The Coaching Carousel

Every year, NFL teams make coaching changes. This year a lot of teams made moves during the season while others waited to do it after it. I must say that the strangest situation involved the Dolphins (my favorite team). The owner and GM flew to California to chase Jim Harbaugh, who just guided Stanford to a 12-1 record and Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. They were going to make him the highest paid coach in the NFL. One problem, they still had Tony Sparano as their coach. They offered a job that someone was currently filling it. Harbaugh and the Dolphins broke off their talks late last night. The Dolphins now have to make it up to Sparano and are now offering a two year extension to appease him. They are going to pay a coach that they tried to replace more money and supposedly more power in personnel decisions. I don't quite understand it. I have been a Dolphin's fan all of my life, but I don't like how things were handled. If you want a new coach, fire the one you have before looking at another one. In my opinion, I wouldn't blame Sparano if he walked out. Also, giving an unproven NFL coach 8 million dollars is ridiculous. I am not taking anything from Harbaugh, but for him to make more than Belichick is crazy!! I hope the Dolphins can get this mess straighten out, but it may take a lot of time!!!