Miami Dolphins Year In Review: January

January 9th

The Miami Dolphins officially began to look for a new GM but the Dolphins past and the rumors of Dawn Aponte’s rise in power with the teams organization led to Ross announcing that the GM search was a real one and not something they simply had to do. Ross said that the new GM would have all the normal responsibilities of an NFL GM and that they would hire someone that could work within the teams management structure. We would learn a short time later that the new GM would not have the power or authority of firing head coach Joe Philbin.

“The new General Manager will have autonomous responsibility for the 53 man rosterand selecting players during the draft and will report to me,” Ross said. “First and foremost, this person must have a passion for the game and demonstrated player evaluation expertise. They will need to be a person who is a collaborative team player that puts the organization first. Regardless of reporting structure, the relationship between the General Manager and Coach Philbin must be one of trust, respect, and collaboration, and this will be an area we will look closely at during the process. This individual also must be a person with integrity who is open-minded and creative.”