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We came here today to bury GM Jeff Ireland’s time with the Dolphins, not to praise him. Well, actually we came here to relentlessly mock him on Twitter. After years of the #Fireland hashtag breaking out on the social networking site just about anytime the Dolphins did anything wrong (which was often), the fan base’s wildest dreams have come true. Ireland and the team have mutually agreed to part ways.
Of course #MutuallyAgreeToPartWaysland doesn’t make such a great hashtag, but Twitter had a fun time responding to the news.
First there were just explosions of utter glee:
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Then some wondered if the #Fireland banners that fans had chartered to fly over games had anything to do with it:
Then, of course, there was reference to Ireland’s famous interview with Dez Bryant:
One guy pointed out the upside to employment with the team to possible GM candidates:
Of course, Omar Kelly had to ruin the party mood:
But mostly, people were just happy:
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