The Miami Dolphins formally introduced Dennis Hickey as General Manager to the South Florida media on Tuesday. Here are some of the key points from the press conference: – Owner Stephen Ross said Hickey will be in charge of the 53-man roster. Dawn Aponte will report to and assist Hickey. – The Dolphins front office […]

What separates the Dolphins organization from other organizations is that Stephen Ross knows how to throw an introductory press conference. With the throng of media standing by and listening to every word, it is clear that owner Stephen Ross showed who's boss and the leader of the franchise.  It is clear that the buck stops […]

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As the Dolphins begain their GM search, 7 8 candidates were interviewed.  Then surprise surprise out of nowhere, the New England Patriots reared their ugly head out of nowhere with Nick Caserio on his Spygate 2.0 mission. As if Bill Belichick feared the Dolphins having one several hats and tee shirts because of the Dolphins.  Come […]

Call me crazy, but there are at least three ways to ruin an organization.  Surely, Stephen Ross has been a part of two different ways, a football czar with Bill Parcells and a powerful GM (Jeff Ireland) who had unquestioned authority. Not since 2007, have the Miami Dolphins reverted back to their old ways as […]

It's official.  Per Adam Schefter of ESPN (according to an NFL source), the Miami Dolphins have hired Dennis Hickey as their GM.   Astonishingly, Hickey until around Friday afternoon wasn't on the media's radar as a possible finalist for the job. However, the Dolphins elected to go a different direction and pass over internal candidate […]

Two weeks ago, the Fire Ireland crowd was growing contentious prior to the "parting of ways" of GM Jeff Ireland.  Some fans called it their happiest day of the year, dream come true, or Hallelujah moment. Ironically, the Dolphins fans who celebrated the firing of Jeff Ireland are now puzzled as to why Jeff Ireland […]

I know what you are thinking.  The Dolphins have Jedi-mind tricked the fan base for many years, over 10 to be exact into thinking one thing and doing the next. In 2012, just when things were heating up in the head coaching search, many Dolfans rested their heads on their pillows thinking Mike McCoy would […]

As the offseason starts to roll on, many intriguing roster decisions await the hopefully soon-to-be named new GM. Amongst these is what to do in the secondary. Let’s review where the current roster stands today. Heading into 2014 the Dolphins have the following defensive backs under contract (position, cap number, cap savings if cut) – […]

As Peyton Manning stood at the podium with confetti floating around following the Broncos' convincing win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship, I can't help but wonder what could've been.  Because of tweedle dumb (Steven Ross) and tweedle dumber (Jeff Ireland), it wasn't to be.  After what has–and continues to happen–in Miami, […]

Just this morning, the Dolphins moved quickly and hired Mark Duffner formerly of the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Duffner arrives to fill the position vacated by George Edwards who left to pursue a defensive coordinator position with the Minnesota Vikings.   Coach Duffner has served as linebacker coach with the Jaguars with head coach Jack Del Rio, […]

On the eve of this weekend's playoff games, one mysterious candidate appeared as owner Stephen Ross decided to venture outside of the box with an interview with Dennis Hickey of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.   After having interviewed Omar Khan (VP of football administration), Brian Gaine (current Miami Assitant GM), Ray Farmer (Cleveland), Brian Xanders […]

While the Dolphins re-stocked their coaching shelves with Bill Lazor in place of Mike Sherman as offensive coordinator, one curious change was made for them with the moving on of linebackers coach George Edwards to the Minnesota Vikings.  Edwards served two stints in Miami with two separate coaching staffs and had experience coaching linebackers in […]

Just this morning, it was reported by Adam Schefter as well as many others that Bill Lazor, formerly the quarterback coach in Philadelphia has been hired by the Miami Dolphins. Bill Lazor will serve as offensive coordinator and call the plays for the Dolphins. Last season, Lazor was instrumental in the development and coaching of […]