The Dolphins are making a lot of changes so I thought I'd put together a list of the new hires. Click their link to learn more, and their most recent job are in the parentheses on the right.
V.P. Football Operations-Bill Parcells(Dallas Cowboys)
G.M.-Jeff Ireland(Dallas Cowboys)
Head Coach-Tony Sparano(Dallas Cowboys)
Defensive Coordinator-Paul Pasqualoni(Dallas Cowboys)
Linebackers- Jim Reid(VMI)
Secondary/Assistant Head Coach-Todd Bowles(Dallas Cowboys)
Defensive Line-Kacy Rodgers(Dallas Cowboys)
Quality Control-David Corrao(Mississippi)
Offensive Coordinator-?
Quarterbacks Coach-David Lee(Arkansas)
Wide Receivers Coach-Karl Dorrell (UCLA)
Offensive Line-Mike Maser (Carolina)
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Cam Cameron to Baltimore
Clips from Cam Camerons Press Conference with Baltimore.
On how last season’s experience with Miami impacted his decision to take this job with the Ravens instead of taking time off: “Well, it’s interesting. I grew up in this profession and I’ve never taken any time off in the profession. So, that’s probably the first thing. I think the thing that most people can relate to [is that] in life we all get stung on occasion. If you’re in the National Football League as a coach or a player long enough, you’re going to get stung. But the sting is going away and the important thing is now I’m part of the Baltimore Ravens, and I’m really just sincerely – my family as well – we’re sincerely looking forward to being there.”
On how therapeutic it is to go from his situation with the Dolphins to have a job with the Ravens in a short period: “Well, I’ve never thought it was about me. I’m excited to be a part of a team and an organization. That’s the way I see things. It’s nice that it did come together quickly so my family can have some direction. But again, as I said earlier, everyone gets stung occasionally in life and it’s good to learn from it and get back up. You move forward, you make the best of it. I think that’s the important thing, and I’m excited about moving forward, as well as I know the Ravens are.”
On his initial reaction and how he dealt with losing his job in Miami: “Having grown up in the profession, this is what I love to do. It’s what I feel like I’m called to do, and it’s such a blessing to be able to coach in the National Football League. I’ve always respected the game, respected the league, respected the players and coaches in the league. People talk about time off and all those things; you’ve got to be kidding me. This is what I’ve dreamed about doing since I was a kid. I’m blessed to be able to do it, and I’m glad that I get to continue to do it.”
On if he anticipates calling the plays: “Well, yes. Obviously, you rely on your entire staff when it comes to play-calling, but I’ll be calling the plays. I think that’s the important thing.”
On how he has changed in the last year: “I strongly believe that you just continue to grow. You continue to get better. How you do that is you just continue to work hard and learn. And you learn from mistakes you make. Anytime you’re trying to do something great, you’ll make mistakes, you’ll learn from them, you’ll grow from them, and that’s the way I still approach it. I approach it that way today. That’s how I’ll approach it in my time there, continually try to get better as a coach everyday, get our staff to continually get better, our players to get better. You have to continue to improve in the National Football League. It’s just too competitive if you don’t. “
On anything he’d like to say to the fans in Miami: “My family and I are excited to move on to Baltimore. We’re very appreciative of the way that people [in Miami] treated [us] – especially my family. I would say, ‘Thank you very much’ for the respect that we were treated with there our entire time. I just want to say thank you.”
On how much he will rely on the input of veteran players: “There will be a lot of communication. What we’ll do is, we’ll sit down with guys [and] talk about things they feel they’re doing well [and] the things they think they need to improve on. What are their goals? What are their individual goals? What are their goals within our offense? And [I’ll] then give them, at the same time, my assessment. I’ll go through, as well as our staff will go through, all the games. [I’ll] just talk to them. If there’s something they might want to improve on, and take that approach, I think that’s the important thing. They’ll have a lot of confidence in what we’ll do. A big part of what we’ll do is get everybody involved. That’s probably the most important thing, in getting everybody to understand everybody is going to have a role in what we do. It’s a team concept. As you heard John say, ‘It’s the team, it’s the team, it’s the team.’ Offensively, it’s the same philosophy within.”
Good luck Cam, hope you learned something from your time in Miami.
On how last season’s experience with Miami impacted his decision to take this job with the Ravens instead of taking time off: “Well, it’s interesting. I grew up in this profession and I’ve never taken any time off in the profession. So, that’s probably the first thing. I think the thing that most people can relate to [is that] in life we all get stung on occasion. If you’re in the National Football League as a coach or a player long enough, you’re going to get stung. But the sting is going away and the important thing is now I’m part of the Baltimore Ravens, and I’m really just sincerely – my family as well – we’re sincerely looking forward to being there.”
On how therapeutic it is to go from his situation with the Dolphins to have a job with the Ravens in a short period: “Well, I’ve never thought it was about me. I’m excited to be a part of a team and an organization. That’s the way I see things. It’s nice that it did come together quickly so my family can have some direction. But again, as I said earlier, everyone gets stung occasionally in life and it’s good to learn from it and get back up. You move forward, you make the best of it. I think that’s the important thing, and I’m excited about moving forward, as well as I know the Ravens are.”
On his initial reaction and how he dealt with losing his job in Miami: “Having grown up in the profession, this is what I love to do. It’s what I feel like I’m called to do, and it’s such a blessing to be able to coach in the National Football League. I’ve always respected the game, respected the league, respected the players and coaches in the league. People talk about time off and all those things; you’ve got to be kidding me. This is what I’ve dreamed about doing since I was a kid. I’m blessed to be able to do it, and I’m glad that I get to continue to do it.”
On if he anticipates calling the plays: “Well, yes. Obviously, you rely on your entire staff when it comes to play-calling, but I’ll be calling the plays. I think that’s the important thing.”
On how he has changed in the last year: “I strongly believe that you just continue to grow. You continue to get better. How you do that is you just continue to work hard and learn. And you learn from mistakes you make. Anytime you’re trying to do something great, you’ll make mistakes, you’ll learn from them, you’ll grow from them, and that’s the way I still approach it. I approach it that way today. That’s how I’ll approach it in my time there, continually try to get better as a coach everyday, get our staff to continually get better, our players to get better. You have to continue to improve in the National Football League. It’s just too competitive if you don’t. “
On anything he’d like to say to the fans in Miami: “My family and I are excited to move on to Baltimore. We’re very appreciative of the way that people [in Miami] treated [us] – especially my family. I would say, ‘Thank you very much’ for the respect that we were treated with there our entire time. I just want to say thank you.”
On how much he will rely on the input of veteran players: “There will be a lot of communication. What we’ll do is, we’ll sit down with guys [and] talk about things they feel they’re doing well [and] the things they think they need to improve on. What are their goals? What are their individual goals? What are their goals within our offense? And [I’ll] then give them, at the same time, my assessment. I’ll go through, as well as our staff will go through, all the games. [I’ll] just talk to them. If there’s something they might want to improve on, and take that approach, I think that’s the important thing. They’ll have a lot of confidence in what we’ll do. A big part of what we’ll do is get everybody involved. That’s probably the most important thing, in getting everybody to understand everybody is going to have a role in what we do. It’s a team concept. As you heard John say, ‘It’s the team, it’s the team, it’s the team.’ Offensively, it’s the same philosophy within.”
Good luck Cam, hope you learned something from your time in Miami.
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