Philadelphia Eagles hire former Miami Dolphins Interim Head Coach Todd Bowles

Curious

I had thought it would be a higher position than secondary coach. I’m surprised he took a lateral move, but perhaps it would be an awkward situation if he had stayed, considering he interviewed for the head coaching position.

by tpl on Jan 30, 2012 4:09 PM EST reply actions

It may not be as much of a lateral move as it appears.

Some people think he could next in line for the DC job, or even the HC job here… now, I’m not sure how realistic that really is, but it’s just a thought.

I’m also guessing that Bowles is going to be the “Assistant DC” here.

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 30, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

Prior to taking over HC duties

He was the Secondary/Assistant Head Coach here. He’s a good coach and I think he’ll be a very good DC and maybe even HC someday. I was surprised he didn’t go right to a DC position. As a Flyers fan, I hope to see the Eagles do well. Best of luck next year.

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by Agent J 78 on Jan 30, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks bud.

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions

I think Philbin already said he wasn't going to retain him...

That would be the reason for the lateral move…

We had [Brady] down… but we didn’t kick him. We helped him up and gave him a PowerPuff Girls band-aid for his knee. What exactly did you expect would happen when we did that?

by Jason Scott_90 on Jan 30, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks for FP'ing this, by the way.

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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 30, 2012 4:47 PM EST reply actions

glad to see he landed somewhere, he's too good of a coach to be ignored.

Good luck todd, and thanks for carrying the load for us at the end of the season.

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by daytonadolfan on Jan 30, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions

hahaha...you said carry the load....where's alpha when you need em!

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by tuscanitunr x2 on Jan 30, 2012 5:28 PM EST up reply actions

busy "carrying the load"?

"The first thing I do when I get out of bed and feel the jolt in my knees is think of Roy Winston. On the second step, my calcified Adam's apple starts bobbing, and I think of Carl Eller. A few more steps in the dark and it's Willie Lanier. By the time I get to the bathroom, I'm flashing back to Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke. And when the light finally comes on, I just hope that somewhere in the darkness they're thinking of me, too" - Larry Csonka.
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by Strange on Jan 30, 2012 7:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

but where is he carrying it?

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by daytonadolfan on Jan 30, 2012 9:16 PM EST up reply actions

Not sure any of us really want to know the answer to that...

"The first thing I do when I get out of bed and feel the jolt in my knees is think of Roy Winston. On the second step, my calcified Adam's apple starts bobbing, and I think of Carl Eller. A few more steps in the dark and it's Willie Lanier. By the time I get to the bathroom, I'm flashing back to Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke. And when the light finally comes on, I just hope that somewhere in the darkness they're thinking of me, too" - Larry Csonka.
He played before my time but one of the toughest SOBs to ever play!

by Strange on Jan 31, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions

Good hire by Philly.

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by Finhead83 on Jan 30, 2012 4:52 PM EST reply actions

^^This

I wasn’t sold him on being a HC yet, though I think he was prime to move up to DC.

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by Neo on Jan 30, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

Congrats

You just got yourselves a helluva coach

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by AnishB15 on Jan 30, 2012 4:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Would have been a better hire as a DC

but still a solid hire,

by Maguss on Jan 30, 2012 5:27 PM EST reply actions

we just lost the head coach with the highest winning percentage in dolphins history :(

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by finzrule on Jan 30, 2012 6:34 PM EST reply actions

He had 3 games

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by Phinsphana on Jan 30, 2012 7:22 PM EST up reply actions

I know, but I dnt know how to do sarcasm font :/

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by finzrule on Jan 30, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions

What? You dont?

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by texascowpunk on Jan 30, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

It has been our sincere pleasure to know Todd Bowles....

we truly appreciate everything he has done and how he has represented the MIami Dolphins. Not only as a football coach but also as a human being. Todd exemplifies excellence. We most certainly wish Todd and his lovely wife Taneka all the best in Philadelphia. I think i can say that I speak for all of us at the Phinsider when I say thank you for your service to the MIami Dolphins Mr. Bowles and may God bless you and your family.

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by scrappy the wildcat on Jan 30, 2012 8:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Reccccccccccccc!

RGIII or flynn, whichever one helps us win
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by AnishB15 on Jan 30, 2012 8:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

he was almost our Head Coach here ...

So you got a good coach there from what I can see… We didn’t really see much here from a CB aspect, but he was not awful at getting our young guys to develop either.

We had [Brady] down… but we didn’t kick him. We helped him up and gave him a PowerPuff Girls band-aid for his knee. What exactly did you expect would happen when we did that?

by Jason Scott_90 on Jan 30, 2012 9:34 PM EST reply actions