Entries from January 2008 Archives

Ex-Dolphins All Up In the Super Bowl

11 ex-Dolphins will be playing or somehow participating in the Super Bowl this Sunday, which is more than any of the current Dolphins can say. Let's see... Jason Taylor? Collecting Man of the Year Awards. Not bad. But we'd rather he be collecting a Super Bowl ring. Cleo Lemon?  At the corner laundromat. He threw his dirty undies in the dryer and the rest of his clothes he threw into some old lady's hamper (see what I did there?) Channing Crowder? Looking for another tree to crash into. Our entire secondary? Still in flames from what Randy Moss did to them back in October. Trent Green? Drawing murals on the wall with his own poop. Here's the list. Because fuck it, man. Giants: CB Sam Madison (Free agent not...
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Dan Marino Got Wine

Nothing says benevolence and charity like a liquored up asshole telling everyone in the room just how much they’ve let him down. But that’s me. I love me an alcoholic beverage or two, and I love to let it all hang out when I drink. So if I’m going to get shit faced and act like a total douche, I might as well do it while supporting a good cause. It’s all about the kids, really. Just when I begin to come to terms with the fact that Dan Marino may not, after all, be a god, he comes out and announces that he’s now making wine. He’s not a god. He’s the friggin Messiah! Marino has announced his new line of Vintage 13 wines – chardonnay, merlot and...
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Random Crap

It's Super Bowl week. The most soul-sucking week in the entire calender year. Not much going on news-wise other than ESPN and NFL Network wanting to desperately skull fuck Tom Brady. But here's what there is Dolphins-wise: -Dan Marino says we should reserve judgment on John Beck. I agree. Because I think The Mormon is a very good quarterback and needs more talent around him. Also because whatever Dan Marino says. If Dan Marino wanted to take a shit in my tuna melt sandwich, I'd absolutely let him. -Some guy may or may not become the next Dolphins offensive coordinator. Hue Jackson? Sounds made up. He might not even be real. -Armando Salguero's blog headline today: Trading the first pick to the Cowboys? Not so fast. When did Armando...
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Dolphins In Draft-Day Trade Talks With Dallas?

Hat tip to commenter JerryD for this nugget in yesterday's comments. PFT reports: "ESPN's Chris Mortensen suggested during a special edition of Sunday NFL Countdown that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is eyeing the possibility of swinging a trade with the Dolphins for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft. Such a deal would allow the 'Boys to bag running back Darren McFadden, who played college football at Jones' alma mater of Arkansas." According to Mortensen, any deal would have to include Cowboys RB Marion Barber: "To make it happen, the Cowboys would have to work out a sign-and-trade deal before Barber gets a chance to ink an offer sheet that would force the Cowboys to match the terms or let him go in exchange for compensation. Thus,...
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Weekender

The big event of the weekend will be the Farewell to the Orange Bowl Stadium festival going on all day tomorrow. The main event features a flag football game between ex-Dolphins and ex-Hurricanes. You can read my preview of the event for the Miami New Times here. The Canes roster features guys like Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar, Lamar Thomas, Randall Hill and Ken Dorsey, among others. The Dolphins will be led by The Right Arm of God himself and features Jason Taylor, Joe Rose, Earl Morrall, Jim Kiick, Nat Moore and Jimmy Cefalo. It's the equivalence of a game between your Dad and his friends vs. your Grandfather and his friends. Good times all around. It'll be a seven-on-seven matchup from the 50 yard line with 20 minute halves....
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Dolphins Are Ready To Hear Offers

Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland has made it official. The Dolphins are ready to hear offers for the overall number one pick. Or not. Said Ireland: "Rome wasn't built in a day, and this won't be built in a day either. The No. 1 pick is no different from the 22nd pick. You've got to make the right selection. You just can't miss on it. We're going to do everything in our power to make the right choices, whether it be to take the pick or move down. We'll listen to all offers. "We're open for business." Did everybody catch that? Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will this shit. Armando Salguero's readers heads just exploded (as did the heads of the members of the Dolphins fan sites'...
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Channing Crowder Crashed

