Cameo over for Cameron

It is one and done for Cam Cameron after a tumultuous 1-15 season. Since the implementation of a seventeen week schedule, eight teams (including these dolphins) have gone 1-15 and six of those eight had their coach fired in the offseason. This is a fact that is not surprising, after such bad seasons, one would expect most teams to go in another direction. However one season is not enough to judge a first year coach. Was Cameron the perfect playcaller in the '07 season? No. There were several moments throughout the season that made everyone scratch their heads. There were squib kicks that gave up valuable field position, a spike on a first and nine in the closing minutes of the first half against New England (which could have worked out if the Dolphins didn't run down the clock before using a timeout two plays later). Along with a few questionable fourth down plays sprinkled throughout the season.
On the other hand, he was not close minded, he listened to the veterans on this team when they spoke. The vets lobbied for Cleo Lemon to finish out the season as the starting QB, and he listened. As a result, the Dolphins got their first (and only) win of the season against Baltimore. He was able to motivate Ronnie Brown, finally making Brown look like the number two overall pick in the draft. It looked as if Brown was headed for the Pro Bowl the way things started, until a torn ACL ruined his breakout season. Injuries were a common theme this season, with seventeen players on injured reserve. Before those injuries however, the Dolphins were averaging 21 points through the first seven games, five points more than in the 2006 season. That did not last, although it was not any fault of Cameron's. You have to expect a dropoff after losing your top QB, RB, and WR. The Dolphins started pulling running backs off the street as they had to use Brown, Ricky Williams, Jesse Chatman, Patrick Cobbs, Samkon Gado, and rookie Lorenzo Booker. That's before we even start talking about the defense, at one point Cam even called me to come play safety.... OK, that didn't really happen, but it could have! My point here is that Cameron deserved another shot. But, citing philisophical differences Jeff Ireland and Bill Parcells are going in another direction. I can't blame them, just like Parcells infamously said, " If they are going to let me cook the dinner, they should at least let me get the groceries". So, get the groceries he will. He will bring in one of his guys to run things his way. There is nothing wrong with that, this all could mean good things for the Dolphins, but as always only time will tell.