Does Steven Ross Have The Stones To Do What’s Right?

M.J.

6 years ago

Will any of this Phins regime survive?

Gase didn’t make a case to stay by losing 42-17

(Article will be updated below… things are moving fast it seems)

It was another ugly end to another ugly year for the Phins. This Miami defeat to the Bills mirrored last year’s Week 17 loss: a prominent Phin ejected and a bitter send-off into the offseason for the team and fans.

What’s worse this year, the game wasn’t even a close game… this was a complete shellacking.

Today begins the Dolphins offseason… and the clock has already started on the ‘wait and see ‘ of who’s getting fired.

Someone is getting the ax for certain. The only question now is who or ‘whos’.

Ryan Tannehill’s fate is on hold for a few months… stay tuned for how that pink slip unfold. But Mike Tannenbaum, Chris Grier, and Adam Gase are only hours or days away from receiving their judgment.

None of this team’s architects are above reproach

Personally, I say they should all go. Given the state of the team after three years in their hands, and the beatdown to close the season, how can Ross bring any of them back? It would be shameless of Ross to see any of them back in 2019.

I don’t enjoy saying this because I saw promise in Gase and Grier, but the time has come for them to work on their flaws elsewhere. The Phins are a complete mess… and Tannenbaum, Grier, and Gase made it.

This is what all three of them have built:

The 2018 Defense is the worst in Dolphins history… and that isn’t all on Matt Burke. This ‘D’ was nearly as bad in 2016 under Vance Joseph. A wasteful 2017 defensive draft and poor scheme is more culpable in my eyes. There’s no sure solution at Quarterback, despite the Head Coach resting the entire franchise’s fortunes on his evaluation. And multiple positions need dramatic help with CAP that isn’t pretty.

Who wants more of this? Let’s hope Steven Ross has what it takes to do what’s right.

All three men have had their hand in erecting this monument of terrible.

All the pay per head services like AcePerHead.com have Mike Tannenbaum pegged as a disaster, so we can all agree he’s 100% out the door.

Chris Grier though is a little more complicated. Grier has found some nice players at the back of the draft and off the scrap heap. But too many blue chip picks and big money Free Agents have panned out to be fools gold.

Also, Grier has been part of the draft equation for quite some time as a Miami scout before being GM ... So across multiple regimes, Grier has had his hand in Miami’s poor talent acquisition.

Ross needs to have the guts and wisdom to do what’s right

Then there’s Gase. I liked Gase a lot in 2016. But let’s remember Gase is the Head Coach… not just the Offensive Coordinator. Gase is the guy that called just about all the shots! He decided the skimp on the interior O-line, bet everything on Tannehill, run the Wide 9 scheme, bring in Cutler, and has been mostly a bust when it comes to evaluating talent. Gase had a big hand i picking the players, so the excuse of ‘he didn’t get enough to work with’ doesn’t float.

Either Gase can’t evaluate talent well enough, or he doesn’t know how to use his talent

Gase has final say on the 53 man roster… so isn’t he ultimately the guy responsible for the team? Lately, it seems like according to him that it’s everyone and everything’s fault but his. This type of leadership is what ultimately turned me off to him.

I get Jimmy’s viewpoint and like-minded fans: Gase hasn’t been the worst HC we’ve had. His play hard and have some spectacular plays… But the bar needs to be set higher than this. That’s why I hope Steven Ross decides to ‘Go Phish’ and find a replacement for all three. Go Phins!!!

Promising Update as of 10:00 EST: