Miami Dolphins News You May Have Missed - 1/4/12

by Kevin Nogle on Jan 4, 2012 12:01 PM EST in 2012 Miami Dolphins News You May Have Missed

Former Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher's interview with the Miami Dolphins dominated the news yesterday.

Here are the Miami Dolphins news stories from around the web you may have missed over the last 24 hours:

Dolphins 2011 Season:

Five Things I Learned About The 2011 Miami Dolphins " The Finsiders – Miami Dolphins

There are numerous ways to describe the 2011 season but overall the Miami Dolphins fell significantly short of everyone’s expectations. After struggling through the first half of the season (starting 0-7) the Dolphins finally notched their first victory of the year at Kansas City 31-3! The team continued to play with more consistency winning five of there next eight football games, and looked like a team that could compete with anyone in the NFL at the end of the season!

Miami Dolphins Report Card: Feels like a C-minus, but after an F the first seven games - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Miami Dolphins Report Card: Unbalanced season yields C-minus

Dolphins Coaching Search:

Jeff Fisher interviews with Miami Dolphins Tuesday - NFL - SI.com

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -- Jeff Fisher landed at the Miami Dolphins' complex Tuesday. Now the question is whether the Dolphins will land Fisher.

Dave Hyde | Sun Sentinel blogs | Hyde5: What is Carl Peterson representing in search?

On Monday, General Manager Jeff Ireland announces, "Steve Ross and I have a plan in place," regarding a new coach. On Tuesday, The Untitled Carl Peterson pops out of the helicopter at Dolphins headquarters with Steve Ross and prospective coach Jeff Fisher.

Is Jeff Fisher overrated? - AFC East Blog - ESPN

The Miami Dolphins showed that Jeff Fisher was at or near the top of their wish list Tuesday by interviewing him just 48 hours after the end....

Commentary: Dolphins season-ticket holders deserve to have a voice on new coach

Maybe the Dolphins should conduct their coaching search using the Iowa caucuses as a guide. More than 100,000 Republicans were expected to convene Tuesday night in schools, churches, town halls, libraries and living rooms across the Hawkeye State - though surely not in my Aunt Irma's house on Hale Street in Dubuque - to make choices among the party's glut of real and supposed candidates for president.

Dolphins Owner:

Make-or-break year for Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross - Greg Cote - MiamiHerald.com

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross predictably and with enthusiasm was booed in his own stadium when introduced Sunday to pay pregame homage to retiring Jason Taylor. Recluse general manager Jeff Ireland surely would have been booed, too, had he risen from his rabbit hole for a rare public appearance.

Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross yearns to win the crowd - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

The hiring of a new head coach will be the first major football decision made by Dolphins owner Steve Ross

Dolphins Quarterback Prospects:

Would Dan Marino trade the farm for a franchise quarterback?

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino joined me on Tuesday and said that if the Dolphins hierarchy believes that Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III is a truly special player, it behooves the organization to weigh giving up a treasure trove of draft picks to get a franchise quarterback: "If you think that there’s a guy out there … that’s going to be there for 10-12 years, that’s going to be a special player in the league, yeah, you think about doing it."

Dolphins Cornerbacks:

Vontae Davis In Studio, 1/3/12 " The Finsiders – Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins cornerback sits down with Jesse Agler to look back on his 2011 season, in which he led the team with 4 interceptions, all of which coming in the 2nd half of the season. Make sure to listen as Vontae explains how he plans to improve himself as a player over the off-season before he enters his 4th year in the NFL.

Dolphins Defensive Ends:

1-on-1 with Randy Starks, 1/3/12 " The Finsiders – Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins defensive lineman talks with Jesse Agler about his huge game against the Jets, in which he racked up two interceptions and a sack helping lead the Dolphins to a 19-17 victory. Listen in for Starks’ insight on the strong play of the defensive line throughout the year and his comments on how the defense was able to improve greatly as the 2011 season progressed.

Former Dolphins:

Don Shula: My Five Favorite Games

How do you take an NFL record 347 wins and narrow them down to just the top five. That's what Coach Shula did for his exclusive list for Dolphins.com.

Miami Dolphins memories aren't plentiful for Pat White, now retired from football - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Former West Virginia quarterback to serve as an honorary Orange Bowl captain

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Vikings assure Ponder they won't draft a QB. At least that's one possible trading partner.. Rather get up to #2 though so no one jumps over us

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NO MORE BACKUPS!!

by phinsphan85 on Jan 4, 2012 12:05 PM EST reply actions

I wasn't expecting Minnesota to draft one...

I think they’ll target Kalil (I expect him to go to STL barring any trades) or potentially with Blackmon. Blackmon will be available there and if Kalil is gone and Minnesota doesn’t target a #1 WR in FA, they could easily go with Blackmon to give Ponder more weapons. Claiborne and Coples would be longshots.

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- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 4, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions

I don't expect them too either but it's good to see it from the horses themselves

I still think we should try a deal with STL, assuming we don’t jump the gun and sign Flynn.. Personally I’d LOVE to sign Manning and draft RG III.. We’ll see, long offseason to go yet

NO MORE BACKUPS!!

by phinsphan85 on Jan 4, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions

I think it mostly depends on what STL thinks of Kalil, Blackmon, and the other OT prospects.

Number 8 or 9 in the draft will be ripe with OT prospects. If the Vikings are thinking OT and don’t grade Kalil much higher like Martin or Reiff, they could definitely look to trade down. If the Redskins feel the need to move up though, they are in much better position to make the deal. The Rams would likely be able to choose between both Martin and Reiff at #6 and if Miami is slated to pick 9th, there are a bunch of teams around that area that may look to pluck the 3rd OT off the board. They could also target Blackmon 6th, where he’d be a much better value, and look for an OT like Sanders in the 2nd. Blackmon likely wouldn’t be available to Miami at 8 or 9. It’s just much safer for the Rams to drop to 6.

- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 4, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

I saw what you did there, Mosul.

The Phish trying to land the Fisher. Clever.

The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.

by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 4, 2012 12:42 PM EST reply actions

At least they're trying to be clever with that.

Unlike the Jets hiring the largest human anchor who would have to be thrown in the luggage compartment to fit in an aircraft…

- Attempting to debate with a person who has abandoned reason is like giving medicine to the dead.
- Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 4, 2012 2:54 PM EST up reply actions

Slaaaap!

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. -H.L. Mencken.
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by Alpha6 on Jan 4, 2012 3:34 PM EST up reply actions