"Do it, Steve Ross. Pick up the phone and call John Harbaugh. He'd bring everything the Miami Dolphins need again this offseason from leadership to team-building vision to public credibility. Harbaugh has come free at the right time, too. He was fired by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night just as the Dolphins are starting their general manager interviews. Call an audible. Call Harbaugh. The line already is forming for him. Harbaugh's agent, Bryan Harlan, said in the first 45 minutes of Harbaugh being fired that seven teams expressed interest in him, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. So, the Dolphins' Gang of Six interviewing general managers - Ross, Daniel Sillman, Tom Garfinkel, Brandon Shore, Dan Marino and Troy Aikman - need to make a quick detour. They need to get Harlan on the line, if they haven't already."
"If it's about the optics of having Mike McDaniel as coach, that's never bothered Ross. Remember? You went after Harbaugh's brother, Jim, at the start of your Dolphins ownership even as Tony Sparano was your coach. You got a lot of grief for that. You also told people close to you, "No one said I didn't go after the right guy." Harbaugh II is a similar idea. He's won a Super Bowl. He's been named Coach of the Year. His team missed the playoffs this season for the third time in 18 years, and this season was considered one of his better coaching performances considering all his team's injuries. The question really isn't why the Dolphins should want Harbaugh. It's why Harbaugh would want them. They have no quarterback, sit in salary-cap hell, have a substandard roster and an owner who hasn't made a winning football hire in 17 years. Here's that hire. Here's what Ross can offer him, too: The chance to build out the organization in the manner he wants. Harbaugh hasn't done that type of work before. He didn't need to in Baltimore. Surely he's had ideas on how to structure an organization or people he would put in place. This would be his chance to put a"
John Harbaugh is available after being fired by the Baltimore Ravens as Miami conducts general manager interviews. Seven teams expressed interest in Harbaugh within 45 minutes of his dismissal, according to his agent. Harbaugh offers a Super Bowl pedigree, Coach of the Year honors, and consistent regular-season success despite recent injuries and playoff misses. The Dolphins face roster, salary-cap, and quarterback constraints and need leadership and organizational vision. Owner Steve Ross can offer Harbaugh the chance to build an organization his way and to assemble personnel and structures he believes would drive sustained success.
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