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Time for Tony Sparano, Dan Henning to go!
When not only opposing defenses but your teams own fans know what you're going to do, the problem is coaching. The reason why the Miami Dolphins, whose losses have come against teams with a combined 22-7 record, have four losses this season. Bad special teams doomed them against the Jets and Patriots. Especially the Patriots, who people already forget were being dominated by the Dolphins offense in the first half. But that game ended up being Henne's worst of the season. The Patriots offense itself only scored three times in that game--two of those scores were field goals--and their touchdown was a by-product of bad Dolphins special teams. Bad special teams = coaches' fault. And to show accountability, John Bonameego was fired after the game. But now it's obvious that the Dolphins have the talent, even the quarterback, to compete with the upper echelon of the National Football League. Yes, they were a bad rule (not bad call, the rule was correct) away from beating the Steelers, but if the Dolphins had put up touchdowns and gambled then that call would have been a non-issue. Sunday they were out-coached by the Ravens. The Ravens are a team that likes to take risks. In a related story, both Sparano and current Ravens head coach John Harbaugh entered the league in 2008. In a more related story, Harbaugh's Ravens look to be on their way to a third straight playoff appearance, and the Ravens are 3-0 against the Dolphins.
Say what you will about Cam Cameron, but even after his atrocious 1-15 season, I wish he could've stayed on as offensive coordinator. As an offensive coordinator, he's never been afraid to take chances, something this current Dolphins staff doesn't do. He's also helped Joe Flacco developed into a Pro Bowler. Who knows what he could've done with Chad Henne? Henning needs to go, pronto. Now I know Henning still has his defenders, and I know the points being brought up will be how he implemented the Wildcat that first year. Except you're wrong there, that was David Lee, who is a better play-caller by far than Henning. The Dolphins have a cowardice problem. I pointed this out the other day in my Randy Moss article. How the Dolphins needed a deep threat, and how Moss would've provided it. Many commenters noted that Moss would make Henning look bad and finally expose that play-calling is the Dolphins problem, which might be why they didn't go after him. That tells me that the decision rested in Sparano's hands in the end. He should go too. The Dolphins don't need a coach who can just make a bad team mediocre, like Sparano has done. They need a coach who can now take a mediocre team and make them great. If I'm Stephen Ross, and don't have Bill Parcells hovering over me anymore, now is the year I'd make my move. I'd keep Jeff Ireland, but fire Tony Sparano and Dan Henning. |
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