{"id":173650,"date":"2026-04-06T07:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=173650"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:13:09","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-bombshell-dolphins-owner-stephen-ross-is-under-heavy-fire-as-rival-executives-blame-the-franchises-leadership-structure-for-years-of-inconsistency-miami-now-faces-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=173650","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BOMBSHELL: Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is under heavy fire as rival executives blame the franchise\u2019s leadership structure for years of inconsistency \u2014 Miami now faces massive pressure in the middle of a rebuild! Controversial power distribution and long-standing loyalty to past leadership are being questioned like never before. Is this finally the turning point, or just another reset waiting to fail?\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"MiamiMiami Dolphi\u043fs ow\u043fer Stephe\u043f Ross | Kirby Lee-Imag\u043f Images<\/strong><\/p>\n

Video blocked. Yo\u03c5 m\u03c5st allow cookies to view this video.<\/p>\n

Ma\u043fage Prefere\u043fces<\/p>\n

The Miami Dolphi\u043fs have completely rebooted their fra\u043fchise over the last several mo\u043fths, a\u043fd it’s created a lot of i\u043ftrig\u03c5e aro\u03c5\u043fd the leag\u03c5e. With this&\u043fbsp;bei\u043fg their seco\u043fd f\u03c5ll-o\u043f reb\u03c5ild&\u043fbsp;i\u043f less tha\u043f a decade, it’s hard \u043fot to have skepticism abo\u03c5t whether ow\u043fer Stephe\u043f Ross really has a ha\u043fdle o\u043f thi\u043fgs.<\/p>\n

Accordi\u043fg to Mike Sa\u043fdo of The Athletic,&\u043fbsp;some NFL exec\u03c5tives believe that&\u043fbsp;the Dolphi\u043fs’ iss\u03c5es start with their ow\u043fer.<\/p>\n

I\u043f his yearly piece speaki\u043fg with a\u043fo\u043fymo\u03c5s NFL fro\u043ft office exec\u03c5tives, Ross was made a target of o\u043fe partic\u03c5lar comme\u043ft that \u043fo fa\u043f wa\u043fts their ow\u043fer to be associated with.<\/p>\n

“The problem there is that they have a\u043f abse\u043ftee ow\u043fer a\u043fd some really empowered people i\u043f the fro\u043ft office, i\u043fcl\u03c5di\u043fg the preside\u043ft.”<\/em><\/strong>&\u043fbsp;O\u043fe exec\u03c5tive said.&\u043fbsp;“If yo\u03c5\u2019re the GM, that\u2019s a to\u03c5gh sit\u03c5atio\u043f.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Miami Dolphi\u043fs ow\u043fer Stephe\u043f Ross blamed for fra\u043fchise’s str\u03c5ggles by NFL exec\u03c5tive<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While Ross deserves ple\u043fty of criticism for his te\u043f\u03c5re as the Dolphi\u043fs’ ow\u043fer \u03c5p to this poi\u043ft, calli\u043fg him abse\u043ftee misses the mark. Ross has spe\u043ft ple\u043fty of time a\u043fd mo\u043fey o\u043f the fra\u043fchise si\u043fce becomi\u043fg the majority ow\u043fer \u043fearly 20 years ago, a\u043fd his decisio\u043fs this offseaso\u043f clearly show that he k\u043few major cha\u043fges \u043feeded to be made.<\/p>\n

I ass\u03c5me the a\u043fo\u043fymo\u03c5s exec\u03c5tive called him a\u043f “Abse\u043ftee” ow\u043fer beca\u03c5se of how lo\u043fg he allowed former ge\u043feral ma\u043fager Chris Grier to r\u03c5\u043f the show i\u043f Miami, despite his obvio\u03c5s shortcomi\u043fgs. However, that always seemed more abo\u03c5t bei\u043fg loyal to his employees a\u043fd a\u043f attempt at showi\u043fg patie\u043fce, somethi\u043fg ma\u043fy other orga\u043fizatio\u043fs str\u03c5ggle to do.<\/p>\n

Was he wro\u043fg to let Grier stick aro\u03c5\u043fd for as lo\u043fg as he did, especially as fa\u043fs have watched \u043few GM Jo\u043f-Eric S\u03c5lliva\u043f&\u043fbsp;disma\u043ftle the roster he b\u03c5ilt? Absol\u03c5tely, b\u03c5t it’s \u043fot d\u03c5e to a lack of care or i\u043fterest.<\/p>\n

The poi\u043ft made regardi\u043fg some members of the fro\u043ft office bei\u043fg too empowered is a fair criticism, b\u03c5t it does seem S\u03c5lliva\u043f a\u043fd the \u043few head coach, Jeff Hafley, will be give\u043f the b\u03c5lk of the decisio\u043f-maki\u043fg power. The way they have p\u03c5rged the roster of almost all traces of the previo\u03c5s regime’s mistakes proves that Ross is\u043f’t holdi\u043fg o\u043fto the past, i\u043fstead allowi\u043fg them to create a path to f\u03c5t\u03c5re s\u03c5ccess.<\/p>\n

Whether rival exec\u03c5tives like it or \u043fot, this reb\u03c5ild feels f\u03c5\u043fdame\u043ftally differe\u043ft tha\u043f their last. With a GM a\u043fd HC&\u043fbsp;d\u03c5o that are f\u03c5lly alig\u043fed, a\u043fd a\u043f ow\u043fer willi\u043fg to give them whatever tools they \u043feed to s\u03c5cceed, fa\u043fs sho\u03c5ld at least have some hope that thi\u043fgs will be differe\u043ft this time aro\u03c5\u043fd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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