The Phinsider - Dolphins offensive coordinator 2014 rumors: Mike Sherman fired, Bill Lazor hiredA Miami Dolphins community, established November 18, 2006https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49617/phinsider-fav.png2014-01-17T15:30:10-05:00http://www.thephinsider.com/rss/stream/50452912014-01-17T15:30:10-05:002014-01-17T15:30:10-05:00Bill O'Brien talks QB development and Bill Lazor
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<p>The Miami Dolphins hired Philadelphia Eagles quarterback coach Bill Lazor as the team's new offensive coordinator. While Lazor will, of course, will focus on all of the offense, a big portion of his job will be developing quarterback Ryan Tannehill. How will he do it? Bill O'Brien gives us a brief glimpse.</p> <p>This week, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> hired Bill Lazor as the team's new offensive coordinator. Coming from the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, where he served as the quarterbacks coach and was responsible for the development of <span>Nick Foles</span>, who finished the 2013 regular season as the top ranked player in passer rating, recording a 119.2 rate on the year, Lazor will be expected to not only spark a stagnant Miami offense, but develop third year quarterback <span>Ryan Tannehill</span>. What will Tannehill be doing in the team's quarterbacks room? New <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> head coach Bill O'Brien gives us a brief look.</p>
<p>O'Brien, who spent the last two years as the head coach at Penn State, held a coaching seminar in 2013 at the Orlando Nike Coach of the Year Clinic, focusing on quarterback techniques and the empty passing game. During the seminar, O'Brien spoke about a discussion he had with Lazor about how to develop a quarterback in the film room.</p>
<p>The basic idea, as O'Brien explained, is to not just teach the quarterback, but to make sure that the coach knows the quarterback knows what to do. Essentially, the quarterback needs to stand in the meeting room, and play quarterback. He needs to be confronted with a defense, then point out the mike, make his reads, and call his cadence. The signal caller needs to walk through everything he would be doing if he were on the field. Then, the coach and the quarterback will know, they are on the same page.</p>
<p>With Lazor coming to Miami, this is what Tannehill should be expecting to do each and every week. And, if this technique worked for Foles, it should pay huge dividends for Tannehill and Miami this year.</p>
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https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/1/17/5319952/bill-obrien-on-bill-lazor-and-developing-quarterbacksKevin Nogle2014-01-16T07:00:32-05:002014-01-16T07:00:32-05:00Bill Lazor, Dolphins OC, Conference Call
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<p>The Miami Dolphins announced the hiring of offensive coordinator Bill Lazor yesterday. They then held a conference call with their newest coach. We have the full transcript of that call.</p> <p><b>(Opening statement) - </b>"I would just like to say how much I am looking forward to being part of the Dolphins, how excited I am about it. I'm looking forward to getting to Miami and getting to work. I was extremely excited when Coach (Joe) Philbin offered me the position of offensive coordinator. We spent a good amount of time getting to know each other. What I know about Coach Philbin is that he and the organization are committed to winning. I'm excited to being part of a winner, and in my opinion I think a strong nucleus is in place to help build a winning team. I think the work that coach has done has laid a foundation, and my job is simply to come in a work and we are going to work at it. I'm really excited to be there and have a chance to meet everyone. I would like to thank Jeffrey Lurie, Chip Kelly and the entire <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a> organization including the players that I have worked with because it's really been a great experience over this last year and a great opportunity, but it's time to look forward and I'm excited to get to Miami."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On what was the biggest selling points that convinced him the Dolphins were the right fit for him) -</b> "It's simple, it was Coach (Joe) Philbin himself. It's about people, and it's about trusting the person that you are working for and working with. You want to be around people with character. You want to be around people who are committed to winning and doing things the right way. I want to be around football people, which is what Coach Philbin is. He's a football coach. He has a great reputation. I've known about him. We've known each other a little bit maybe casually for a number of years. The more that I researched who he is then when I had a chance to meet with Coach Philbin, the interaction we had as far as talking football, talking schemes and going back and forth, it really sold me on the fact that this is the kind of person who can lead an organization. He is the kind of coach that is committed to winning and who I felt like I could come and help and picture myself working with to build a winner."