When Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross decided to fire head coach Brian Flores two weeks ago, he was asked about the possibility of bringing Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh to the Dolphins. Ross said I’m not going to be the one to lure Jim Harbaugh away from Michigan. My question is, why? Is it because he works for your school in Michigan, and you don’t want to hurt them? Is it because you went down that road before and looked like an ass because word leaked you talked to him about the job when you had a head coach at the time and embarrassed him?Â
If Ross isn’t going to reach and talk to Harbaugh, then he should sell the team because he’s not looking out for the best interest of the Dolphins. He should be looking into finding the best coach out there, even if it’s a coach that is coaching at the school he graduated from. Since becoming the owner of the Dolphins, Ross’ football decisions have been horrible. He can’t seem to get anything right, and when things are going right, he finds a way to screw things up, like firing the best coach we have had in Flores because of philosophical differences. Harbaugh isn’t the sure-fire hire, but he has a winning record everywhere he has gone at San Diego State, Stanford, the San Francisco 49ers, and Michigan. Sure, he hasn’t won a national championship or Super Bowl, but he has won games wherever he has gone.Â
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Harbaugh seems to want to make a return to the NFL as a head coach, so why not at least reach out to him if he wants to? He probably wants to return because he realizes things at Michigan will not get any better for him. He is coming off a year in which his team beat their hated rival in Ohio State, won the Big Ten Championship, and got to the college football playoff, getting overwhelmed by Georgia. He probably thinks the time is right and things won’t get better, and the time is right. Â
Previous owner Wayne Huizenga always tried to get the best football coach. He brought Jimmy Johnson back to south Florida, and he convinced Nick Saban to come to the NFL. I realized those moves didn’t work out, especially with Saban, but he tried and let those guys run the team the way they wanted to. Say what you want about Huizenga, but he was never afraid to go after the best candidate outside of letting Dave Wannstedt succeed Johnson and bring in Cam Cameron after Saban left. Then he brought in Bill Parcells to run the football operations. Now that didn’t work out, but he was part of the team’s greatest turnaround from 1-15 to 11-5 and a division title.Â
Now with Ross, his hires, outside of Flores, have been failures. His first two hires, Joe Philbin and Adam Gase, were in over their heads as first-time head coaches. Most of the candidates for the job this time around are first-time head coaching candidates, and I have little confidence in Ross getting this right. The fact that he doesn’t want to lure Harbaugh away from Michigan tells me his alliances are screwed up. Yes, he graduated from Michigan, but he is the owner of the Dolphins, and he should put his relationship with Michigan aside and at least reach out to Harbaugh. If not, Ross SHOULD SELL THE TEAM because he’s more worried about the school he graduated from instead of the team he currently owns.Â
This article is right on POINT. If Ross is in love with Michigan so much moreso than with our (and his) beloved Dolphins, that he will not go after Harbaugh and let some other NFL team grab him, then there is a conflict of interest here. As ironic as it may be, it is still a conflict and it is to the detriment of the Dolphins. So, Mr Megabucks Ross, get out of the way and sell the team and it won’t then be you who “poached” Harbaugh.
Mr. Stephen Ross is an absentee owner. Mr. Ross likes to play politics instead of taking responsibility for the team he acquired, otherwise he would have fired Chris Grier a long time ago as Grier is even more incompetent than the owner is. Mr. Ross does not take this football ownership with any pride or gusto, he just wants to flash his money around while claiming that one of his trophy accomplishments is now owning a franchise team, a responsibility he refuses to take seriously. Sadly, he still gets some return on his investment due to the Dolphins fan base being very loyal regardless of the many failures he has allowed to happen due to his inadequacies as an owner. Does he have the best interest of the franchise and the loyal fan base? Absolutely not as it is irrefutably a fact that he simply does not care enough to be given the privilege of owning this once-proud franchise! He should offload this responsibility and give it to a new owner who will try to bring greatness, competitiveness, and prosperity again to this football organization. First and foremost, fire Grier, sell the team, and then go after Jim Harbaugh or another coach that knows how to get the job done! I also hire competent draft scouts so we can build a dynasty once and for all.
