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The bidding for Jeff Fisher is going up, up, up ...
The Jeff Fisher rumors are blocking out the sun for anyone else trying to squeeze into the rumor mill this week. The latest and greatest on Fisher is two-fold. First, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald is reporting that the Dolphins will not be outbid for Fisher. Adam Schefter at ESPN cites league sources who say that it's either the St. Louis Rams or the Dolphins that will land Fisher, with the Rams having an edge.
The Herald report cites a source close to Ross, who has a history of bungling attempts to lure head coaches. Last year, he took a team plane to court Jim Harbaugh, despite the fact that Tony Sparano was still the team's head coach. Obviously, the Dolphins did not land Harbaugh, and ended up giving Sparano a contract extension that made it even more expensive to fire him this season.
If you're thinking that Ross' moves chasing head coaching candidates belie the little tidbit in the report from Mike Silver about the Dolphins' organization being an attractive destination because of the team structure and their willingness to do what it takes to win, you might be right.
Salguero's report notes that Fisher has concerns about the team structure. Hmm, hard to imagine. Remember, in Miami, Fisher would be working with GM Jeff Ireland. In St. Louis, he'd likely get a say in picking the next GM. That's an issue that has been mentioned previously in the discussion of Fisher choosing Miami or St. Louis.
More and more, it smells like the Yahoo report emerged from the Dolphins' people. They're making it clear that they'll pay more than any other suitor, or, as PFT suggests, it could be an effort to scare away other teams interested in Fisher.
It's definitely a reminder to be skeptical about what you read when it comes to these rumors.
0 recs | 18 comments
screw miami!
randyvannram - January 4, 2012
damn we lost the fish
joemammaz - January 4, 2012
What's the Tuna up to these days?
Joe Mazzi - January 4, 2012
Haven't lost him yet
ChrisL951 - January 4, 2012
Stan has the money to out bid Miami for Fisher go get him Kroenke
Rammon105 - January 4, 2012
He didn't get rich
Spending his own money
DiscoJer - January 4, 2012
Urban Meyer says:
“Absolutely, positively believe EVERYTHING you hear from all media outlets!”
FailureDrill - January 4, 2012 via Android app
Well if he's only about mponey and not building a good team
Do we really want him?
ChrisL951 - January 4, 2012
Lets hope Fisher real last name isn't Pujols.
Regardless we got Mr. “Everyday Low Prices” on our side with his extra deep pockets. Okay Miami we can do this bidding auction style on the Bravo channel if you wish. Lets start the opening bid at $3 million…
Da Rams! - January 4, 2012
Um, so we have the edge...and we haven't even offered him an interview yet?
uhhhhhhh
addnon - January 4, 2012
Let's at least interview the dude before we get into a bidding war over him!
To me, Fisher doesn’t seem the type that would be overly impressed by a ride in the owner’s helicopter, and in fact might be turned off by the idea of going to work for an eccentric owner again.
CFB_fan - January 4, 2012
Miami, if you won't be outbid, then you can have him!
We’re not here to overspend for a coach.
Fisher: You want the money? Go get it. But remember Jeff, Miami is not what it used to be.
They lose down there, and don’t have Bradford to build on.
look closer - January 4, 2012
Uh is that really a positive?
If I were a coach, I would not want to be chained to a QB like that. Even if Bradford ends up being good, I still wouldn’t like it, and Bradford will likely take 2-3 years before he reaches his potential.
DiscoJer - January 4, 2012
You're not a head coach.
Fisher wouldn’t be foolish enough to come to that kind I’d definitive statement on Bradford on the basis of a bad season where he basically got the bejesus beat out of him. As a QB Bradford has all the tools to be successful. You are selling the value of his potential far too short. Certainly a better QB situation in St. Louis than in Miami.
I have to ask myself what point does Miami leaking out a childish statement like they won’t be outbid tell us. Sounds to me it’s a lot like offering Pujols a bajilliin dollars when you know there’s zero chance you’ll sign him. It’s purely a childsh PR move. A real professional organization doesn’t put their business out there for public consumption. If Fisher and the Rams come to a mutual agreement then great. Until then it’s nobody’s business. That’s the way you do business.
Sggladden - January 4, 2012
Wow.
I swear; I thought I would ever be on the same page. ! You nailed it , In PR speak we call that covering your a$$. Mutual agreement. That means I Lost.
I call B.S.
Da Rookie - January 4, 2012
According to Softli's twitter,
he says Silver is reporting a Fisher-Kroenke meeting in Denver tonight with a deal by Friday. Then Silver says, in so many words, that Fisher doesn’t like St. Louis. This all happened in the last hour. Dogs and cats, living together- mass hysteria.
FailureDrill - January 4, 2012 via Android app
Did not the Rams fire Softie?
No axe to grind their. Why do we listen to ex= players- coaches- Gm’s and consider it Gospel? They lost their jobs for a reason. DUH
Da Rookie - January 5, 2012
I wonder how why we can actually drive Miami up to?
loyal2therams - January 5, 2012
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