Miami Dolphins Fire Head Coach Can Cameron; What VP of Operations Bill Parcells Intends to Do to Rectify the Franchise

On Thursday January 3, Bill Parcells who is the Vice President of Operations for the Miami Dolphins fired head coach Can Cameron after the Dolphins finished a miserable 1-15 on the season. Their only win was an overtime win against the Baltimore Ravens. Cameron had coached the Dolphins for only 1 season before getting fired. He had been the offensive coordinator for 5 years with the Chargers the previous year. The eventual hiring of a new football coach will mark the fifth head coach for the Dolphins in as many years.

Parcells was hired for his new jobs with the Dolphins only weeks ago and will be revamping the entire Dolphins roster, starting first with the coaching staff. All but 2 assistant coaches were fired along with Cameron. Assistants Steve Hoffman, the special teams coach and George Edwards the linebackers coach have been re-hired.

Despite players and football analysts who stated that the Dolphin players continuously played hard for Coach Cameron, Parcells wanted a head coach who he knows and shares similar football philosophical views. Parcells has previously been the General Manager and/or coach for the New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. For each team he has led them to the playoffs after revamping each of their rosters.

According to ESPN analysts, Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Tony Sparano is a likely choice to be hired for the coaching vacancy. The Atlanta Falcons have also reached out to Sparano who has an interview with the Falcons on Friday. Other likely candidates that Parcells may hire include: Maurice Carthon who is the running backs coach of the Cardinals, Todd Haley who is the Cardinals offensive coordinator, Mike Tice who is the Jaguars assistant head coach and tight ends coordinator, Rex Ryan who is the Ravens defensive coordinator, and Leslie Frazier who is the Vikings Defensive Coordinator.

Cameron faced much adversity as head coach as star running back Ronnie Brown was sidelined by a knee injury after leading the league for several weeks in rushing yards. Quarterback Trent Green, Pro-Bowl linebacker Zach Thomas and running back Ricky Williams were also injured for significant periods of time during the season. Top wide Receiver Chris Chambers was also traded to the Chargers in the middle of the season.

Parcells has had a busy off season. In addition to firing Can Cameron, he also hired a General Manager for the Dolphins in Jeff Ireland who had been with the Dallas Cowboys for the last 7 years. Ireland had been the vice president of college and pro scouting for the last 3 years with the Cowboys as well.