What Changes you'd like to see made for the future of this team

With Christmasfast approaching we are getting close to another off-season. As we stand rightnow we are 5-5 still alive but with a loss this week and the Pats, Jet's 2x,Bills, and resurgent Steelers if we lose more than 2 games the rest of the wayout we are going to miss the playoffs yet again. Plain and simple that isunacceptable with the money spent, plethora of draft picks, and cohesive staff.So, with that being said let’s pretend we miss the playoffs what are us as fanswanting for in changes to this organization. Now, I don't mean so manyspecifics as in certain players, coaches, hires but more or less the type ofchanges you'd like to see. Really want to see a discussion of the fits inschemes, philosophies, and organization we are hoping to see.

One thing we canagree on is a new GM. We’ve been stuck with this S.O.B for 5 years and withonly the first one being a success. A few things I am looking for in a GM thatI’d like to see us change.


1. An upand coming GM. Someone who has served in a successful FO for a reasonableamount of years. There have been some very successful first time GM’s over thepast years and the reason is the environment they come from. Look at teams likethe Pats, Packers, SF, Seahawks, and Ravens as teams with solid prospects forGM’s.

2. A manwith a plan. Ireland has always lauded that we will build through the draft.Well, we spent the most money in FA this year than we have in years. Why?Smells like desperation to me. Jeff see’s the ticking clock and he was fueledwith money and picks. Did he overspend? Absolutely. I want someone who is goingto cultivate a system. Look at the Packers they very rarely spend big on FA’sand if they do it is usually their own. They focus on developing and draftingplayers. If FA is an option it’s for scheme fits not for reaching for thestars. Figure it like this is a GM has 7 picks each year and he finds starterswith 3 to 4 of them. Within three years you should be looking at 11-12starters. That is successful and even if they are not starters as long as theyare contributors.

3. Someonewith Charisma and Personality. Ireland just seems like a “D Bag”. There is noaspect to him that is charming or with personality. When you have current andformer players bash him as one of the Worst GM’s in Football. Sorry, but whennumerous players are saying that it’s probably true.

4. Relayingback to a Man with a Plan. I want our GM to have control. If we finally get ridof Ireland, the next person brought in should have his choice of staff andpersonnel. If that means blowing up the staff (a good thing) and getting rid ofsome of our roster… so be it. Be a lot worse to have him trying to make awinner with a staff and roster not of his choosing then it would to take aseason or two to get his plan in place.

Next thing isbased of the GM. But, plain and simple have him bring in a Head Coach of hischoosing with who he has a relationship with. It’s not a real difficult scienceif you look at successful organization as it usually stems from a positiverelationship from Owner to GM to Coach to Staff to Players. So, with the GMdeciding what are some things I want in a Head Coach.


1. AHead Coach who has been a Head Coach before at some level. This marks thesecond straight Head Coach who has not been a Head Coach at this level andmaybe any tangible level. Now, as Chip Kelly has shown so far sometimes Collegecoaches can make the transition. But, plain and simple I want someone who hasled men. Philbin is a high character guy and I do believe that but he isn’t aleader. He is almost awkward with his speeches, press conferences, and whatnot. He seems programmed. Mike Tomlin is a coach to me who just fits the mold(sad cause we passed him up for Sparano). But, he demands respect and speaksthe truth. The fact Philbin defended Turner yesterday saying “He has done agood job,” is such b.s. Now I don’t want our HC throwing people under the busbut be truthful as the O-Line’s performance has been historically bad… it’s thefacts.

2. Acoach who has specialized as a coordinator, one that has called plays. Philbinwhile being the OC in Green Bay never called the plays. It was McCarthy’s babythat Philbin babysat and changed the diapers. My biggest thing is if Philbin isthis offensive guru then why hasn’t he overruled Sherman to change the schemesand plays on offense cause it ain’t exactly lighting up the scoreboard. Sparanowas a O-Line coach, Philbin was a O-Line coach. Sorry, but the NFL is beingruled by Offensive Minded Guru’s. Give me a Sean Payton offensive mind or aRob/Rex Ryan defensive schemed coach. Those are guys who worked their way up ascoordinators to be known as some of the best scheme coaches in the game. Ireally don’t care if it’s an offensive or defensive minded coach, as long asthey understand schemes, personnel packages, and situational football I will befine.

