My opinion of our GM depends heavily on information that all of us dont know. If Rah and Schiano were hired out of the owner's box, then I think MD has grown into his role well. If he was responsible for both of those coaching hires, then he needs a different role within the organization. I love what he has done with our cap and recent drafts/FA, so I wouldnt want him "gone" either way. Does anyone's opinion on him change if the owners hired the coaches?
We all know Dom didn't hire either guy. Rutgers is a pure Glazer hire from what we know. Dom was after something "boring" like Sherman and everyone was having kitties about that. That is the one thing saving him possibly that neither of those mistakes is on him.
This post is righ on the mark. The numbers don't lie. He has been here long enough and the results are not here. He, like the coaching staff, need to go. Unfortunately, my gut tells me they will all be back for one more year and then we will have to ship them off regardless. 35% winning percentage? There is noe defending that. Period. Nice post.
The owners hired the coaches. No one is disputing that. But Dom surely played a big part in their decision to hire Schiano. Do I have proof? No. But it is a logical conclusion.
It is a logical conclusion for sure, but that doesnt mean we have logical owners. Its not like the NFL doesnt have a track record of those. I agree if you look at the whole picture of Dom it looks pretty bad, but I also look at how he has progressed over the years from his Clayton/Black days. I honestly think that if we had a real NFL coaching staff, the GM would look pretty good today. Scott Pioli, in hindsight, built a pretty good team in KC...just picked bad HC's.
This post is righ on the mark. The numbers don't lie. He has been here long enough and the results are not here. He, like the coaching staff, need to go. Unfortunately, my gut tells me they will all be back for one more year and then we will have to ship them off regardless. 35% winning percentage? There is noe defending that. Period. Nice post.
I am a fan of Dominick (as I think most would be if they met the guy), but that is the bottom line. There are many factors that contribute to that stat, but it is hard for a GM to escape a 35% winning percentage and a bust at a franchise QB etc.
I don't think you can overlook the circumstances around the Schiano hire. It was obviously a knee jerk hire. They had Chip Kelly all but ready to sign on the dotted line and he backed out last second. That would've been a marquee hire in Tampa if there ever was one. They almost had to go Schiano at that point to save face. They couldn't risk another coach saying no due to media relations that would've surrounded it (this team, remember, had completely quit the previous season and more bad PR was not in the cards. And Schiano was all but guaranteed to come, as it was such a big step up from Rutgers he had no choice but to say yes . Plus with the endorsement from Belichek and St. Louis, you can understand why the decision was made.Even if it was Dom who made the decision, I really can't hold it THAT much against the guy.
I don't think you can overlook the circumstances around the Schiano hire. It was obviously a knee jerk hire. They had Chip Kelly all but ready to sign on the dotted line and he backed out last second. That would've been a marquee hire in Tampa if there ever was one. They almost had to go Schiano at that point to save face. They couldn't risk another coach saying no due to media relations that would've surrounded it (this team, remember, had completely quit the previous season and more bad PR was not in the cards. And Schiano was all but guaranteed to come, as it was such a big step up from Rutgers he had no choice but to say yes . Plus with the endorsement from Belichek and St. Louis, you can understand why the decision was made.Even if it was Dom who made the decision, I really can't hold it THAT much against the guy.
There is really no reason to anyway. Sure the coaches play a big part in the record, but if you just look at the roster moves in a vacuum, there's not a lot there to make Dom stand out as some star. At best, you could say he seems to have improved recently, but all drafts seem best early and what impact, if any, has Schiano had? Dom's PRIMARY job is to get the talent and this is not a team absolutely loaded with deep talent. That's not an excuse for Schiano because he rises or falls on his own too, but instead solely a comment about Dom.
Actually he doesn't need to go. Dominik if a above average GM that has put together a talent laiden team. The coaching choices that have been made have been horrible. If Jon Gruden were the HC instead of Schiano with the offensive talent on this team (outside of QB) we'd be in the playoff hunt right now. Dominik is also very good at managing the Salary Cap and is a effective talent evaluator.
The verdict was in back in 2011. That was obvious to some.
If the argument isn't for Dom to be replaced, I have to wonder what he'd have to do in order to make that argument. A terrible competitive record.Two to this point coaching failures. Two extended losing streaks which also involved off the field meltdowns. If the first two can be blamed elsewhere why isn't he trusted to make those moves?
3 extended losing streaks: 0-7, 0-10, and 1-12.
Yo, I'm not even taking the coaching hires into account. Give Dominick a pass on those and let's assume he didn't hire Raheem and Schiano. He still deserves to be fired for a laundry list of other blunders as GM.
Here is the thing man. We all are talkin about Dominick and pointing out his mistakes, record and some good stuff he done. Why aint we seeing this reported by PR or other media people man? PR was the first out of the gate with the fire Schiano chant. How come they aint said nothing in the way of a criticism towards Marky Mark Dominick?
Because Dom is a big time source for PR and a long time friend of Scott.
Because Dom is a big time source for PR and a long time friend of Scott.
Yo, apparently the info Dominick be feeding PR is as bad as his tenure as GM here. PR said da Bucs were mad for Penn being overweight, but they weren't/he wasn't. They said Barber was coming back, then he retired. They said we should extend the contracts of Freeman and Dominick before the season started. Oops. Then they said we should fire Schiano, and then changed their stance and said we shouldn't. And then somebody else on the board revisited a thread where PR said the Glazers were right with their approach after all in 2011. So how good of a source could Dom be for PR to protect him over this bad info? Sorry man but you lose credibility in my book if you aint shooting us straight on this stuff. That is the main reason I be coming here man. Come on PR, shoot us straight please. You be protecting sources that probably won't be here much longer if what they be saying is true.
Actually he doesn't need to go. Dominik if a above average GM that has put together a talent laiden team. The coaching choices that have been made have been horrible. If Jon Gruden were the HC instead of Schiano with the offensive talent on this team (outside of QB) we'd be in the playoff hunt right now. Dominik is also very good at managing the Salary Cap and is a effective talent evaluator.
What a joke. I want some of your drugs. His franchise quarterback and all those picks on defensive linemen have yield only one good player. That's terrible talent evaluation. All Eyz is right, even if you give Dominick a pass on the coaching hires he's done a terrible job of building a roster. As Skull & Bones said, the DE, WR and TE needs were obvious entering the offseason and he neglected them. Same with giving us a viable QB if Freeman crapped the bed. Dominick's terrible at putting a winning roster together. Look at 2010, his only winning season and that supposed crap coaching staff won with Freeman and a bunch of other crappy players that aren't here anymore: Ruud, Stylez, Blount, Cadillac, Geno Hayes, Roy Miller. Dominick is a loser and a failure no matter how you evaluate him.