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On the media reports that he was a candidate for other offensive coordinator openings) -</b> "Well I can't comment on decisions other organizations would make. What I can tell you is from the moment Coach (Joe) Philbin called the Eagles to ask permission to speak with me, through my interview process with him, though all the phone conversations that we've had since then, it's been a very clear, open communication between me and Coach Philbin. He's been very consistent with what he told me, the timeline he gave me. There were no surprises I don't think from either side, myself or from him. I think we both did a very thorough job in the decision-making process. I really stayed focused on Coach Philbin and what our conversations were the whole time. I really didn't really focus on any outside distractions."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On what kind of offense and blocking scheme he plans on running with the Dolphins) -</b> "The clearest way to say it, and it's probably disappointing, is to say this is the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a>' offense. The number one factor in how we do it and specifically how it looks is going to be the ability of the players we have. I've done a little bit of research because I thought it was important for me to going through the decision making process, but I haven't done nearly enough to be able to answer that question. I can tell you that in talking with Coach (Joe) Philbin and working with him so far, I'm really excited. We'll make great decisions in the direction that we need to go and how we are going to get it done."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On experience working under Chip Kelly and what was it that helped him develop <span>Nick Foles</span>) -</b> "The biggest thing you can say about Chip Kelly is he is himself every single day. What you see is what you get, and the things that he believes in are the things that we take action on every day. There's no duplicity. There's nothing that isn't evident. When you are talking about working for Chip Kelly, there is a lot of energy. I think a lot of that comes through on how the offense played as Coach Kelly called the offense and in charge of how practice was put together. I think the things that are true in football, whether someone goes from the shotgun or under center or what pace you go, the things that are true are always true. The fundamentals that are important to win football games, it's our job to make sure we are teaching those fundamentals. Certainly Coach Kelly had an impact on me. I've had a chance to really work for great head coaches. Most of them have been offensive head coaches, but every one of them have had some kind of impact on my philosophy offensively and my philosophy on what works for football. When you come off of a season like we did where we were the leading rushing team in the NFL. We had the leading rusher. We had the highest rated passer. We were able to be an explosive offense. Certainly a lot of things that led to that are going to have a great impact on what I believe works going forward."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On if he will bring any coaches with him or continue with the current offensive staff) -</b> "Obviously Coach (Joe) Philbin is in charge of the structure of the staff, and he and I have not had all of our conversations about the structure of the staff. What I know, and I did my research, is I know these are good coaches on the staff. They have great reputations. I'm excited to get to know them because I have not had a chance to get to know all of them. That's something that will be handled going forward."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On something he has learned from the coaches that he has worked for along the way of his coaching career) -</b> "Well if we went one-by-one, we would exceed the time Jason (Jenkins) is going to give us. The number one thing that I think is common among all of those coaches, some of them you mentioned guys like Dan Reeves, Joe Gibbs, Mike Holmgren and Chip Kelly, the number one thing that was common was that they had a vision of how offensive football should look. They had a vision of what the football team is going to look like. Every single day when we went out to practice, they made sure that what they saw in the field was heading toward that vision. It's the job of the coaches to keep pushing it in that direction. Each of them was different in how they wanted to win football games. Each of them was different in how they called the plays, but they had a vision, they knew what it was going to look like and it was an absolute drive to push the football team in that direction. I think as coaches, what I've learned from them is when we sit down and put together the offense and make our plans, there's got to be a vision that doesn't change, that we are all committed to, and then every single day we are with the players and have a chance to impact them we keep driving in that same direction."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On his impressions of <span>Ryan Tannehill</span> and what are one or two things he wants him to improve on) -</b> "I've watched Ryan (Tannehill). I had a chance to see him during this season as far as some crossover game film. As I mentioned earlier, I had a chance to watch a little bit of video in my preparation and my talking with Coach (Joe) Philbin. The first thing I would say is that I'm really excited to work with him. I was coaching in college, I had left the NFL and was coaching in college when he came out, so I did not have the chance that maybe some others had at that time to evaluate him. I'm excited to work with him because I see a lot of ability. I see both physical ability. It appears from what I see the ability to play the game. It would be premature to make an evaluation of what he can be and what he can do because I haven't been around him that much. I think, as I mentioned before, I think there is a nucleus here in a lot of ways with Coach Philbin, with the staff and certainly with some of the talent I've had a chance to see so far. I'm really excited to be working with these players."