3. Acoach who plain and simply understands coaching. You play one game a week. Thatis 6 days to prepare. But, it doesn’t stop there you have a 1[SUP]st[/SUP], 2[SUP]nd[/SUP],3[SUP]rd[/SUP], and 4[SUP]th[/SUP] quarter of football and heck maybe OT. Thatis 6 full days plus 4 possibly 5 quarters of preparations, schemes, andadjustments. When was the last time you could say that a Dolphins teamconsistently from week to week comes out in a game fired and up and looks readyto play? Anyone? Well, that’s an issue I have. The Bills game this year comingoff a bye against their backup QB and with us starting 3-0 then losing 2 in arow. How in the hell do you not come up fired up and prepared. That’s on thecoaches. But, additionally it’s the fact that we aren’t making necessaryhalftime adjustments as seen the next week in NE. We dominate the first half byrunning the ball and leading 17-3. Then what do you do in the second half…. Bailon the game plan. Run the ball I believe like 7 or 9 times in the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]half and end up losing 27-17. These are the things that consistently have beenhappening and while Philbin isn’t calling the plays or schemes he is doingnothing to stop it. We identify issues and it takes this staff 3 to 4 weeks tomake the changes. Unacceptable. Another thing is I feel Philbin is too loyal tohis staff. Plain and simple if that unit isn’t producing or getting better holdthat coach accountable. The HC is only successful from his staff and they cancost you a job. So, do yourself a favor and give those incapable of coachingthe pinkslip before you get one yourself.

4. Acoach who his players will follow into any battle. I look at the Saints and howbad they looked last year. What’s changed? Sean Payton is back and they are atthe top of the NFC. They play with a chip on their shoulder and they get thatfrom their coach. Nothing from this scandal this season as demonstrated by theplay on the field leads me to believe that our 53 man roster would followPhilbin into battle. But, with that comes a coach who understands his playersand the struggles they go through.

5. A manwith a plan who follows that plan. Funny when Philbin got here it was we wantto be a high speed spread offense. We want our WR’s to play X,Y, and Z positions.We want to practice faster than anyone so that we aren’t tired in the 4[SUP]th[/SUP]quarter. Well, Joe you haven’t really followed through on those promises. It’sfunny cause when we got hurry up in the 2 minute drill is when we are mostsuccessful. Yet, we don’t stick with it. We signed a $60 million speedster toonly line him up split wide right 99% of the game. Why not move Wallace aroundcreate mismatches. I remember Peter King saying that he had never seen such afast pace practice as he did in Training Camp 2012. Well, King may have beennice but despite our practices I still see us having to rotate Wake out in the4[SUP]th[/SUP] quarter. Where is our conditioning? Now I know I seem picky withthis one as plans can change. But, even when these things are successful ourcoach isn’t sticking with them. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it and if it broke don’twait to fix it.

With a GM and hishandpicked coach now comes to the staff. I look at our current staff and more thanlikely a new coach means his own people but there truly are 3 coaches I wouldn’tmind being kept around. Those are Dan Campbell our TE coach, as the work he hasdone with that group after Keller went down with injury is simply amazing.After watching him on hard knocks he is a motivator but also a good communicator.Special Teams coach Darren Rizzi, this unit has been pretty consistent since hehas taken over; he always seems prepared and gets his unit fired up. Last isKacy Rogers, who has been a stalwart here for a few years. While I have beenmore disappointed with our D-Line than in past years, I really think ourcoordinator stunts what he could do with his unit. Still, he is regarded as oneof the best in the business. So, with that being said I will focus on some ofthe coordinators and staff I’d like brought in.
1. Anoffensive coordinator that isn’t offensive. Mike Sherman is god awful. I forone was like nice were getting a former NFL HC as a OC who is bringing his QBwith him from college can you say match made in heaven. How wrong I was.Sherman seems like a likeable guy and is regarded well in NFL circles but whenyou hear frustration from the offense on his play calling and the fact he doesn’tunderstand Football 101. My biggest things with him are he seems like he doesn’thave a weekly plan and when he does he is too quick to abandon it. Our runninggame has struggled all year but some game we will have success then willabandon it. Yes, if we are playing catch up I understand but if the game isstill in the balance then keep your team balanced. The 3-1 and 3-2 play callswith stretch plays and pass plays, are so pathetic its sad. We have a 6-4 QBwho is an athlete; we have Charles Clay who used to be a FB and is a bruiser. Thencomes the Mike Wallace effect. Why wouldn’t you use a weapon on an offense thathasn’t produced big plays? Now I am not talking just run Wallace on deep routesbut for god’s sake can we move him around and get the ball in his hands withspace. Lamar Miller has produced some pretty big runs but has yet to get morethan 15 carries in a game. Yet, he remains so loyal Daniel Thomas and it’sinfuriating.

