A day after 15th loss, Parcells punts Mueller & two others

By Chris Cluff  |   Monday, December 31, 2007  |  Comments( 2 )

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As expected, Bill Parcells wielded his axe quickly in Miami, chopping general manager Randy Mueller, assistant director of player personnel Mike Baugh and college scouting coordinator Rick Thompson. Parcells, who took over last week as the Dolphins' new executive vice president of football operations, will meet with coach Cam Cameron this week.

Commentary: Parcells probably will fire Cameron, too, and make it a fresh start. As RF365's Hugo Guzman reported, Cameron apparently has lost the respect of some veteran players. Combine that with a 1-15 record that made the Dolphins one of the 10 worst teams in NFL history and it's hard to see Cameron returning. There is already word that Parcells would love to pry Romeo Crennel from Cleveland.

As for Mueller, he was in a bad spot from the start. He joined Nick Saban's dysfunctional crew and had little say until Saban abandoned ship after last season. In one year as the top personnel guy, Mueller overpaid linebacker Joey Porter, traded the Dolphins' two best receivers (Wes Welker and Chris Chambers) and drafted promising WR Ted Ginn Jr. and RB Lorenzo Booker, along with QB John Beck. That's a bag of mixed results that apparently didn't impress Parcells.

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Find out whether Parcells keeps Cameron and other news about the Dolphins and the NFL at RealFootball365.com.
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Chris Cluff spent 10 years as an editor and sportswriter for The Seattle Times. He was a key figure in the newspaper's coverage of the Seahawks, particularly during their Super Bowl run in 2005. He also has written two books on the Seahawks: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, ...
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