We were looking for the qualities of leadership, intelligence, innovation and someone who really understands what The Miami Dolphins takes for winning in the long run, first of all, he’s probably one of the brightest coaches that I’ve spoken to. When you talk to people, the first thing they ’ll say about Mike is he is innovative, he is thinking outside the box. I had coaches in his former division calling me and telling me how great he was and I said, why are you calling ? And they said, ‘ Really, to get him out of the division. ’ It says an awful lot about a person and who he is.