2. An OCwho is an innovator. Look at what some of these offenses have been doing thepast couple of years. Denver, SF, and NO to name a few. You see these guys playinto their QB’s strengths and mask their offenses flaws. Look at KC this yearAlex Smith is by no means a superior talent but their OC understands what heexcels at and where he is limited. With Sherman even despite spending 6 yearstogether doesn’t. Tannehill’s strengths are his mobility, throwing on the move,and his arm strength. His weakness are his pocket awareness, accuracy, andstaring down defenders. Not to mention our O-Line has been terrible. So whathas Sherman done to play to his strength and remedy the weakness….well notmuch. More recently he has done some play actions and roll out plays but notnearly enough (big reason is our abandonment of the run game). You watch him inthe pocket and it’s like they’ve programmed him to be a pocket passer but why?The dude ran a 4.5 and is built. I’m not saying make him an RGIII or Vick butfor god sake’s if he has room to run coach him to pick up a first down. Toomany times he has passed up an opportunity to run for yards to force a throw ormiss a throw. Arm strength is much more superior throwing to his left. Yet, weline up Wallace on the right? Get a clue. Pocket awareness plays into our lineplay which is bad but for god sake teach him to extend a play or move up in thepocket, and when the game is on the line a throw away is much better than asack. Staring down defenders and accuracy come hand in hand with coachingfootwork, and preparation. All these things are simple fixes by bringing in agood coach. And if that doesn’t work then you know you don’t have the right QB.But, bring in a OC who understands play calling, personnel packages, andadjustments. We don’t need a overly experienced coordinator but we do need abright mind who comes from a good system.

3. Coylewho I believed last year was on his way to becoming a great DC has taken a hugestep back. One thing I believe is a problem is we have brought in playersthrough FA and the Draft that aren’t a fit for his schemes. See why it’s soimportant to have a cohesive FO and Staff. It’s like Ireland shopped forgroceries without taking in mind what Coyle was planning to cook for dinner.But, from a scheme prospective he just doesn’t seem to get it. Those fake A-Gapblitzes by Ellerbe and Wheeler are maddening. Once an intelligent QB sees thathe knows to check off to a RB or a quick screen to burn us. I have never seen aDolphin defense give up so many 3 and 10+ as I have seen through 10 games thisyear. A big problem with Coyle is he is unwilling to branch off from hisbeloved 4-3. Why wouldn’t we at least use a hybrid. Try a 3-4 look out of theblue with Vernon, Jordan, and Wake all on the field. What we need is aD-Coordinator willing to adapt and make changes. But, first and foremostidentify from his personnel what scheme will fit best. Look at our defense. Wehave 3 great DT’s. But, they can’t all play on the field at the same time in a4-3, what should he do? Well in a 3-4 in which all of them have played theycould all be on the field at the same time without jeopardizing our pass rushoptions. We drafted a #3 overall OLB/DE in Dion Jordan. Yet, we are unwillingto give him the proper opportunities to make a difference.

4. Finda DC who lets the difference makers play. I am a big proponent of practice likeyou play. But, truth be told there are a lot of players who really perform whenthat first kickoff comes on Sunday. So, here we are 5-5 with a defense that hasgotten worse in the two years since Coyle has been here. There have been somechanges with 2 new LB’s and 2 CB’s but nothing so drastic you’d say anoverhaul. Realistically, Coyle has a lot of leftovers from the previous regime’splayers. Those players weren’t good enough then yet there still seeing thefield. Olivier Vernon is my first victim. While he has played much better thisyear he is an obvious liability in the run game. Look at SD they ran to theirleft on us all day. Why? Cause Vernon can’t set the edge. And it’s obvious whenthere are successfully picking up 5 to 6 yards a pop. Yet, Jordan who is asuperior talent is listed as not strong enough in the run game. But, every timehe is on the field makes a play or is around the ball. Linebacker is a mess allthe way through but big thing for me is how in the hell does Trusnik be ourfirst LB off the bench. Love the way the dude plays ST but he has no realvaluable skill to be a LB. You drafted a 4[SUP]th[/SUP] round guy who wasregarded as a good coverage guy. Now let’s get to the secondary. We draftedback to back CB’s in round 2 and 3. One has maybe 4 or 5 appearance that othermaybe is lucky to be active once this year. Yet, we play Nolan Carroll andJimmy Wilson (two former regimes picks). Both are awful plain and simple.Weekly you see them get picked on by smart QB’s. Why aren’t we giving therookies a chance? If the answer is they are ready to play that falls oncoaching. Yes, they both battled injuries through pre-season but here we are inWeek 12 and neither can make a difference. Find a coordinator who plays themost talented and best players. Don’t stay loyal to players who work hard inpractice yet can’t make plays in a game.