Channing Crowder crashed his 2007 pickup truck on the Florida Turnpike at 5:15 this morning. And then left the scene. Just once it would be awesome if the Dolphins made the news in a way that didn't remind us all what a bunch of fuck ups they are. But here it is: [Crowder] said, he lost control of the pickup at the rain-slicked Hollywood Boulevard exit, slamming into a tree. And yes, rather than wait around in the rain, he caught a ride home, leaving the crunched truck on the roadside, -- gun, crutches and all. Crowder's personal property, including the firearm, was returned to him. As for the crutches? Crowder had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee near the end of the Dolphins' dismal season. He crashed then...
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Coaching Staff Updates

Sorry for the late post today. I was fixing my hair. Contrary to a report by DallasCowboys.com yesterday, Todd Bowles will not be the Dolphins defensive coordinator. Instead he was named assistant head coach and coach of the secondary for the Fins. Instead, it looks like Paul Pasqualoni will be the new DC. In case you haven’t heard, he used to be with the Cowboys. What does Pasqualoni bring to the table, aside from a pain in my ass when I try typing his name? He used to coach Syracuse. Apparently he sucked there. Ask Vman. He’s also from Connecticut. My brother lives there, so I'm qualified to say this: Connecticut is boring as balls. Seriously. If you've never been, it’s easy to duplicate the experience of being there....
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Bowles To Be the New Defensive Coordinator?

As first reported by commenter Brian earlier, DallasCowboys.com is saying that Cowboys secondary coach Todd Bowles is expected to be named the Dolphins' defensive coordinator. Bowles is described as a laid back coach, which is something the players in Dallas apparently liked about him. He was at one point interviewed for the head coaching job when Parcells left. But Jerry Jones wanted a guy he could push around and blame when things eventually go horribly wrong, so he went with Wade Phillips instead. Bowles is a hot commodity around league circles. "Bowles said he has offers from other clubs, including a defensive assistant position in Washington, but said Tuesday as he was leaving for the airport that he will go to Miami and reunite with new head coach Tony...
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First Coach to Eventually Get Fired by Parcells is Almost Onboard

Dan Henning has emerged as the leading candidate to land the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator’s job. Henning has held jobs with the Falcons, Redskins and even Don Shula’s Dolphins for a while. Remember those Dolphins teams of 1979-1980? Me neither. Henning was most recently the OC for the Carolina Panthers. Which all means, under his leadership, the Fins will be approximately 7% better than a team made up of midgets and hobos.Giants QB coach Chris Palmer is no longer the front-runner for the job. But I say we wait for Palmer. Anyone who can do what he’s done with Eli Manning needs to be down here working with John Beck. Because just like Aqua Man can communicate with fish and make them do what he wants, Palmer can communicate with...
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Parcells Wants Trent Green

  Here's a feather in your cap: the new Dolphins front-office wants Trent Green back for 2008. I may not have any NFL front-office experience, but I’m guessing it might not be the best idea to bring back the guy with cat shit for brains that sucked before he got hurt. I think Bill Parcells is fucking with us on this one. He has to be. I mean, is he actually using the same blueprint the previous regimes used? (The blueprint: a drawing of a screw next to a baseball) Someone must've slipped some stupid pills into Bill's Big Gulp. Or perhaps Cam Cameron rubbed the office phone all over his body before he left it to Bill. Because stupid is a disease. And it's apparently contagious. At this...
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Some Guy Likes Bill Parcells

Former Cowboys safety Charlie Waters says he likes Bill Parcells and thinks the Tuna will bring a winner to Miami. Waters, who was the Cowboys' radio analyst for Parcells’ last season in Dallas, played 13 years, appeared in five Super Bowls and was a three-time All-Pro NFL safety. So I guess that makes him qualified to make a completely unsystematic presumption about how Parcells will do down here. My qualifications?  My balls and my keyboard. Woot! Meanwhile, Parcells has reportedly offered jobs to more Cowboys assistants. Am I surprised? No. Rather, I am quietly bemused with a dash of incredulity. Anyway, that’s all I got today. It’s MLK Day. And in honor of the great Martin Luther King Jr., I am now going to do absolutely nothing for the...
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Weekender

