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Today I made a rookie mistake - I read replies to some of my earlier, brilliant pieces of artwork (earlier posts). But since I did, and since I went ahead and read some of the heart-felt commentary of a few select TDMMC forum members, I am taking the liberty, at my discretion and as time permits, to really start turning the dial on my Anti-Fins forum posts.

Maybe I'll do a daily "What Grinds My Gears (About the Dolphins)" segment in which I proceed to explain what is currently grinding my proverbial gears. Maybe I won't. Maybe I'll become a Dolphins fan next season.

What can Stephen Ross learn from the last two paragraphs? Honesty - to himself.

He is quickly showing the sports world that he is without a shadow of a doubt the worst controlling partner / principal team owner in the NFL. He is making Don Sterling (L.A. Clippers owner; horrible owner) look good by comparison.

This is what will most likely happen in the next few months:

1. Press Conference to announce that blah blah blah blah blah...
2. Interview coach X, coach Y, and coach Z
3. Not fire the real problem (Ireland)
4. Hire Eric Mangini or Lane Kiffin or Rob Ryan
5. Re-sign Chad Henne (The "Next" Dan Marino), trade Matt Moore, promote J.P. Losman and draft a wide-receiver in the 1st round (pick 4 overall).
6. Open "Club Liv 2" on the opposite side of the stadium from "Club Liv 1". Double the South Beach lifestyle!!!

Ross needs to be honest with himself - he has no business being an NFL owner but has the money to do it. This isn't real estate or Excalibur Fitness (or whatever the name of his high-class gyms).

Get ready for your "Once Proud Franchise" to kill it in 2012!

I actually agree with much of what you said but I think we will go offensive lineman in round one. They are a safer pick and Ireland has done well on Long and Pouncey. Expect him to take another safe pick in the first round to protect his job.

I prefer when you stick to a specific goal in your rants/trolling. This one wandered too much. Some of your items weren't even derogatory but were factual (interview coach x,y,z for example). I've grown to expect much better. Maybe quantity is going to hurt quality.

My advice, don't try too hard. Let it come naturally.

I took it to mean Ross would go through the motions but hire his buddy Mangini ... who is probably already hired but just waiting in the wings anyway.

Good post, actually.  But because Stephen Ross's principle football advisor is a 23 year old college drop out who just does "market research" on fan forums all day...

Ross will not hire any coach not named Fisher, Cowher, Billick, or Gruden.  He will get crucified by the fans for doing anything else.  Unless, he does the old "Ireland is responsible for hiring the next coach" so that Ireland gets crucified instead, and then he can fire Ireland (as all the fan forums are requesting).

Ross has no brain, and just does what he does to sell tickets.  I get it that its a business, but we are buffoons.  We are fans with precisely NO inside knowledge.  Running your team like a democracy with popular fan vote is only going to sell tickets before the season.  As soon as you got 0-4, the fans will want to fire everyone, and the team will become a joke.

...if its not already.

Ross is the real problem.  Never thought it could get worse than Huizenga.

I just noticed this post.  fucking amazing.  he paid 1.5 billion dollars.  $2 billion should be enough to buy the team back.  I'm starting the collection.  Whatever you can donate will help

Way to go out on a limb with predictions.  Are you merely predicting that he holds a press conference or can we hold you to that being a direct quote.  Cause if the former it is a pointless prediction, if the latter I expect you will be wrong.


Another out on a limb prediction.  He doesn’t have a coach.  And you in your infinite ability to see the future you predict he interviews some.  Now once again if you are predicting he interviews exactly three coaches and they are named X, Y, and Z that is a real prediction.


Another brilliantly pointless prediction.  Of course as Ireland would have been fired by the time you made this post if he was going to be fired.  So another non- prediction.


Your first real substantive prediction.


Actually this one has 5 substantive predictions.  1) Henne resigned; 2) Matt Moore traded; 3) JP Losman promoted (this means he is the starter as he currently has the back up job; 4) Dolphins trade up to the #4 pick; 5) Dolphins draft a WR with said pick.
Best case you might get #4 correct. 
 
So in total 6 predictions.  Lets see if you do any better here than your past record.  I am setting the over/under at 1.

I'll take the under

Add losing Fisher because of his Ireland love to the list.

That was not one of his 5 predictions.  Although to his credit Fischer was not one of the three he predicted would be the next coach.  And the three he did predict are still avialable. 

I was just addressing the Ross is inept part. I really couldn't care less what jtex predicts as i don't even think he does.

Got the coach wrong.  Lets see how Joe does in the draft. 

Who Joe or Stephen? Both?  >:(

Wasn't it obvious from the second sentence. 

^^I was being facetious. Could have been either in my book.

And just for the record, yeah I know the guy just lost a son. I'm very sorry about that. But he's moving on with his life which is the right thing to do and I honestly think the rest of us need to let it go too. He doesn't need the constant reminder from fans, the media etc. I don't think I've seen an article that didn't mention it. It's enough already. Stop it.

Not looking good for Jtex and the Henne prediction either.

http://www.thedolphinsmakemecry.com/forums/index.php/topic,19784.0.html

At this point Ross and Irelend have failed to get every single person they have set their sights on. Say what you will about the Dolphins we have become very consistsant since Ross took over. Our suckiness is so bad no one even wants to come anymore.

Very sad and very much truth!

I recall Ross admitting that he hadn't done a good enough job initially (this was after the Harbough snafu) and hadn't understood how the NFL worked. Well, weren't Ireland (and Parcells) supposed to help him? And where's Ireland's mea culpa for screwing up on basically every single thing since taking over completely from Parcells?

I know Ross seems to like Ireland -- and that Ireland apparently has (or had) a lot of respect around the league -- but I cannot imagine that Ireland stays if the 2012 Dolphins bomb. Yes, there's a new HC, but Ireland can't keep getting free passes.

Ross has to be pissed about the "no one wants to play in Miami", "no respect for those running the show" etc. comments that seem to come up with increasing frequency whenever Miami is mentioned. Philbin just got here, so he can't just fire the coach. Seems like the only move he CAN make (other than selling the team) is to fire Ireland.

I really wouldn't be surprised to see Philbin resign within the next few days

If it was Marty, Norv, or even the Tuna, I might agree.  However, this is Philbin's first head coaching job.  If he bails before a game is played, he's effectively eliminating himself from all head coaching possibilities ever.

You can recover from a crappy job as a head coach; just ask Wade Phillips, Wanny, or hell, Belichick.

Joe made six, that's right 6 predictions in this thread.  Time to judge his prognositic skills.

1. Dolphins hire Eric Mangini or Lane Kiffin or Rob Ryan as head coach.

WRONG

2) Henne resigned;

WRONG

3) Matt Moore traded;

Could still happen.

4) JP Losman promoted.

WRONG

5) Dolphins trade up to the #4 pick;

WRONG

6) Dolphins draft a WR with said pick.
 
WRONG

Maybe the title of the thread should be "Jtex is inept."

With a subtitle of "None of the random shit is sticking to the wall!"

^^^ Stroke, fair is fair if I pull out the magic 8 ball, and ask it random questions about players can I post them too?

It is decidedly so

A blessing in disguise ;D

I agree losing out on Fisher was a blessing. He is the most overrated HC in the league right now.

Technically this wasn't wrong lol

how so?

^^^ I would guess because Tannenhill played more WR than QB?