Bill Parcells has no ambition to coach Dolphins

MIAMI (Reuters) - New Miami Dolphins head of football operations Bill Parcells has no intention of getting involved in the coaching of the NFL strugglers but the future of current head coach Cam Cameron remains unclear.

The former Super Bowl winning coach, speaking to the media after the first day in his new role with the Dolphins, said his primary task would be to create a structure that would allow the Florida team to get back to winning form.

"My job, simply described is one of putting a structure in place that will allow the Dolphins to begin to regain their status as a competitive team in the American Football League," Parcells told a news conference.

"I am charged with helping create a structure including a general manager and head coach and other positions in the organization," he added.

"I have no ambition to coach and I am hopeful that I can oversee that structure and those people," he added before reiterating that he would "not be involved in coaching".

Parcells, who coached the New York Giants to two Super Bowl titles and led the New England Patriots to the NFL's showpiece game, has been working as a TV commentator since he left the Dallas Cowboys after the 2006 season.

NIGHTMARE SEASON

The 66-year-old New Jersey native led the Giants to Super Bowl success in 1986 and 1990 before moving on to the New England Patriots, the New York Jets and then the Cowboys.

Cameron has had a nightmare first season as head coach with the injury-ravaged Dolphins, winning just one of their 15 games so far this campaign.

There has been speculation over his future with the franchise, which has intensified since the appointment last week of Parcells on a four year contract.

The Dolphins coach has been reluctant to discuss Parcells's arrival preferring to focus entirely on the final game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, but he told reporters the pair had met on Thursday.

"He and I met. We were on the practice field and I went over and said 'hello' and he said 'hello'.

"One thing he said was 'Hey, I know we've got to get ready for Cincinnati, so just keep doing what you're doing and they'll be time to talk.' He knows. He knows what we're trying to do," Cameron said.

When asked about Cameron, Parcells said that the pair would review the state of the team once the regular season had finished.

Parcells, nicknamed the 'Big Tuna', said that he wanted to see "philosophical compatibility" among his staff and players and said he expected good behavior.

"I don't want thugs and hoodlums on the team and I don't want bad characters. I want a bunch of people who are dependable, reliable employees who come to work with the idea of winning football games for the Miami Dolphins," he said.

Miami have not appeared in the playoffs for six years.

(Reporting by Simon Evans; editing by John O'Brien)