Was his mother a president or GM of an NFL team before?

How dare you ask that about his mother.

 

[YosemiteSam]

The Giants must be looking to hire a new GM. :laugh2:

 

[The Realist]

I still can't believe they took Pat White as a QB #44 in 2009.

Could have gone so many other directions.

Unger, Loadholt, Levitre, Beatty, Vollmer................

 

[miamicowboy21]

I'm so loving this. All these dolphin fans fell for his act. See, the fans down here are starting to get real critical of the holy trinity and parcells dosent like that. Also the owner Stephen Ross is another Jerry jones, very hands on. He's to hollywood for parcells. Ireland better wacth his back as well, because Ross and Carl Petersen have a tight relationship. If the dolphins don't make the playoffs don't be suprised if Ireland and sparano are let go and petersen takes over.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

I love seeing Bill get demoted.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Dolphins ownership - Good afternoon, Bill. Sorry I was out of town over the holiday weekend. Catch me up to date on what took place in my absence.

Parcell - Well, we traded for Pat McQuistain.

Dolphins ownership - Haha. Good one. No seriously Bill . . .

Parcells - Yeah . . . we also shored up our linebacking corps by signing Bobby Carpenter.

~awkward silence~

Dolphins ownership - Rrrriiiiggghhtttt . . . Listen Bill . . . I'm thinking it's about time you gave you a 'consulting' position.

 

[AbeBeta]

I love seeing Bill get demoted.

Umm, Bill is in charge there. He did this.

 

[The Emperor]

i bet this means Bill is looking to move to another team

Yeah, I think so too. He's looking to get out now while the team still has the look of being "rebuilt."

 

[AbeBeta]

Yeah, I think so too. He's looking to get out now while the team still has the look of being "rebuilt."

no, more like he's taking advantage of a contract that lets him move on without losing any money. Bill likes Ireland and Sparano, he got them set up, and now he wants to get another high paying gig elsewhere.

 

[Hostile]

Prostitute Moms everywhere...beware.

 

[cowboyjoe]

Parcells move could be all about helping Ireland and Sparano survive
Posted by Mike Florio on September 7, 2010 4:46 PM ET
The sudden announcement that Dolphins V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells has shifted from V.P. of football operations to a consulting position raises many questions -- and also confirms what many believed when G.M. Jeff Ireland was hired away from the Cowboys.

As to that point, the Dolphins were able to hire Ireland because the Dolphins supposedly gave Ireland final say over all football decisions. But few folks who "get it" believed that Ireland actually got that level of authority. By announcing today that Ireland "will assume full control over all aspects and decisions in regard to the Miami Dolphin football team and support staff," the Dolphins essentially admitted that he didn't possess such power previously, which suggests that the Dolphins lured Ireland from Dallas under false pretenses.

So why did Parcells slide into a new role now, only five days before the first regular-season game of the year? For starters, keep in mind that Parcells' contract, which runs through 2011, allows him to leave at any time and to collect the balance of his salary -- and also to go work for someone else. As we've heard it, Parcells was reluctant to make a complete and total exit, since that would have exposed Ireland and coach Tony Sparano to the likely arrival of Carl Peterson as the new head of the football operations. Peterson and owner Stephen Ross already have a friendship and a business relationship, via the in-stadium video device known previously as Kangaroo TV and now known as GameDay Vision.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ll-about-helping-ireland-and-sparano-survive/

My question is this, could there be tampering charges with Dolphins, for the way they lured jeff ireland away?

So, if so tampering, any chance of draft compensation pick?

 

[AbeBeta]

My question is this, could there be tampering charges with Dolphins, for the way they lured jeff ireland away?

So, if so tampering, any chance of draft compensation pick?

It is almost impossible to prove tampering. Teams do it all the time with free agents but since it is impossible to prove you rarely if ever see compensation.

 

[Hypnotoad]

Bill Parcells' as dolphins GM:
- Give bobby Carpenter a Job in the NFL
- Retire as GM

 

[CowboyMike]

I just don't think Parcells can stay anywhere for more than 4-6 years. He gets restless and needs to do something else. Look at all his gigs. He never stayed long.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Parcells move could be all about helping Ireland and Sparano survive
Posted by Mike Florio on September 7, 2010 4:46 PM ET
The sudden announcement that Dolphins V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells has shifted from V.P. of football operations to a consulting position raises many questions -- and also confirms what many believed when G.M. Jeff Ireland was hired away from the Cowboys.

As to that point, the Dolphins were able to hire Ireland because the Dolphins supposedly gave Ireland final say over all football decisions. But few folks who "get it" believed that Ireland actually got that level of authority. By announcing today that Ireland "will assume full control over all aspects and decisions in regard to the Miami Dolphin football team and support staff," the Dolphins essentially admitted that he didn't possess such power previously, which suggests that the Dolphins lured Ireland from Dallas under false pretenses.

Funny, I remember all the debates about that on this board. So many insisted Ireland really would be making the decisions... LOL.

And as an aside, a good way to wreck your team is to bring in Carl Peterson as GM. Amazing.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I just don't think Parcells can stay anywhere for more than 4-6 years. He gets restless and needs to do something else. Look at all his gigs. He never stayed long.

That. And now he seems likes he wants to just get away from the game. Which is why he's so far removed from coaching.