<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><b>(On going forward with Joe Philbin) -</b> "As someone mentioned before, I've worked for some coaches who are considered to be great coaches. I've been around a little bit, and I know this. I know that as coaches we are competitors. I'm a competitor, and when I come into a situation my mindset is I'm here to work and to get this thing done. When I spoke to Coach Philbin after he offered me the job, I was excited to have the chance to call him back and accept the job to tell him how committed I was to winning and to doing it with him. The fact that right now my future and his future are together. I'm with him. I'm in it with him, and that's how I approach it every day. I choose to compete, and I choose to make an impact and be a difference maker. That's why I'm here."<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b>(On what made him become a coach and why he continues to do it) -</b> "I ruined it with the last answer I think. I'm a competitor. I compete. This is what I've done, and this is what we enjoy. I always enjoyed football. When I got done playing at the college level, it was time to pick the next thing and to me it was the greatest way to continue to compete. I love helping to build the team. I love having a chance to impact young men's lives, but first and foremost I love the football. Going out there on Sundays and having a chance to put it up against someone else's best and competing to win. That's what we are going to do every day, compete in the meeting room, in the classroom, on the practice field and on Sundays."</p>
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https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/1/16/5314110/dolphins-oc-bill-lazor-conference-call-transcriptKevin Nogle2014-01-15T14:26:04-05:002014-01-15T14:26:04-05:00NFL.com: Dolphins hire Lazor as OC
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<p>Bill Lazor yesterday was set to become Detroit Lions offensive coordinator. This morning, he was indeed named offensive coordinator ... for the Miami Dolphins</p> <p>Remember the news yesterday that the <a href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Detroit Lions</a> had hired Bill Lazor as their new offensive coordinator?</p>
<p>Not so fast.</p>
<p>NFL.com this morning reported that <a target="new" href="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000313649/article/bill-lazor-now-miami-dolphins-offensive-coordinator">Lazor will be the offensive coordinator</a> for the <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Miami Dolphins</a>. Previous reports had indicated that Lazor would take the Lions' offensive coordinator job under new head coach Jim Caldwell. Instead, he will now join Joe Philbin in Miami.</p>
<p>Lazor previously worked as the <a href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Philadelphia Eagles</a>' quarterbacks coach, igniting a breakout year for Nick Foles in Chip Kelly's offensive system. Lazor will now be tasked with bringing an explosive system to Miami, and must work similar magic with Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tanenhill.</p>
<p>Lazor previously worked as an offensive assistant coach under legendary coaching names Dan Reeves, <span>Joe Gibbs</span> and Mike Holmgren. Lazor also has offensive coordinator experience, having held the position with the University of Virginia Cavaliers for three years.</p>
<p>NFL.com's Jeff Darlington, a former beat writer for the Dolphins, received a text message from a member of the Dolphins' staff about the hire:</p>
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<p>Text from member of Miami's staff on Lazor: "Good coach. Smart family man who works well w/ others. Been with great mentors. We're excited."</p>
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<p>The Dolphins will now look to implement Lazor's scheme as they attempt to spark a stagnant offense that averaged less than 20 points a game last year, and finished with just seven points scored in their final two games. A win in either of those contests would have earned Miami its first playoff berth since 2008.</p>
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https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/1/15/5311674/nfl-com-dolphins-hire-lazor-as-offensive-coordinatorKeith Beebe2014-01-15T11:14:49-05:002014-01-15T11:14:49-05:00Dolphins OC search is methodical - as it should be
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<p>The Miami Dolphins are conducting a methodical search for their next offensive coordinator. It's frustrating for fans and the media, who see potential candidates getting hired elsewhere, but that does not mean the Dolphins are doing it wrong.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> are making a methodical, in-depth search for their next offensive coordinator. They are looking for the man who best compliments the offensive scheme envisioned by head coach Joe Philbin, and they are talking to everyone they can to make sure they find not just a guy, but the right guy. They are doing everything right.</p>
