Good bye Cam
Miami Dolphins’ coach was fired yesterday by new boss Bill Parcells after plunging to an 0-13 start in his first year on the job and finishing with just one victory.
The dismissal comes three days after Parcells ousted general manager Randy Mueller and means the reeling franchise will have its fifth coach in five seasons. Parcells began work Dec. 27 as executive vice president of football operations and quickly concluded the Dolphins need another fresh start.
It has been 37 years since the Dolphins fired a coach. But they never finished 1-15 before.
All but two members of Cameron’s coaching staff were also fired, although some might be rehired, the Dolphins said. Retained were assistant special teams coach Steve Hoffman and linebackers coach George Edwards.
Parcells made the decision to fire Cameron in consultation with new general manager Jeff Ireland, hired Wednesday after seven years in player personnel with the Dallas Cowboys.
“We just felt in order to move forward and not look back, we needed someone in place who shared the same philosophical compatibilities we shared,” Ireland said. “We didn’t really know the guy that well. We were going to try to get someone that does share those things, and we weren’t completely sold that he did.”
The early front-runner to replace Cameron is another Cowboys employee, assistant head coach Tony Sparano. He’s scheduled to interview today for the head coaching vacancy in Atlanta.
Cameron was on the job 11 months before he earned his first victory as an NFL head coach. Until Miami beat Baltimore in overtime Dec. 16, he was in danger of becoming the first coach to go 0-16. Miami has missed the playoffs six consecutive seasons, a franchise record.
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Probably better that Cam left the Dolphins especially considering he really did not get the most from his players during his tenure.
Personally, I think he made some mistakes with letting players go before they were fully tested during the pre-season.
Also, their 1st round draft choice did not truly contribute as musch as a first round draft choice should have.