Dave Hyde: Can Troy Aikman save the Dolphins? Steve Ross can only hope

Key Highlights

• But that’s all he is at this point: Any other candidate. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCoach Mike McDaniel?
• Ross hasn’t made the decision on his future — or at least he hasn’t shared it inside the team, the source said.
• But the Aikman hiring involves some murky issues involving McDaniel that seem even murkier now. First, does Aikman tell prospective general managers they inherit McDaniel with the job?
• If so, does that limit the pool of candidates, considering some don’t know the coach and perhaps others wouldn’t want to work with him (or vice versa)?Second, Aikman already had been hired by Ross when he uncharacteristically criticized McDaniel’s tactics and time management a few weeks ago in the loss to Pittsburgh.“I’m flabbergasted by what we’ve witnessed here in this fourth quarter with the Dolphins,’’ Aikman said.
• “And now they want to call timeouts.