BREAKING NEWS: Gase fired!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross has begun to clean house. According to a league source, the Dolphins fired head coach Adam Gase on Monday following the team’s blowout loss to the Bills in Buffalo in Sunday’s season finale.

...

The fates of vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum and general manager Chris Grier are unclear at this point.

Barry Jackson wrote:Who could be the next person to lead the Dolphins? Here are some likely candidates:

John Harbaugh: Dolphins owner Stephen Ross loves him, but he’s under contract for 2019 and the Ravens are set to discuss terms of an extension this week. But if he balks at Baltimore’s offer for an extension, the Ravens reportedly might be willing to part ways with him, in exchange for compensation. Harbaugh is 104-72 in 11 seasons as Baltimore’s coach, including a Super Bowl victory.

Jim Harbaugh: The Michigan Wolverines and former 49ers coach will not be pursued by the Dolphins, Ross said last week. But what if the Jets pursue Harbaugh and he decides to go to the NFL? That could make Ross have a change of heart. Harbaugh is 38-14 at Michigan but coming off lopsided losses to Ohio State and Florida. He was 44-19-1 as San Francisco 49ers coach.

Mike McCarthy: The former Green Bay coach, who was fired earlier this month, was 125-77-2 with a Super Bowl championship in 13 seasons with the Packers. Arizona and Cleveland, who have coaching openings, are reportedly interested.

Josh McDaniels: The former Broncos coach accepted the Colts head job last year, then changed his mind and decided to remain New England’s offensive coordinator. He’s the most prominent among offensive coordinators mentioned as possibilities for head coaching jobs. Was 11-17 in 2009 and 2010 as Denver’s head coach. Will reportedly interview with Green Bay.

Rex Ryan: Sources confirmed to the Herald that Ryan is interested in the job and has been calling assistant coaches from his past to gauge their interest in joining him on his staff if he does indeed get hired here. He was 46-50, with two AFC Championship game appearances for the Jets, and 15-16 in two years for the Bills, who fired him after 2016.

Brian Flores: Patriots defensive coordinator and has been with New England since 2004. Reportedly will interview with Green Bay.

Jim Caldwell: The former Colts and Lions coach is 62-50 as an NFL coach but was fired a year ago by Detroit after consecutive 9-7 seasons.

A college coach other than Harbaugh: Stanford’s David Shaw previously bypassed NFL overtures but remains an appealing candidate. So does Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, who has said he is happy with the Sooners.

Chris Kouffman
‏ @ckparrot

So what do I hear? I heard a surprising number of veterans, including SURPRISING ones like Frank Gore, Kenny Stills, and especially Cameron Wake, all rose up and disavowed Gase privately. Wake and Stills directly to Steve Ross. Kenyan Drake wanted a trade if Gase remained.

Chris Kouffman
‏ @ckparrot

Current veteran Dolphins, former Dolphins, Adam Gase was persona non grata to MANY by this morning. And the relationship with Steve Ross was essentially zero. They weren’t speaking and had not been for weeks.

Chris Kouffman
‏ @ckparrot

Gase was persona non grata to many people inside and outside the organization by the end. His relationship with Steve Ross had fallen to the point where they’d barely spoken in weeks. Contrary to reports, Dan Marino was NOT a fan of his.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article223759330.html#storylink=cpy wrote:According to ESPN, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross wanted Gase to give up his contractual control over the 53-man roster. Gase balked, aware that he would be a strong candidate for several other coaching jobs if he and the Dolphins parted ways. Cleveland is among those jobs.

Gase, in fact, told associates that he’s fine with the outcome, knowing he will be wanted by other teams.

Craig Mish
‏Verified account @CraigMish

I’m told the falling out of Gase & Ross began after the loss to the Colts. Ross rarely chats after - tried to talk to Gase postgame & Gase from what I was told blew him off & told him “not now” (in less kind words).
7:17 AM - 31 Dec 2018

Chris Kouffman
‏ @ckparrot

Not that this was in question but I hear ST Coach Darren Rizzi to be retained and will get a HC interview.

Adam Schefter
‏Verified account @AdamSchefter

Miami Dolphins requested an HC interview with Patriots' DC Brian Flores, per source.
9:28 AM - 31 Dec 2018

Omar Kelly wrote:According to multiple reports, the Dolphins and Denver Broncos requested permission to interview Vic Fangio, the Chicago Bears’ defensive coordinator.
According to Yahoo Sports, the Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets requested permission to interview Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who is credited with being the play-caller during quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ breakout season.

And ESPN reported that the Dolphins requested permission to interview New England Patriots defensive coordinator Brian Flores, and former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak, who is the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line coach, and Dallas Cowboys secondary coach Kris Richards.