Hey. I'm back. Hi. Hello. How are you? Sorry for not posting anything yesterday. The reasons are four-fold: 1.) I was hungover all day recovering from the booze and the Foo Fighters concert the previous night.2.) There's not a whole lot going on in Dolphins Nation.3.) I was mourning the loss of the guy who invented the hula-hoop. You know. For kids.4.) Mostly, I was hungover. Anyway, there still isn't a lot going on. Unless you guys want to discuss our new offensive line coach. Yea. Didn't think so. Also, I see some of you have already started the draft talk, which is cool. But I'm just not ready yet. Perhaps when the season ends officially. Anyway, here are some links to send you off into the weekend. Tomorrow...
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Tony Sparano Is The New Head Coach

BREAKING NEWS: In what is the least shocking news to ever break in franchise history, Tony Sparano has been named head coach of your Miami Dolphins. Update 2: The Dolphins website has made it official (evidently, they too have a shortage of Sparano pics). Update: Mortensen is reporting it too. And my reaction? Meh. That's cool. Look, no doubt we needed a guy to come here and not completely shit the bed. And that's what Sparano seems to be. He's a guy Parcells has always liked and wanted around. When the Saints hired Sean Peyton to be their coach two seasons ago, he requested for Sparano to come be his offensive-coordinator in New Orleans. Parcells' answer to Peyton: "Fuck off." So, needless to say, Parcells has always had a...
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Things Are Looking More Sparano Around Here

(very limited supply of Tony Sparano pics in my computer) Looks like all signs are pointing to Sparano becoming the next head coach of your Miami Dolphins. Armando Salguero reports on his blog that Jeff Ireland is on his way to (or has already arrived in) Dallas to pick up Sparano and bring him on over. Meanwhile, PFT had this to say about the coaching interviews conducted by Parcells in the last couple of weeks:"Parcells has improved the standing of guys like [Mike] Tice and Jim Schwartz and Leslie Frazier, potentially getting each of them raises by giving them interviews for a job that everyone knew was going to Sparano. More importantly, the favors that Parcells has done for these guys will only increase the Tuna's sphere of power...
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Coaching Search is a "Four-Horse Race"

The Sun-Sentinel and ESPN say the Dolphins coaching search is now a “four-horse race”: "The Dolphins' search for a coach has apparently turned into a four-horse race, with Cowboys assistant head coach Tony Sparano leading the pack with a few strides to the finish line… they met with Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz… Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier…also brought in recently fired Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan…" Leave it up to Bill Parcells to make a horse racing analogy out of this whole coach search. I’m pretty sure everyone but Tony Sparano is being seriously considered for this job. But Parcells wants the other three names in there so ESPN can say it’s a four-horse race. Waiting for this head-coaching thing to happen has been excruciating. Sparano wants to...
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Anyone But This Guy

Here's a rumor that made the rounds over the weekend and simply refuses to die: "People close to former Vikings coach Mike Tice insist he will be named the Dolphins' head coach next week..." I'm all about trusting Bill Parcells with this team and letting him do his thing. But Mike Tice? Really? How is Mike Tice an upgrade over Cam Cameron? The guy walks around with a pencil in his ear. Only butchers, diner waitresses and retards do that. Tice's lone claim to fame is scalping playoff tickets when he was head coach of the Vikings. He's also a guy who was replaced by Brad Childress. How fucking terrible do you have to be that a team's front office deems Brad Childress a better option at head coach...
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Sparano Time!

