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Dolphin GM Jeff Ireland Offers Interview Advice

Having done my fair share of hiring, I always enjoy picking the brain of managers to find out how they evaluate candidates.

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I never went into an interview without at least a few questions based on the candidate's background. I evaluated skills, competencies, achievements, ability to think on their feet...

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Peter King licked them clean.

Torquemada was so butch.

by Sailor Ripley on Apr 28, 2010 2:59 AM CDT reply actions  

Once in a while comes a truly relevant post.

by NBMisha on Apr 28, 2010 7:26 AM CDT reply actions  

Ireland, the grandson of longtime Chicago Bears personnel guru Jim Parmer (and the stepson of E.J. Holub, a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker/center), had yearned for such an opportunity from a young age.

Odd to see bad behavior coming from a legacy hire. Especially with the yearning factor.

by parlin on Apr 28, 2010 8:56 AM CDT reply actions  

“You know what? Suck it. Suck it like you were a sorority girl and my johnson had low fat ranch dressing on it.”

Holy hell.

I love the Kyle Turley take in the link. He should be sought out for comment on everything.

by ColoradoAg on Apr 28, 2010 9:14 AM CDT reply actions  

MEHHHHHHHHHHHHH

by Dixie on Apr 28, 2010 9:57 AM CDT reply actions  

Answering a hypothetical this morning, Colin Cowturd said he would refuse to hire anyone for his show if his “mother had been a hook.” He would only hire people from “stable backgrounds,” like himself I guess. No up from the bootstraps redemption stories for him, I suppose.

All I could think of was the hypothetical rejectee going to work for a competitor who runs that self-entitled, bigoted punk off the air.

by whiskeydent on Apr 28, 2010 12:37 PM CDT reply actions  

This guy is an embarrassment and should step down. I would be fired for asking this question, don’t see why the Dolphins wouldn’t do the same.

by realmccoy on Apr 28, 2010 2:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Colin missed the point. The Dolphins already knew about the shady background of his family, they just wanted to gauge his reaction and self-control.

by Eskimohorn on Apr 28, 2010 3:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Eskimo –
 
Correct. It was meant to be provocative. That said, there are ways to suss that out that are a tad more respectful.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 28, 2010 3:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Cowherd’s comments were typical of the ESPN media conglomerate: Oversimplify an issue, take a hardline opinion, state the opinion as fact, and stick to it no matter how persuasive the opposing arguments are. If someone called in and agreed with him (say, Doug Gottlieb), he’d find a way to show that this justified his own beliefs. If someone disagreed, he’d use a dubious analogy and not allow the caller a chance to respond.

The issue isn’t one of legality, but decency. Somewhere along the way, NFL teams got it in their head that the reason half of their draft picks don’t work out is because they aren’t scrutinizing these guys enough. So now, players are tested physically, intellectually, and psychologically. And the teams are still wrong on half of their draft picks.

by czarcw on Apr 28, 2010 4:57 PM CDT reply actions  

If the Dolphins wanted this to go away they aren’t acting like it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/28/dolphins-owner-will-look-into-ireland-matter/

by Ibas water bottle on Apr 28, 2010 6:56 PM CDT reply actions  

I just re-read this. And laughed my ass off again. And I am also with ColoradoAg. Kyle Turley needs to consulted on most matters from here on out. Collective bargaining? Gaza? Whatever. Send that hard ass in. We will get an interview with him here at BC or on FT.

Also, that Zach Garofolo Ferns shit is pretty good.

by Sailor Ripley on Apr 28, 2010 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

I believe it is the ideal time for the Big Z to move on. Bigger headache than he is worth.

by Steve Twillings on Jun 27, 2010 7:22 PM CDT reply actions  

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