This is article isn’t on point, just some gibberish that’s trying to separate the dolphins fan base. Huizenga didn’t make smart decision after Shula was FORCED to retire. B. Parcell & J. Ireland, C. Cameron, and OMG D. Wannstedt. That list is worst then Ross list of coaches, plus they relied on the defensive identity built by J. Johnson. Non of Huizenga hires were able to build a capable offense and when one of your best offensive units built was led by J. Fieldler then you have failed as an owner.
Ross should’ve fired Ireland and T. Sparrano when he gained complete control of the Dolphins. They were both Huizenga hires. Ireland literally drafted someone he knew wasn’t any good on purpose and he moved up in the draft to do it. That was so blatant and no one ever talks about it. A GM who knew he was going to be fired, drafted a player in the draft to screw over his current team and if you forgot we drafted that player number 3 overall in the draft. That kinda set our franchise back a few years.
I agree Ross should go after Harbaugh come hell or high-water! However, I also agree with his decision to fire Flores. Flores had to go, and I salute Ross for having the stones to walk him out the door!
I agree. Ross should have the Dolphins on top of his priority list, not the college he went to school in so many decades ago
You wish V Hoove! Better get used to mediocrity. Got 10+ more years of it
Article is 100% truth. If Ross does not go after Harbaugh then his priority is not the Miami Dolphins. During his ownership he has robbed us of our logo, our legacy, and now possibly a legit head coach. Make throwbacks permanent. Fire GM. Sell the team. Give us our team back.
Agreed 110%. If Michigan takes priority over Miami for Ross then SELL the damn team. He would rather see Michigan succeed than the team he owns that’s absolutely inexcusable. Ross keeps making one blunder after the other when it comes to football making him as dumb as he looks.
Mr. Ross may be a guru when it comes to real estate, but he fails miserably at being a franchise owner. I despise absentee owners who rely on politics to run an operation.
I think Ross is exactly right in his thinking. As an Ohio State graduate, I want to see Harbaugh at Michigan for the next twenty years, where the Bucks can continue to use him like a dish towel.
Mr. Ross made a statement at one of the former games that the Miami Dolphins lost, a game against the Buffalo Bills some years back that quote “I f…ing hate losing!”. Even back then Stephen Ross was still playing politics and cast aside the best interest of the franchise fanbase. He is a big talker this owner but does nothing to correct the situation. Integrity is another virtue Mr. Ross does not display as referenced in the Tony Sparano and Jim Harbaugh debacle. A completely inept and unworthy owner, a definition he has so clearly outlined for himself. I agree Mr. Ross needs to sell off this team so that another owner can at least have a try towards putting more effort into a winning formula.
Again, I really believe that the drafting team needs massive upgrades as there has been a 90 percent failure rate over the decades of drafting.
It’s also an interesting fact that some of the considerations for HC candidates have also included former employees of this organization. What was the problem before when these former employees were part of this organization? Some of these employees left due to opportunities, I can understand that, but what’s the real motivation behind their departure? The Miami Dolphins is such a dysfunctional organization that is sorely based on politics.
Absolutely correct. Ross doesn’t understand competition obviously. You don’t cut corners, you leave no stone unturned and winning at all costs have to be the rule. If not, there’s competitor out there who is doing those things that will beat you.
If the players and front office couldn’t handle Flores. How in the hell will Harbaugh be any better?
I am a second generation Dolphins fan who is trying to keep my 9 year old son a fan he has more character then most adult considering he could jump on any band wagon his mother is a Bills fan we live in NY right now he likes players more than the team itself I guess it’s terrible when you can buy a jersey because if a player is good he is trade Ross only cares about his pocket he gets players past their prime or gambles on rookies that are a gamble if they don’t work out no real loss not when you are already loosing I just hope something happens and maybe my son will see them win