Bucs and Rams GM impressed with Ireland and Dolphins

[roy_miami]

I definitely respect the opinions of the true professionals, not the janitors, teachers, FEDEX drivers or insurance agents et al. that consider themselves experts on finheaven...

If they thought he was terrible do you really think they would say that on the record to the press? Think about it...

[Anvil35]

Yeah, it's almost like the guy was responsible for the worst four year stretch in Dolphins history. Weird.

Come on man - he has only been the final decision maker for two drafts. The last draft Sporano was part of and the first Philbin took part in. And IMHO they have drafted pretty well the last two years...

[Anvil35]

If they thought he was terrible do you really think they would say that on the record to the press? Think about it...

I find it funny that you know the inner workings of the GM class in professional football.

[uk_dolfan]

Come on man - he has only been the final decision maker for two drafts. The last draft Sporano was part of and the first Philbin took part in. And IMHO they have drafted pretty well the last two years...

Dont argue re. Ireland man.... Reason went out of those discussions years ago, its blind hate for the most part now lol

[Nublar7]

If they thought he was terrible do you really think they would say that on the record to the press? Think about it...

To be fair they didn't have to say anything or go into detail about the Dolphins current state. You can't deny though that having a young quarterback already in place, $45+ million in cap space and 9 draft picks(5 in the top 82) is a good position to be in this offseason.

[roy_miami]

I find it funny that you know the inner workings of the GM class in professional football.

I don't have to know anything to know one GM isn't going to rip another one to the press. If you know they are just going to say good things then they aren't really saying anything at all.

[DeathStar]

7 - 9, 7 - 9, 6 - 10, 7 - 9

first thing that came to my mind.

Not shocking that all three franchises here have been terrible the last decade...Mediocrity baby!

[z926538]

To be fair they didn't have to say anything or go into detail about the Dolphins current state. You can't deny though that having a young quarterback already in place, $45+ million in cap space and 9 draft picks(5 in the top 82) is a good position to be in this offseason.

It is a wonderful place to be if you can trust the person who is spending the money and making the picks. If the person who is spending the money and making the picks gets this wrong, they set franchise back at least five years. And that is why the divisions among Dolphin fans about Ireland are so strong. Based on his five years history as the Dolphins General Manager, some trust him to make these picks, others do not. And there is ammunition on both sides of the argument. For each Cameron Wake and Mike Pouncey on the positive side of the ledger there is also the Pat White, Patrick Turner and Michael Egnew disasters on the negative.

No one would care about any of this if the downside of failure wasn't so high.

[DeathStar]

^That's so depressing your last line...So true too, man a horrible free agency/draft would set us back for a second straight decade of irrelevance.

[mmikel30]

Always swing and miss in the second round...those picks are crucial!