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Sunday, December 28, 2003

By Len Pasquarelli

ESPN.com

The Miami Dolphins football operation will undergo a shakeup for the 2004 season but ESPN.com has confirmed that the makeover will not include the departure of head coach Dave Wannstedt, who will be granted a reprieve by owner Wayne Huizenga.

Sources said Sunday afternoon that Wannstedt, who is 41-24 in four seasons pending the outcome of the season finale against the New York Jets, will be retained. The sources said that Wannstedt, who has one year remaining on his original five-year contract, will receive a one-season extension through 2005.

The tradeoff Wannstedt will make for keeping his job is the addition of a management official who will have general manager-type responsibilities, especially in the personnel department. During his tenure, Wannstedt has held sway over personnel decisions and the composition of his roster. Current senior vice president of football operations and player personnel Rick Spielman was essentially hired by Wannstedt and, despite his title, ranks below the head coach in the Miami football flow chart.

Wannstedt, 51, has acknowledged to friends and staffers that he is amenable to bringing in a general manager. The general manager would then, probably after the 2004 season, determine Wannstedt's fate. A one-year contract extension will preclude Wannstedt from entering 2004 as a lame-duck coach.

Possible candidates for the newly-created front office job include current Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Tom Modrak, former New Orleans general manager Randy Mueller and Tim Ruskell, who is currently the personnel director at Tampa Bay.

Huizenga is expected to make the announcement on Monday. He met for two hours Friday with club president Eddie Jones and the two men apparently finalized their plans then for restructuring the football operation.

Some sort of change in the football operation has been anticipated since the Dolphins began to slump a few weeks ago. Despite winning at Buffalo last weekend, Miami was eliminated from playoff contention, the second straight year in which the Dolphins failed to advance to the postseason.

While the Dolphins are viewed by many as underachievers, and some veterans seem to have tired of Wannstedt, it could have been difficult to dismiss the coach, given his record in his four-year tenure. This season marked the third time in four seasons that the club posted double-digit victories under Wannstedt's stewardship. Since 1970, only six coaches have been dimissed following seasons in which they won 10 or more games.

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Just proves that Miami has the WORST fans . . . .period.

Dave is a great coach . . . year after year he proves it.

Sure he can't beat Houston or New England . . . but name a better coach out there???

And for all of you bitching . . . I didn't see you at the game yesterday . . . unless you were dressed as an empty seat.

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Originally posted by sobe2003

Just proves that Miami has the WORST fans . . . .period.

Dave is a great coach . . . year after year he proves it.

Sure he can't beat Houston or New England . . . but name a better coach out there???

And for all of you bitching . . . I didn't see you at the game yesterday . . . unless you were dressed as an empty seat.

Not everyone wants DW gone... What makes you think Miami has the worse fans?

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Originally posted by lavosdeldiablo

miami fans will have you for breakfast..:tongue:

lets play did you know by mr saleen....

did you know if you wanted to buy tix to a jets or giants game it will take you over 20 years on a waiting list to do so...

did you know if you wanted playoff tix for the dolphins, you can't buy them either, they never make the playoffs:laugh:

seriously though, if you wanted miami tix, just go to win dixie or the piggly wiggly and they give them out for free. miami fans only show up if their team wins.. the jets haven't won since 1969 and it takes 20 years to get tix...

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Originally posted by saleen351

lets play did you know by mr saleen....

did you know if you wanted to buy tix to a jets or giants game it will take you over 20 years on a waiting list to do so...

did you know if you wanted playoff tix for the dolphins, you can't buy them either, they never make the playoffs:laugh:

seriously though, if you wanted miami tix, just go to win dixie or the piggly wiggly and they give them out for free. miami fans only show up if their team wins.. the jets haven't won since 1969 and it takes 20 years to get tix...

who won again yesterday?

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Originally posted by lavosdeldiablo

Average attendance for the Dolphins is 73,000

Average Attendance for the Jets is 77,000

Compared to a city with 3 times as many people thats not a big difference..

that is calculated on tix sold, not people who show up...

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Originally posted by lavosdeldiablo

Whatever 32 teams and the only teams that "sold" more tix were the Jets, Skins, Chiefs, and Giants... Far from being the worst...

Saleen is skooled again on sports.

Hey Saleen - Dave Wannstedt’s wife offers a coarse on Football for women. Maybe you should go and learn something there.

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Originally posted by lavosdeldiablo

Average attendance for the Dolphins is 73,000

Average Attendance for the Jets is 77,000

Compared to a city with 3 times as many people thats not a big difference..

Average attendance for Ohio State football - 106,000

Average attendance for Tennessee football - 110,000

Average attendance for Michigan football - 112,000

Miami has the WORST fans ever - just listen to WQAM. They bitch and moan about every team.

Look at the Marlins - during the season they averages 13,000. Now every julio in Little Havana has a Marlins World Series T-shirt.

MIAMI FANS SUCK PERIOD . . . .

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