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A decade ago, maybe - but it's been that long since he used to routinely win those, and twice as long since he won a championship. Which is why he has gone on sabaticals and not finished his own contracts in the same time frame. This isn't Bill Parcell's NFL any more for lots of reasons. He's not as scary as he used to be as a result.
Jason Taylor has made WAY more money than Bill in the last decade. So have or will most of the guys he butts head with. He still has his cadre of guys who are beholdin, but most of them are out earned by the guys they are brought in to indoctrinate, and in this imploding cap day and age players don't fear being cut or dissed by a tyranical HC the way they used to.
Taylor is extremely popular with and respected by the payers, the media, the fans (particularly in Florida) and the league. He's one of their poster boys for what an NFL player should be. Why Tuna chose to lock horns with him is beyond me. He couldn't even win the battle with TO, who was a lot less appealing across the board. Anyone who watched his performance in Dallas over his last two seasons saw a man worn down by the futility of his dated approach to a new era. Jones and TO truly marginalized him. So he went on sabatical again and has re-emerged. Last time he chose an underperforming franchise with a strong foundation and ownership in hopes of rekindling his reputation as a HC with a few tweeks and some Tuna charisma. This time he's gone with weak ownership and the floundering franchise in hopes of rekindling his reputation as a behind the scenes organization builder. Only his ego won't allow for him to actually remain in the background.
Thing is, like Saban before him, he is impatient and lothes losing and unless he turns it around dramatically in Miami he will begin to hate the grind again sooner rather than later. He was supposed to be almost like a consultant here, simply putting talented pieces in places where there had been none so that an overhaul and transition could finally commence, but we all knew that was a bit of BS smoke and mirrors as he tampered a new staff into place. He has now managed to create a distraction for his new staff by injecting his legendary ego into the fray. He doesn't want the former face of a franchise on his roster, and yet by digging his heels in on how he leaves he has set himself up to fight another losing battle before his first season in Miami even commences. I really think he is doing this as much to slap Huiezenga as anything, to make it clear that in Miami ownership will not have a say...
The longer he waits to settle this situation and move on, the less value he will get for Taylor, on and off the field, and the more distractions his all rookie FO/HC team will have to spend time dealing with. They need to be focused on doing the little things that will allow them to become competitive again in the AFCE, probably in 2-3 years or they will all be out of jobs as their mentor undertakes his next stint on ESPN.
