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Mike Tannenbaum has made a big first impre sion with the since they their executive vice president of football operations in January.After Tannenbaum helped sign and -- and the ornery -- plenty wondered if general manager Dennis Hickey had been demoted into the shadows. Tannenbaum a sured reporters during Nate Sestina Jersey Friday's pre-draft pre s conference, per ESPN.com. Tannenbaum also emphasized that Hickey holds final say over Miami's six draft picks.That aligns with what NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport , saying that while Hickey reports to Tannenbaum, he still runs the draft room and Miami's 53-man roster. Both Tannenbaum and coach Joe Philbin report to owner Stephen Ro s. I'm still evaluating. I'm still putting together a 53-man roster," Hickey said in January of pairing with Tannenbaum, per The Palm Beach Post. "We want to work together and build a winner. That's the directive from Mr. Ro s. That's his pa sion and he's given us the resources."Even if Hickey hasn't been marginalized, questions linger about Philbin. In March when the rolled out a laundry list of team executives to introduce Suh, Philbin was stationed down in the crowd with the reporters.The coach wasn't at the table on Friday, either. That's le s unusual for a pre-draft media se sion, but Tannenbaum's presence in Miami only puts more pre sure on Philbin -- and Hickey -- to win now or hit the bricks.The latest Podcast of the 2014 before chatting about this year's event with Daniel Jeremiah. Find more content on . Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Jersey