The Spaz
05-18-2004, 08:46 AM
If Dolphins owner and chairman of the board Wayne Huizenga doesn't have a plaque that reads, "No news is better than bad news," it has to be on his wish list.
Nothing positive seems to be spinning out of South Beach this offseason. And the Dolphins have to wonder if they can get it going in the right direction.
It started at the end of a successful — perhaps in record only — regular season.
Huizenga met face-to-face with head coach Dave Wannstedt, who in his fourth season as Dolphins field boss led the team to a 10-6 record but took his team home instead of to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Amidst rumors that Wannstedt — 41-23 as Dolphins head coach in the regular season and 81-79 in his career — would be relieved of his coaching duties, Wannstedt emerged from his meeting with Huizenga with a contract extension as head coach but was stripped — like Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren in 2003 — of “final say” concerning personnel matters.
The Dolphins moved quickly to hire a general manager. But interviews were slanted. Some candidates were told the job was not a true GM job, rather the equivalent of pro personnel director. Ultimately, it was the job held by Rick Spielman, then senior vice president of football operations and player personnel. But Spielman, who answered to Wannstedt, was told he would have to interview with at least seven other candidates, including Phil Savage of the Ravens, Rick Smith of the Broncos and Giants director of player personnel Jerry Reese. The Dolphins decided, midway through the process, they would hire former Packers general manager Ron Wolf as a consultant or de facto GM to facilitate front-office and personnel moves while breaking in the personnel director. Wolf rejected the job, leaving the Dolphins to scramble.
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+East/Miami/Features/2004/reynolds051704.htm
You have to love it if you're a Bills fan!:snicker::biggrin:
Nothing positive seems to be spinning out of South Beach this offseason. And the Dolphins have to wonder if they can get it going in the right direction.
It started at the end of a successful — perhaps in record only — regular season.
Huizenga met face-to-face with head coach Dave Wannstedt, who in his fourth season as Dolphins field boss led the team to a 10-6 record but took his team home instead of to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Amidst rumors that Wannstedt — 41-23 as Dolphins head coach in the regular season and 81-79 in his career — would be relieved of his coaching duties, Wannstedt emerged from his meeting with Huizenga with a contract extension as head coach but was stripped — like Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren in 2003 — of “final say” concerning personnel matters.
The Dolphins moved quickly to hire a general manager. But interviews were slanted. Some candidates were told the job was not a true GM job, rather the equivalent of pro personnel director. Ultimately, it was the job held by Rick Spielman, then senior vice president of football operations and player personnel. But Spielman, who answered to Wannstedt, was told he would have to interview with at least seven other candidates, including Phil Savage of the Ravens, Rick Smith of the Broncos and Giants director of player personnel Jerry Reese. The Dolphins decided, midway through the process, they would hire former Packers general manager Ron Wolf as a consultant or de facto GM to facilitate front-office and personnel moves while breaking in the personnel director. Wolf rejected the job, leaving the Dolphins to scramble.
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+East/Miami/Features/2004/reynolds051704.htm
You have to love it if you're a Bills fan!:snicker::biggrin: