Miami Dolphins interview former Titans coach Jeff Fisher

The Miami Herald

The blades on the helicopter began to whirl, a sign the aircraft soon would lift from its station of the last three hours, between the 10- and 15-yard lines on the north practice field of the Dolphins facility.

Former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, generally considered one of the proven prizes of this NFL coach hunting season, emerged from the Dolphins office building with former Kansas City Chiefs president Carl Peterson. They chatted until Dolphins owner Stephen Ross came out. All three boarded the helicopter, and Fisher left the facility the same way he arrived Tuesday morning.

The new Dolphins ruling group?

The Dolphins soon after announced what had been obvious ? they had completed the interview process with Fisher. What they didn?t announce was the role of Peterson, a friend of Ross? who has been seen often around the Dolphins since he resigned from Kansas City near the end of the 2008 season. Ross has denied that Peterson has operated on behalf of the Dolphins.

But if Peterson takes a position with the Dolphins ? and several NFL sources have told The Miami Herald that Peterson will be named team president soon ? it almost certainly will be one above general manager Jeff Ireland.

Which makes it interesting that Peterson wasn?t involved in Monday?s interview of interim head coach Todd Bowles, who handled the job after the Dolphins fired Tony Sparano with three games remaining. Nor, NFL sources say, was Peterson present for Tuesday?s start of the interview of Chicago special-teams coordinator Dave Toub. Those were handled by Ross and Ireland.

Fisher has many options, one of which won?t be San Diego. Despite the Chargers? perceived perennial underachievement, including missing the playoffs each of the past two seasons, San Diego announced general manager A.J. Smith and coach Norv Turner will remain with the team through the 2012 season. Between a talented roster headed by quarterback Philip Rivers and being in his native Southern California, the Chargers might have been very attractive to Fisher.

Miami Herald staff writers Armando Salguero and Barry Jackson contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/04/2571693/miami-dolphins-bring-in-fisher.html

venus williams bowl projections bedlam bedlam cotto vs margarito 2 cotto vs margarito cotto vs margarito