As I said on Friday, the Cowboys were in trouble. And they lost. And that’s good for us. Because it means Tony Sparano is free! Never, ever, ever underestimate the man-killing power of The Vagina. The Vagina is awesome and serves an awesome purpose (and no, I don’t mean child bearing). But The Vagina will devour your soul if you’re not careful. Be wary of The Vagina. Just ask Tony Romo. The Vagina has stuck him down and a hero has fallen from the heights and playoff dreams have been crushed and Terrell Owens is crying. The Vagina shows no mercy. The reason The Vagina has not affected Tom Brady? He’s a homo....
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Weekender

Dolphins cheerleader Bibiana. I would like it very much if she sat right on down on my face. Have a great weekend, Nation. See you Monday. (And, yea, go Jags.)...
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Anywhere But Here

There are exactly 105 days left until the NFL Draft, the Palm Beach Post seems to think we give give a shit about what Bob Knight thinks about the Dolphins and the Herald writes about why Miami sports fans have reasons to root for the Jaguars. Kill me now. Anyway, here's 29 seconds of Parcells making an ass of himself. Shit this guy loves horses. For us fans and the media, he acts like a total standoffish prick. Ask him to make a buffoon of himself for a horse, he's all over that shit like a crack on an ass. He'll eat a cock for his horses if he's asked to. Enjoy! (p.s. he does not eat a cock in the video, you sick fuck-o)...
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Dolphins To Interview Schwartz

The Dolphins are set to interview Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz for the head-coaching job on Monday. Or not. Things aren't looking so hot for Dallas heading into this weekend's divisional playoff matchup against the Giants. Tony Sparano's got one foot out the door, Jason Garrett's wanted by other teams, Terrell Owens has a blowed up foot, and Tony Romo will be looking at the clock the entire game, counting down the minutes until he gets to have his face titty-slapped by Jessica again. So, come Monday, we could finally have the press conference announcing Sparano's hire. And I'm all for that....
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Jason Taylor is a Walter Payton Nominee

Not wanting to end the day here with smelly old men who are no longer relevant to us, we'll end it with musky studly man-sweat smell instead: Jason Taylor, Conquerer of Nations, Devourer of Souls, and commenter Brian's all-time favorite Dolphin, is a nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. The award recognizes a player for his community service activities as well as his excellence on the field. Which is awesome, because JT does deserve some kind of award for making Tom Brady piss his pants. That is both excellence on the field and a service to the community. The Walter Payton winner will be announced during the Super Bowl. JT does extensive philanthropic work through his Jason Taylor Foundation giving to thousands of children...
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We Could Soon Have a Homeless Genius of Our Own!

In his never ending quest to turn the Miami Dolphins into the sexiest franchise in the NFL, Bill Parcells may soon be hiring Tampa Bay Bucs offensive line coach Bill Muir. While he might look like a hobo, Muir is actually one of the most respected offensive line coaches in the league. And after Parcells dumped Hudson Houck during The Purge last week, he may be looking to add Muir, who could be leaving Tampa Bay. Which would be the balls. Here's what Bill once said about him: "Bill Muir is the best offensive line coach that I ever had on my coaching staff in all the years that I coached." Muir is the handsome devil shown in the pic above. If you’ve ever been to the Tampa area,...
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Shocking News Break: Brian Gaine Quits Cowboys

As reported here on Tuesday, Bill Parcells was trying to get Dallas Cowboys assistant director of pro scouting Brian Gaine to come join the other Dallas Cowboys here in Miami. It was even okayed by Jerry Jones. The NFL, not so much. Mainly because of some rule saying you can't go to another team to take the same position you already have with your current team. But Parcells found a way around it. Thaaaat's right. Brian Gaine quit his job with the Cowboys Tuesday. However, the NFL has ruled that Gaine cannot join the Dolphins for seven days, but he is free to talk to other teams during that time. So basically, Gaine just quit his job in Dallas to go on a seven day vacation before he heads...
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The Right Arm of God Crushes King Douche Into Fine Powder

  I've always liked ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha. He's what a sports anchor/writer should be. Intelligent, insightful, and, most importantly, not a douche. Unlike scrotum slapping jackals like Skip Bayless or Sean Salisbury, who like to yell and spit and play the role of the tough ornery guy without saying much of anything at all, Chadiha just talks sports. But, again, you've probably never heard of him because he's not a dick. Nor has he ever taken a picture of his dick on his phone to show it off to others. That, apparently, is what ESPN requires from their on-air personalities. Disney loves a good cock picture! With all that said, I may just have to induct Chadiha into the FN Hall of Fame for his latest column. In it,...
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Clever Headline: Parcells Looks to "Gaine" a Top Dallas Scout

