In a move that comes as a surprise to no one, Bill Parcells has fired the Miami Dolphins General Manager.
Randy Mueller Fired
Bill Parcells officially took over on Thursday as the new Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins.
His first decision was to fire the man who was in charge of a franchise that only won 1 game this season.
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Randy Mueller has only been in charge of personnel for a year despite being the general manager for the past 3 years. When Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins, he had control over personnel.
With Randy Mueller at the helm, the team acquired free agent linebacker Joey Porter and drafted Ted Ginn Jr and John Beck in the draft. You can’t really place all of the blame on Randy Mueller’s shoulders. However, he wasn’t particularly impressive this season. Plus, when a franchise brings in a new boss, more than likely, he’s going to surround himself with his own people. |
The Replacement
The Miami Dolphins have requested and received permission from the Dallas Cowboys to interview Jeff Ireland for the general manager position. He is expected to interview for the job on January 1, 2008.
Right now, Jeff Ireland is the Vice President of College and Pro Scouting for the Dallas Cowboys. Bill Parcells used his powers to push Jerry Jones to promote him to that position. That move appeared to have paid off since the Dallas Cowboys were able to draft DeMarcus Ware, Marion Barber, Marcus Spears, Kevin Burnett, Chris Canty, and Jay Ratliff in 2005.
Jeff Ireland was immediately linked to the Miami Dolphins the moment they hired Bill Parcells.
Cleaning House
Randy Mueller wasn’t the only one fired on Monday. Bill Parcells also fired Assistant Director of Player Personnel Mike Baugh and College Scouting Coordinator Rick Thompson.
Those two guys will of course be replaced by people who have worked with Bill Parcells or people who have worked with the new General Manager.
Head Coach in Jeopardy
Cam Cameron could be next in line.
The head coach went 1-15, which is never a good thing. It’s worse when you achieve that record right before the franchise decides to make changes in management.
Bill Parcells and Cam Cameron are expected to sit down and discuss things later on this week. Unless Cam Cameron can pull off the interview of the century, he’ll probably be fired.
The Miami Dolphins are expected to contact the Dallas Cowboys about interviewing Jason Garrett and Tony Sparano, both of whom are assistant coaches with plenty of interest from around the league.
Closing Thoughts
Firing Randy Mueller is just the start.