5. Finda staff that can cultivate and develop players. Referring to my questions abovethe defense is a big worry for me. We invested a lot of picks into that unitthis offseason and only one is making impact in a very limited role. Why isthat? And please don’t believe they are not good enough. Every defensive pickwas regarded as a good college player who has NFL potential. Jordan was the secondcoming of Aldon Smith. Jamar Taylor was an All-Conference player and some hadhim in the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] round. Will Davis was known as a ball hawk and was aleader in the FBS in interceptions. Jelani Jenkins was a #1 high school playerand a very good linebacker at Florida but struggled with injuries. Even Don Jones our 7[SUP]th[/SUP] rounder wasregarded as a talented safety/cb prospect from a smaller school. My main thinkis whoever the CB coach is should be shot on sight. If you have a 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]and 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] CB who are not in a regular rotation of CB’s especially withthe injuries and lack of depth we have is a travesty. With that being said therookie class as a whole is a dud. Let’s go to offense. Our O-Line has beendownright putrid all year. We drafted a OL in the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] round who wasan All-SEC guard. Yet, we have been adamant to make him a tackle even after hewas embarrassed and whipped on all preseason. It’s one thing to not developplayers it’s a completely different thing to try to fit a square peg into around whole. Pretty sure we could always use good guard play but hey let’sbring up a practice squad player and play him over a 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] roundinvestment. If he isn’t ready? That’s coaching. If he isn’t a good player? That’sthe GM. either way those are should be held accountable. Rishad Matthews a guywho performed decently with the opportunity last year. This year he didn’tsniff the field til Gibson got injured. Since then he has made plays. Where washe for the first 7 or 8 games? Oh, that’s right we want to be a GB type offensewith only 3 receivers who regularly play. Look at the Patriots they will shifta whole personnel grouping in at WR/TE/RB on given plays. Like I mean 5 or 6 guyswho are fresh subbing in. Why is that? Cause they develop their backups to bereliable like there starters. We do not. That my main point find positioncoaches who can develop the players. By my count I can honestly say we have twothat I’ve seen improvement from their units from year 1 to 2.

With all that the personnel changes will come. I can’t sit here andspeculate who will go or who will stay. That will all be determined by thechanges from top to bottom. My biggest thing is to make sure we find the rightplayers for whatever plan and scheme our staff has in place. If we want to be abalanced team then solidly the O-Line and find a compliment to Miller. If wewant to be passing first teams then give Tannehill a clean pocket and a quantityof weapons that are used creatively. On defense if you want to stay 4-3 thenfind LB’s who can play in space and are physical. If we move to a 3-4 then useyour blitzing options creatively and get them on the field at one time.

The biggest thing this rest on is Mr. Ross. Do I believe he wants a winner?Yes, I do as the guy wouldn’t invest the time, effort, and money he has. But,those things are all good and well still if you don’t identify an issue withyour organization your dead in the water. It’s evident we need changes. Thefirst is at GM. Ireland has overstayed his welcome and nothing he has done fromhis drafting to spending in FA to the way he treats his players gives him areason he should stay. Now with that being said Mr. Ross learn from yourmistakes. Three years ago you coveted a coach that garnered national mediaattention all the while you still had a head coach in place….Not a good way todo business. Then after you missed out on your prized coach you went back tothe current one with a “vote of confidence”….mhmmm sure you do. The followingseason we fire the staff but keep the GM that came with them? Why? No clue. Butyet again you chase a coach only to be left with nothing to settle on a coachwho has no prior experience or familiarity with our current GM and hope itworks. Well, it isn’t. The point is Mr. Ross has made billions on businessdeals but not by being in the business of sport. Just like anything you needcohesion and familiarity with those running your organization. I like the committeehe has brought together in Dungy, Taylor, Martin, Shula and Marino. The reasonis all have had success at the NFL level. You have former players, coaches, andexecutives who know what it takes to play and win in the NFL. I really would likeus to put a VP of Football Operations in place so that we can take back the prideSo. Florida used to have for its Dolphins. Not sure if Jason Taylor qualifiesyet for that job but he is the type of person that the community, and fan baserespect and that is a very good start. Look what John Elway has done for theBroncos by completely changing their culture and vide in three short seasons.Now he isn’t making all the personnel decisions cause as he has stated he isn’tthat type of guy. He just knows football and what makes a team successful fromthe team to the fans. The biggest mistake Ross can make is to fire the GM andinsist on keeping the staff. We did the half house clean two years ago and herewe are two short seasons later with the same issues we had before. Learn fromyour mistakes Mr. Ross and give South Florida the winner they deserve and havelonged for.