In his never ending quest to turn the Miami Dolphins into the Dallas Cowboys, Bill Parcells is looking to land Cowboys assistant director of pro scouting, Brian Gaine. According to NFL stipulations though, Parcells is going to have to find his way around the rules (again? curse you NFL rules!) since Gaine cannot be brought over to do the same job he already holds in Dallas. So Parcells is going to have to invent a position that makes it look like Gaine is moving up in the world, when in actuality, he's just moving sideways. Meanwhile, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones not only gave him permission to interview with the Fins, but he's trying to get the NFL to bend the rules so Gaine can come over to Miami. Turns...
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Waiting For Sparano

The Tony Sparano saga continues with more denials! Innuendos! Sex!* And murder!* Sparano told a Dallas newspaper that he has not been offered the Miami job. But according to a PFT report yesterday, a league source is saying Sparano may already be putting his Dolphins staff together. This will, of course, all be cleared up as soon as Jessica Simpson inevitably ruins the Cowboys season and they fall short of reaching the Super Bowl. Until then, we’ll have to just speculate. Give credit to Parcells for doing this thing his way. Sneaky-sneaky man-boobs. He continues to go on with his other scheduled interviews. But the recent hiring of David Lee onto the staff kinda tells us what’s really going on behind the scenes. I imagine Sparano is calling the...
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David Lee Is New QB Coach

The Dolphins have hired Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee to be their new QB coach. In a shocking development, it appears that Lee once worked with Bill Parcells in Dallas. He also worked with the unfortunately named Houston Nutt in Arkansas as the Razorbacks' offensive coordinator this past season. He recently followed Nutt to Ole Miss to be their O-coordinator. But he had to bust Nutt's hopes by taking this opportunity to jump back to the NFL instead. Now he''s going to be on Tony Sparano's eventual staff as the team's quarterbacks coach. Man. Bill Parcells, Tony Sparano, David Lee. Nothing but man-boobs, mafia-style hits and assless chaps! This is gonna be great!...
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Source: Dolphins Intrigued by Matt Ryan

Somewhere in this long ass article in the Boston Herald (once you get passed the part about Randy Moss being a complete asswipe and Tom Brady being a total shitheal, you're golden) a league source says the Dolphins -- possessors of the number one overall pick -- are intrigued by BC quarterback Matt Ryan, "a poised and polished passer with a mind for the game to match his arm." Forget that. If Bill Parcells is going to work his magic with the quarterback position, he really only needs to do what he's done for two Super Bowl-bound franchises already: Get Drew Bledsoe. Again. He got him when he was with the Pats. And he got him when he was with the Cowboys. Both times led to Bledsoe either sucking...
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Sparano Offered Coaching Job?

According to the New Haven Register, the Dolphins have offered Tony Sparano the head coaching job. The report also says that Sparano will accept it as soon as the Cowboys' season is finished. The Cowboys are currently in the playoffs. Remember those? The report is considered significant because New Haven is Sparano's home town. As per usual, PFT has been all over this story. And, as per usual, they're spreading all kinds of arbitrary, ineffectual rhetoric about it. The first is that, if Parcells did in fact offer Sparano the job, it is a clear violation of the Rooney Rule. And while the Dolphins plan on bringing in Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier (a minority) in for an interview this week, the fact that this report is out there...
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Parcells to Give Tony Sparano Pseudo Interview Tomorrow

Looks like Tony Sparano is coming in tomorrow afternoon to meet with Bill Parcells to "interview" for the Dolphins' head coaching vacancy. Sparano is scheduled to meet with the Falcons today and the Ravens tomorrow morning to discuss their head coaching vacancies. But, really, he's just looking to add bonus miles to his frequent flier card. Sparano and Bill have to go through the motions of bothering with other interviews. But mark it down. Sparano is going to be the next head coach for your Miami Dolphins. Bill wants it. Tony wants it. And Jeff Ireland just nods at everything Bill says. So stay tuned.......
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Dolphins Bringing Back Ricky

Lost in the nuttiness of Cam Cameron and his assistants being told "Get! Out!" yesterday, was this little nugget: Ricky Williams had his option renewed for 2008. There's no word on what Bill Parcells intends to do with Ricky. His famous intolerance for bad-characters and people who are associated with drugs suggests Ricky won't be a Dolphin next season. This is what Williams' agent had to say: "After the current administration changes are done, I'm sure we'll have an opportunity to talk to Bill and get a sense of his feelings about Ricky." So what do you think, Nation? Keep him? Trade him? Cut him? Meanwhile, Ricky's agent also reports that his rehabilitation on the injury he suffered in November is going well. And why shouldn't it? It's a...
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A Feeling of Nothingness

Players, ex-players and recently fired coaches are all reacting to the purge Bill Parcells has wrought upon the Dolphins. Perfect Season running back Jim Kiick said it was a good day in Dolphins history, "The changes had to be made," he said. "I don't think Cam was what they were looking for. He wasn't much of a motivator or a stern coach. I think they need more discipline, and that's what Parcells is looking for." He then added, "Hurumph! Get off my lawn you damn kids!" (See what I did there? Because Jim Kiick is old.) Ex-offensive line guru Hudson Houck said Cam did a good job. It was just that the players on the field kinda sucked, "I thought (Cameron) was pretty well-prepared. Our meetings were no different...
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Cam Cameron Fired

The Cam Cameron era is over. He and his talking penis have been fired. Bobby Knight and his friendship with Bill Parcells clearly wasn't enough to save Cam's ass from the inevitable. It's 1-15 and done. It's kinda sad, really. Like when a goldfish dies. You knew it was coming. And you sort of couldn't wait for it to happen because who has time to feed a fucking goldfish all the live long day? Who am I, Ernie? Then you wake up, the goldfish is dead, and you sort of feel sad. Then you flush it down the toilet and move on with your life. Oh, and it looks like Jeff Ireland is one bad mother fucker of a nerd. Because he axed pretty much the entire coaching staff...
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Jeff Ireland Track Record: Nerdelicious!

This is a football franchise. We are in the business of kicking other football franchise's asses. But business has been bad. And by bad, I mean spectacularly shitty.Enter Jeff Ireland, the single most important hiring this team has seen -- and will see -- in a long, long time. Because no matter who Parcells gets as head coach, Ireland is going to be the straw that stirs the drink. I don't buy into the myth of the Uber-Head Coach like Vince Lombardi or Bill Belichick (I do, however, buy into the myth of unicorns). I don't believe in sideline geniuses. I believe in talent. Belichick looks like a genius because he has Tom Brady. Tony Dungy still has a job because he has Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison. Mike...
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Jeff Ireland Is Our New GM

Armando Salguero is reporting on his blog that the Fins are currently in the process of finalizing the hiring of Jeff Ireland as the new GM. It's not official yet, but it's close. [Update: It's official] Some have questioned whether or not Parcells is practicing the Rooney Rule in pursuing Ireland -- the rule that states teams must interview minority candidates as well as whites, before making a decision. Huizenga has also been accused of not following the Rooney Rule in the past. But the rule is mainly for head coaching jobs than for front-office personnel jobs, so we'll see how that plays out. Meanwhile, Ireland had this to say about becoming the new GM here: "There was a fist pump there. I was excited." Yup, he's white!...
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Much Ado About Tuna

Bill Parcells spent his day Monday addressing the Dolphins' players and discussing his plan for steering this shit back towards Winnersville, USA. He also spent some time creepily lurking around the Virginia Tech Hokies practice (in case you didn't know, they're in town for this). That was Monday. Yesterday Parcells woke up at around the time I was just hitting the sack, headed on over to 7-11 for a Big Gulp and some Funyuns for breakfast, and hit camp at about 7:30 AM. Later on in the day, Parcells met with Cam Cameron. But not before he stopped over at the NOVA University cafeteria for a Boar's Head ham sandwich and a large Coke. He spoke with Cameron. And then nothing was decided. Which means Parcells is likely going...
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