Tunescribe

Watched Tuna on NFLN giving his introductory press conference with Miami. He sounded like he was going to fall asleep; talked real slow and answered questions for about 20 minutes. Said he wants "good character guys," will choose the GM and head coach and oversee the entire operation as Huizinga's right-hand man. Said he "feels the pressure" and will establish structure. May or may not keep the first pick. Nothing remarkable. He sure wasn't inspirational or energetic.

I remain skeptical that Tuna can be a savior as an administrator. All the other franchises he turned around were as coach.

ShrewBeer

sounds to me like his main job is to evaluate people, from the draft to the staff. i think he is quite good at that.

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PonyExpress

IMO Parcells is one of the great talent evaluators in football history, and if anyone can acquire talented players for Miami, he can. His ability to acquire and develop talent has always been greater than his ability as a game coach. In this sphere he is a football genius.

NYPatsFan

I agree with you. During his short stint as ESPN, Parcells has impressed me with his accurate evaluations of players and coaches. He knows the game and he knows the type of players he needs to succeed. If he can avoid conflicts within the organization, Miami will be in the playoffs in a few years.

Tunescribe

I hope you're wrong and that the man fails miserably.

betterthanthealternative

Except, normally, the GM and the Director of Player Personnel do the talent evaluations, not their boss (Parcells). It sounds as if he is already structuring the organization so he can micromanage.

maverick4

Well according to the recent poll of who is most responsible for turning a franchise around, a lot here would disagree with you and say that if the Dolphins end up a contender again, they will give most of the credit to the owner Wayne Huizanga.

SeanBruschi54

Well this is great news for the Phins because Parcells is good at what he does.

He builds teams that are in the toilet into teams that will be great in 3-4 years.

AStack75

He pointed out how he doesn't want to be GM or Coach. It almost sounded like he was trying to spell out his position to the media and the league so he could possibly try to steal Pioli from New England. At least that was my impression.

ClevTrev

Yeah, I heard it too and had a different interpretation. I think his thoughtful deliberation indicates he's taking this role seriously, understands he will need two other key people in oversight roles (GM and HC), and intends to build this team position by position in partnership with the eventual GM and HC. Anyone who thinks they can read or detect any weakness or lack of enthusiasm in his attitude is kidding themselves. He's made a commitment to the Dolphins that can only succeed with complete compatibility among the three team managers. I hesitate to sell this guy short at this time.

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