When the Dolphins decided to bring on Troy Aikman as a consultant, many people had questions. It\u2019s not as if Aikman was a former general manager on the market, he\u2019s a long-time color commentator who has been in the business since 2001. <\/p>\n
Aikman had input in franchise-altering decisions, as The Athletic\u2019s Diana Russini reported he was a big supporter in the hiring of new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.<\/p>\n
Given his involvement, rooting for this to pan out is human nature. <\/p>\n
In an interview with Dallas Cowboys beat writer Clarence Hill Jr. on the DLLS Dallas Cowboys Podcast, Aikman said that he\u2019s rooting for the Dolphins to succeed. <\/p>\n
\u201cI will say that I am going for the Dolphins, and I know that, because, because now I have something at stake.\u201d Aikman said. \u201cI think they hired two really, talented, wonderful people and I think that\u2019s gonna prove itself out. Now, ’26 is gonna be a tough season because of the cap\u2026 but I\u2019m pulling for them. I want to see them do well because I feel like my fingerprints are on it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now that the Dolphins have their general manager and head coach in place, that does not mean that Aikman\u2019s job in Miami is now complete.<\/p>\n
What Aikman\u2019s involvement means for the long term <\/p>\n
In an interview on The Rodeo Time podcast in March, Aikman said that he will still be around the Dolphins.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thoroughly enjoyed it and felt like I was of some help. Where that might go, I\u2019m not sure, but I\u2019m going to continue to work with them.\u201d Aikman said.<\/p>\n
Aikman did not dive into any specifics, but it will be interesting to keep a tab on how he stays involved with the Dolphins. <\/p>\n
While staying attached with the team, Aikman also will continue to be a commentator for ESPN as he currently calls Monday Night Football with Joe Buck.<\/p>\n
Before the games are called, Aikman and Buck usually meet with the teams\u2019 coaches and quarterbacks in production meetings.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins will be a team to monitor when the NFL schedule releases to see if they are selected for a prime-time game.<\/p>\n
In the scenario that they do get a game specifically on Monday night, it will be intriguing to see how the league would monitor the usual process Aikman and Buck have with teams.<\/p>\n
Interviewing an opposing coach and quarterback that the Dolphins are set to face after seeing Aikman\u2019s comments probably will raise a few eyebrows around the league \u2014\u00a0especially knowing that both commentators see both teams during this process.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Richard Deitsch from The Athletic in December, Aikman made it clear that he always tries to be even-keeled when calling games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do try to be honest, and I don\u2019t think I\u2019m the Lone Ranger in that regard. I think everybody tries to be honest. But there are a lot of times where that\u2019s difficult. The biggest thing that I try to do is I try to be fair. There\u2019s that fan who\u2019s sitting at home that has a real vested interest in their team and wants to see them win.\u201d Aikman said.<\/p>\n
This was before Aikman had any involvement with the Dolphins. <\/p>\n
In the perspective of the fans and the organization, both are hoping that Aikman\u2019s influence around the team with decision making will lead to positive results. However, there is another side to the coin that must be acknowledged. <\/p>\n
With Aikman making it known that he will still be tied to the Dolphins and he\u2019s hoping they succeed, it will be interesting to see how his long-time job can potentially affect his new gig along with the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When the Dolphins decided to bring on Troy Aikman as a consultant, many people had questions. It\u2019s not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":856209,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,216,251,2087,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-856208","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-dolphins","8":"tag-dolphins","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-dolphins","12":"tag-miamidolphins","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116355493132156121","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}