Let me know your thoughts guys on some of the changes you’d like to see andwhat you expect.

 

Loving the feedback guys. Always interested in seeing what other fans think the remedy to this situation we have going on. Sorry, about the length and the grammatical stuff trying to convert from word to the template doesn't seem to be working out for me lol.

To answer KB21: not sure which inaccuracies you are referring too as it wasn't a thesis more or less a matter of personal opinion from a die hard fan. But let's address it.

1. I completely agree with you in the fact you don't just hire someone from what organization you come from. But, let me ask you do you think quality GM's are grown on trees? They have to get their start from somewhere and look at the successful ones they have a Family Tree of GM's that span off from them. If you hire someone for their ideas and planning it doesn't just come off the top of their head it would more than likely be something learned. And the truth is coming from a successful environment doesn't predict success but it sure gives me a lot more faith in that individual. Throwing out Scott Pioli and George Konkonis is irrelevant as those are two GM's who came from the gold standard of well run franchises and walking into quite a mess. Research a man named Ted Thompson and see the lineage of GM's and Front office Personnel that he has worked with and have become successful on their own.

2. Never said he should single out an assistant but please don't patronize the fan base by stating he has done a "good job." Be honest it is a work in progress and lately we are seeing some progress. The bigger issue is that Philbin seems like a puppet controlled by this Upper Management during his press conferences. As a fan base I expect transparency and honesty from those running our team. That should be expected of every fan and if it isn't you don't live and die with your team each Sunday.

3. "There are very few things that translate from being a coordinator to being a head coach." Not going to lie this made me laugh. The fact that you don't believe coordinators translate to becoming a head coach is kind of perplexing. The reason being is I have never heard of a D-Line coach becoming a head coach in the course of an offseason. You have to work you way through the ranks to get to that status and that usually means you've been a OC, DC or ST coordinator. But, I do completely agree with you on the communication and relating to players as that is something I believe Philbin really struggles with (at least from what I have seen). Still, the fact that you wouldn't want a coordinator scares me. I hope you are not confusing what I am saying as I am not open to a previously tenured Head Coach cause that wasn't what I was implying. I just believe we need a coach who has experience at one point or another as a coordinator responsible for his unit and calling plays.

4. Please don't give me the analytics and stats of either Wilson or Carroll. Watch with your eyes on the field do they look like quality starters? Come on, Carroll get whooped week in and out. Stats get inflated by counting Carroll's missed interception as a pass breakup and what not. But I do agree most of us believe since they've been poor quality they will stay that way, because they have improved. My bigger issue is we wasted a 2nd and 3rd round pick that can't unseat either one of them.

But, I do highly agree with you on the fan base and getting someone in Front Office who has earned the trust of this fan base. Marino I believe is living pretty fine with his weekly CBS gig. Taylor on the other hand has yet to take broadcasting by storm and I think he is in a period of his life where he isn't sure where his fit is in life after football. Why not come home JT to a nice cushy Front Office gig around your favorite love.

To Bpk: Appreciate the feedback Brotha! Always insightful stuff when I get your response to some of my venting. Sorry, but sometimes with this team you get writing and you look up and are like Wow, that was a lot.

1. I have to agree with the mutiny scenario cause I have wondered the same team. It's like Ireland's picks and signings are ok'd with the staff first or vice versa. They just don't seem on the same page. Almost seems weird to me 4 of the 5 members from last year's counsel were shown the door without any ho-hum from Philbin and Co. But, as Philbin and the staff have no real allegiance to Ireland it really isn't that far fetched to believe it could be possible. Still, I feel like our coaches are just inept and too loyal to some of players who plain and simple are that good.

