Dolphins front office deserves some blame for team's early struggles

[MikeO]

I don't blame Tannenbaum, I blame them both.  If the EVP of a franchise thinks there's a problem and it goes unaddressed, there should be consequences.  Its not like he is going to sit there and say "oh well, I told him to go get Evan Mathis, and he didn't" - then he should also be fired for being incompetent and not aggressive enough to perform his job.

You have no idea what was said to who behind closed doors and who wanted who. To be so over the top on a guy who has been in a role for 8 months is silly.

The GM has final say over the roster, it's in his contract. If you wanted Tannenbaum to just fire Hickey on the spo because he didn't do every little move Tannenbaum wanted then that's just stupid and not realistic.

Ross isn't firing Tannenbaum after hiring him 8 months ago. Direct your rage and anger over that elsewhere cause you are just gonna work yourself up over something that isn't going to happen

[Rich]

Technically, Tannenbaum cannot have final say over personnel because of the Rooney Rule.

[MikeO]

Technically, Tannenbaum cannot have final say over personnel because of the Rooney Rule.

100% correct. Plus Hickey when he signed his GM deal (before Tannenbaum was hired by Ross) had it put in his contract he has final say over the roster

[CF DolFan]

Funny that Miami reporters specifically have called out Tannenbaum as being the one to work the Mathis deal. Omar did it again this week as well blamed the O-line on him. Let's see ... a guy who makes his living working directly with the people involved or a guy who has a blog on the internet pretending to be the end all of Dolphins affairs? Hmmm ...

[MikeO]

Funny that Miami reporters specifically have called out Tannenbaum as being the one to work the Mathis deal. Omar did it again this week as well blamed the O-line on him. Let's see ... a guy who makes his living working directly with the people involved or a guy who has a blog on the internet pretending to be the end all of Dolphins affairs? Hmmm ...

Omar has a history of being wrong. Ask Jamar Taylor who he tweeted was being brought to the back for an MRI. Taylor tweeted him 3 min later saying he was going to the trainers room to get treatment in the hot-tub or whatever its called. Omar is hardly a reporter anymore.

Also pictures online of Omar sleeping at the Dolphins facility when practice is going on and he is "working" and "on the job" for the newspaper.

P.S...I'm not saying Tannenabum doesn't have power, I'm saying you and I don't know how much and to blame him for everything is silly. And if you think Evan Mathis on the Fins fixes this teams problems and they would be 3-0 your nuts. I'm not making it out that Tannenabum is a savior. Just saying let's live in reality. He's been here 8 months. He didn't hire Philbin and Hickey. Tannenbaum's finger prints over this roster is really minimal. Tannenbaum isn't getting fired. LIVE IN REALITY, it's not happening.

[Rich]

Funny that Miami reporters specifically have called out Tannenbaum as being the one to work the Mathis deal. Omar did it again this week as well blamed the O-line on him. Let's see ... a guy who makes his living working directly with the people involved or a guy who has a blog on the internet pretending to be the end all of Dolphins affairs? Hmmm ...

Are you aware of Omar Kelly's history when it comes to credibility?

It appears not.

[MikeO]

Also Kevin Burnett punched Omar out after a game because Omar was reporting lies and false stuff about him. Omar has no credibility with the players at all and if you listen to the press conferences (MiamiDolphins.com FREE to listen) when he asks something the coaches always chuckle and laugh first cause its stupid questions and they usually make no sense

[CF DolFan]

Omar, Armando, Chris Perkins, Dave Hyde, Ethan Skolnick, James Walker and the list goes on and on. I've been to parties with some of these guys with actual current and past players and I can assure you they have credible relationships.  I'm not kidding when I say I actually lough out loud when people criticize these reporters and their credibility.

The amount of crap posted on these message boards that never pans out to have any truth to it and you fault guys who actually have to put things in writing? Ever think things sometimes change before it gets public or that things automatically get covered after getting outed?

I've done things (including lot's of alcohol) with players and staff just through my little connections that would blow most people's minds and you don't think these reporters have a better inside than I? You're kidding yourself if you think that. Players are just like all of us. They bitch, gossip, and like to have a good time.