I recently wrote a post discussing the possibility that if things do not start to look up for the team very shortly, like this coming season, general manager Chris Grier and others from the front office will very likely be looking for new gigs. I then asked the following question:
If you could pick one NFL front office for our Miami Dolphins to emulate, who would it be and why?
While we did not have a significant response, below are some of the thoughts and answers to the day’s question.
Thomas23059 says to do things your own way or never find the top of that mountain.
I don’t want them to copy any other front office. I want them to find their own path. You don’t achieve greatness by trying to be someone else. You do it by being the best version of yourself.
finfanfromsiam seems to want to time travel to a time when Ozzy was still the GM.
Ravens! Especially with OZZY!
dedstrk316 is with Clark on this one.
I’d say Baltimore. They are the new Steelers. Consistently a contender.
Alley Gator does not want to be like the Browns. Also, they should have avoided the rapey QB.
Not that long ago the Detroit Lions went 0-16, and the Cleveland Browns did the same. They were both habitual losers. Now, the difference? The Detroit Lions built a great Offensive Line first and it made a QB like Goff look good. Now they’re building the Defensive Line. And they’re winning.
The Browns chose to spend a fortune on a QB along with three first round picks, which meant they couldn’t build either OL or DL. Now they’re losers.
Don’t be the Browns, Grier.
sdphinsfan wants Ross to look to the Chiefs, Eagles, and Ravens as examples of how to build a front office.
Modern day fans think Belicheck is a genius. But he’s got a lot of copy cat in him. The Patriots dynasty was pretty much the same blueprint as the Shula dynasty in Miami. In both cases, the teams over the years had a few great players, a ton of good players, and they very rarely ever beat themselves. The hardest thing to do in the NFL is to beat a team that doesn’t beat themselves. To have a team like that, you’ve got to have the culture in place to do it, and not just in the locker room. It has to start at the top and it has to permeate the entire organization. IMO, the Chiefs, Eagles and Ravens are the best examples of this approach today. It’s why their organizations are raided almost every year. And yet, they keep winning, without changing a thing.
MIAMI235 says look to the last team to win it all!
Philly. They managed to put together two SuperBowl winners….beating both Brady and Mahomes. ( Without overrated Andy Reid)
Thank you once again to each of you who took the time to answer our question of the day. If there was a leader in the clubhouse, I guess it would be the Baltimore Ravens. I would love for our Miami Dolphins to be as scary a team to face as Baltimore.