2. Yes, a QB guru would be great. Any idea's on who you'd like to see? I was watching the Panthers and their playcalling and just how much more developed Cam Newton looked and was like who are his coaches. And wouldn't you know its too familiar names with Mike Shula as the OC and Ken Dorsey as QB coach. Now that's what I like to see a smart former QB like Dorsey. I know of another smart QB who may be interested in a full-time role Mr. Chad Pennington. I have always thought Chad was destined to become a successful coach as some level. He is familiar with Tannehill as he helped out this past offseason so it's wouldn't be a first time introduction. Shula is also a name that could be a HC possibility. I know he struggled at Alabama but remember he struggled with sanctions and still kept that team somewhat relevant. He is a solid offensive and QB minded coach.

3. So on point with you there. As a former player I hated the uninspired coaches. If I mess up... get on my case about it. When I do something good.. get me pumped up about it. Philbin couldn't be farther from a coach like that. I love how fired up the Harbaugh's, Pete Carroll, and Rex Ryan type coaches get. I love that they believe in their team and have a swagger about them that emulates to their players. I saw someone post earlier they wanted a Front Office including Bill Polian, his son and Tony Dungy, and I vomited on my desk. Why would you want a dinosaur for a GM, and his son who missed on just about every pick and signing he had. And a coach who was infamous for having the personality of a rock. I'll take the brashness and cockiness of Rex Ryan than the passive even-keeled demeanor of Tony Dungy.

5. I am so over that drama that I can't wait to be rid of both players. But, please dear god do no just cut Martin at leas get something in return. Their are enough OL hungry teams that we could at least get a Mid to Late pick. We just need to find a team with enough veteran presence to stand up for the pansy.

6. I agree I wish Ross was more spoken than seen. But, I doubt that will be the case as it's his business and he is all about business. That's why I think putting a VP type in the Front Office like Elway does in Denver would help dividends. He could keep Ross in check as politely as possible. After seeing Ross' reaction after the Tampa game and how he looked at JT and kind of changed his expression JT might be closer to him than we anticipate. Agree, with a new GM and staff it may take a learning curve, but the reason we need to start over is there is no improvement being made on a week to week basis. This isn't just about the wins and loss columns, its about us learning from our mistakes and how it takes us to long to identify and fix them. Still with you on a veteran coach or retired coach. It's funny how people forget the NFL evolves so quickly. Cowher hasn't coached in years and when he did it was a much more different league. Pretty sure the running game was the "IT" thing with him. Gruden is the only coach I would consider out of the media and that is because he is a film guru and is always studying new tendencies and schemes. Plus, his QB camps are excellent to watch and for some reason I think his personality and fire would drive Tannehill to be a more fiery and better player. He'd fix his mental mistakes and give him the chance to succeed in what best suits him. I am very wary of first time HC and College HC trying to make the jump from our past failures. Still, I see a couple College HC who have prior NFL experience who seem more suited for the jump (David Shaw, Jim Mora, etc). Agree with you on the type of former HC we should target. Find someone who got the short end of the stick due to talent, money, or what the previous regime left him with. Jack Del Rio has been mentioned recently and I can't say I hate it. He kept that team relative for a number of years. Also if you didn't know the Jags have more playoff wins that us the past decade and that came at him at the helm. Ken Whisenhunt is another name that comes to mind. He has done a pretty good job in SD this year despite injuries that team has dealt with. Arizona was competitive and even in a Super Bowl with him. He suffered due to a poor defense, lack of a consistent running game, and no QB when Warner retired. Yeah the coordinator discussion is tough as it really falls down to who the Head Coach is and who he knows. I would love Rex Ryan too but he has done one heck of a job for the Jets this year. That defense is downright nasty and the fact they are tied with us at 5-5 isn't because of talent its cause of coaching and getting his team to believe in winning. If only his brother would cut his hair I would even look at him for a HC would love to see a Ryan v. Ryan battle 2x a season. I just want coordinators who are innovative and consistently preparing and scheming for our playmakers and against our weekly opponents.

 

I think Jordan has the potential to be a great pick. Kind of sad our coaches just don't see it. The kid makes an impact every game whether is rushing the passer, chasing down a ball carrier or covering a Tight End. Kid is way too dynamic and productive to not be given more responsibility. Fact of the matter is we truly don't know how good or bad this draft class is cause our staff refuses to give them a fair shot or has them playing the wrong role.

 

Couldn't agree with you more Emery is the new breed. And I love his transparency. But, please don't tell me you believe Good GM's are born? I mean those guys under Thompson got good cause of his philosophy, plans, and the identity he instilled during his tenure. Not saying his disciples need to be carbon copy but they use those tactics and philosophies where they go. Building through the draft is the best formula for consistent success and we desperately need that.