Dolphins Hire Dennis Hickey as GM

Photo courtesy of Boris Balaban

In offseason reports the Miami Dolphins have hired Dennis Hickey as their General Manager.  Hickey, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers director of player personnel, was offered a second interview this past week.

Nick Caserio director of player personnel with the New England Patriots had been extended a second interview, but passed on the position.

Brian Gaine, the Dolphins assistant general manager, and Lake Dawson, the Titans VP of player personnel were also on the short list of candidates for owner Stephen Ross.

Speculation was high yesterday that Caserio would be the choice, but he along with Dawson reportedly did not see their future in Miami.

Now the real job begins of finding talent to fill the roster for the Dolphins who finished 8-8 in the 2013 season.  A good start would be an offense that protects QB Ryan Tannehill who was sacked 58 times this past season.

Manziel rings in the New Year with a Winning Performance

Photo:  Joe Robbins, Getty Images

The Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, GA was the site for a fairytale ending to 2013 college football play as Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and his team pulled off a 21-point comeback for the Aggies.

Proving once again he is a fierce competitor, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner threw for 382 yards and completed 30-38 passes to lead the Aggies to defeat Duke 52-4.

In a game where the momentum was clearly not in their favor at the half, Manziel emerged from the locker room to hit target after target in the second half.  He missed only once in the second half and threw for 4 touchdowns in the game.

The 6-1, 210 pound, redshirt sophomore shrugged off reporters about his future at Texas A&M and the possibility of his move to the NFL next season.  If a guy could go out on top in his college career, then last night was his moment.  SEC fans will have to wait and see if he returns for yet another season, but "Johnny Football" who had a rocky start to this season proved the pundits wrong last night.