Saturday Morning Coffee Random Thoughts and Poll-Is Philbin the Right Choice?

by the way I voted superbowl

I think he will take us to the playoffs with a wildcard berth, butb we will be one and done this year. We will make a deep run the year after.

He deserves the time.

I think Miami will have the success that the Jets (burbed a little puke) had 2 & 3 years ago. Playoff birth with wins but no Super Bowl. I do see Miami beating not only the Jets but the Patsies too, starting this year. Two Conference Championships in a row!!

However, we will sweep the Jets and Bills. But split with the Pats.

I see a bright future with Philbin leading the way. We have the skill players on offense to succeed with the west coast offense. The defense will have a new DC, depending on who it is we may see mixed results. But I believe we’ll still be a top 10 defense.

As I said yesterday, I look forward to seeing Philbin make a dynasty with the Phins.

also, i read on NFL.com that Philbin is very open to keeping Bowles as the DC. Of course if Bowles getts a HC job, this doesnt matter. But if not I would be very happy with a staff of Philbin, Bowles, and Clements

I could see a playoff berth, maybe a win or 2.

I think folks’ worries of his mindset following his tragedy, and the fact that he wasn’t calling plays are legitimate points to bring up, but all in all, I think we got gold here.

What I like the most is the fact that he was a part of what I consider the best run franchise in football, outside of the Patsies and their ridiculous accumulation of draft picks EVERY Fn YEAR. Green Bay builds through the draft, develops players, and although their D had an off year, they are a very balanced team.

We’ve had tragedy strike our family before, and although it was tough, we all kept ticking away. He has a large family (five other kids), so there is a supportive network there. Also, Sparano and his wife were always very complimentary of the support that the Dolphins community was of them and their family. (not the fans so much lol)

I personally LIKE that he wasn’t calling plays. His responsibilities seemed more in line with an HC, detailed oriented preparation and forging relationships with players. After Cammy, I feel coordinators and HCs are two different species, and a good coordinator (as we know) doesn’t translate to a good HC……

Alriiiiigggghhhhht Miami! Can’t wait to find out who other coaches are…..We better keep Bowles and Kacy Rodgers!

No first timers. No first time coordinators or position coaches. Or at least he needs to minimize how many he has on staff.

Coaching is critical in the NFL. I don’t want the Phins to go into next season with a First Time OC and DC. I think that would be a recipe for disaster, at least in year one until those guys get some experience. My worry is that if this does happen what will be the reaction of the fanbase and media?

If I was Philbin, I would look to experienced Coordinators. I would force Ross and Ireland to overpay for that experience. Del Rio as DC would be a good hire, IMO. Then find someone as OC who is familiar with your offense and who has called plays.

I agree I DO like the Philbin hiring. I really hope his mind is in the right place and he can emotionally handle this responsibility. He has put up fantastic results in GB but this IS his first season as a head coach so honestly NONE of us really know how he can handle the position.

I like the direction this team is heading, but it’s going to be alot harder than signing Flynn for 5 years and having him put up games like he did against Detroit. Let’s remember the game Henne had against New England this year… let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Obviously our main goal is to get a franchise QB to work with our new coach and form a dynasty. Everyone has their guy, but there are no guarentees in the NFL. However, we HAVE to try to get a QB this year, no question. I’m not saying it will be our ANSWER but hell, we have to try.

I’m wishing COach Philbin all the luck in the world, I expect him to have some good stuff in his sleeve, and we might catch a few teams by surprise next year considering NO other team has played against a Philbin coached team. We have that going for us.

Good luck to Coach Philbin, there’s no reason why a dynasty can’t be forming right in front of our eyes, but we still have some work to do. Let’s be realistic.

Super excited for the coming season. Glad we didnt g

It will be interesting to see if and when we get RG3 that he will have everyone wearing his Superman socks. Further adding a player to the Shaq and Dwight Howard debate of “Who is the real Superman?” lol

use the draft to solidify our “O” line , beef up our secondary, and maybe a good T.E., we go 10-6 make a wild card spot, and with our other team needs already in place, we go all out next draft for barkley, within 3 yrs, we are super bowl contenders. yeah , I know, sounds like i’ve been smoking ricky’s , sticky icky , but hey , dynasty building doesn’t happen overnight .

I am on board with this hire…finally shows we are serioous about fixing this mediocre offense….Sure – we have to see how good he can be as a coach and leader…and I agree with CT – we need experienced coordinators !
If we sign FLYNN (for this move) it would be great – but lets not break the bank for him…probably we should trade down in the first rd. when there is no PLAYMAKER for us at #8/9 If you are taking OL – just take it further down for gods sake !
We need another WR, feature TE QB QB QB……

Would be great assistant head coach or DC. Miami should consider him.

I don’t think Olsavsky is ready and again, Pittsburgh could block his move to if they think he can take over when LeBeau retires.

It will take “a Herculean effort” from the suporting cast no matter what game plain one should use. As i see it just any QB can get you into the playoffs. But elite is a fraze squanderd mostly by those not conciously considering the suporting cast.

I don’t think we’ll win Super Bowl XLVII, but I don’t think we need a “few years” of retooling either

And perennially challenge the Patriots for the division, count me in as a Dolphin fan.