<p>Wait! Two of the guys who have been interviewed are now taking jobs elsewhere! Hire someone! Anyone! Pull the trigger! Get an offensive coordinator! It doesn’t matter who, just get someone!</p>
<p>Dolphins fans, and the media as well, are so prone to immediate mood swings, that yesterday was a bad day. Both Bill Lazor and Ben McAdoo decided to become the offensive coordinators with other franchises, and it’s immediately time to panic. The Dolphins, praised for doing the research and looking into each possible candidate, spreading a vast net and trying to get the best guy just a few days ago, are suddenly moving too slowly and allowing candidates to get away.</p>
<p>Or, maybe they are allowing people they are not sure about get away. Maybe Lazor and McAdoo are not the guys Philbin decided he wants to be his primary offensive assistant. Maybe those guys were set on working for their new bosses more than with Philbin. Reports say McAdoo came to Miami with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> offer already on the table and all but signed; he gave a courtesy interview to his old boss, but he knew he wanted the Giants. So, what were the Dolphins supposed to do? What could they do?</p>
<p>Several teams this year have seen offensive coordinators depart this year, or new coaches brought in and an offensive coordinator quickly followed. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/san-diego-chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> immediately promoted quarterback coach Frank Reich to offensive coordinator when Ken Whisenhunt was hired by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/">Tennessee Titans</a>. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/washington-redskins">Washington Redskins</a> hired Jay Gruden this year and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Cincinnati Bengals</a> immediately filled their offensive coordinator position with Hue Jackson. Jim Caldwell joined the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Detroit Lions</a> and Lazor was slotted as his offensive coordinator later that same day. Gruden was able to add <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/4186/sean-mcvay">Sean McVay</a> immediately. Whisenhunt had John McNulty in place within hours of being hired. Yet, in Miami, there’s not an offensive coordinator nine days after firing Mike Sherman. Panic!</p>
<p>There’s a big difference in every one of those situations and the situation in Miami. The Dolphins fired their offensive coordinator. Their offense was not working, so they removed the man responsible for it. Why promote the quarterbacks coach to the offensive coordinator when he would likely run the same offense you just fired your offensive coordinator for running? San Diego liked the offense Whisenhunt was running, so they promoted their QB coach. The Dolphins didn’t like the offense Sherman was running, so Zac Taylor does not get promoted.</p>
<p>Add in that Taylor is Sherman’s son-in-law, and you probably have an even clearer reason why he is not now being promoted into the position.</p>
<p>The Bengals were able to immediately fill their offensive coordinator with a former head coach who is part of Marvin Lewis’ coaching tree. He served with the Bengals as the team’s wide receiver coach from 2004 to 2006 before leaving the team to join the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> as an offensive coordinator, and ultimately as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/oakland-raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> head coach. But, with Jackson needing to return to the coordinator level and Lewis needing a coordinator, it was an immediate fit and one that did not take interviews. Jackson knows Lewis’ offensive system and will come in not looking to change things. The Dolphins want change, the Bengals don’t. They hired a guy who is a product of the head coach’s system.</p>
<p>Gruden moved to the Redskins, where tight ends coach Sean McVay was promoted to the offensive coordinator position. He was already in place with the Redskins, and he was the wide receivers coach for the Florida Tuskers in the United Football League in 2009. Any guess who the offensive coordinator was for the Tuskers in 2009? Jay Gruden. So, Gruden joins the Redskins who have his former assistant coach on their staff already, and promotes him to offensive coordinator, since he knows the offensive system Gruden wants to run.</p>
<p>Ken Whisenhunt was hired by the Titans and turned back to his former staff when he was the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/">Arizona Cardinals</a>’ head coach. McNulty was his wide receivers coach in 2007 and promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2012 before being let go when Whisenhunt was fired. Now, Whisenhunt is back being a head coach, while McNulty, who was the quarterbacks coach under Greg Schiano in Tampa Bay last season before the team fired Schiano this offseason, was a free agent. Whisenhunt’s offense resulted in him returning to the head coach level and he has hired a former assistant coach who knows his system and will continue to run that type or system in Tennessee.</p>
<p>Jim Caldwell left the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/">Baltimore Ravens</a>’ offensive coordinator position to become the Detroit Lions’ head coach. Clearly, he had Lazor on his short list of potential coordinators, likely looking for the former <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a> quarterback coach to work the same magic with <span>Matthew Stafford</span> as he did with <span>Nick Foles</span> this year. This may be the one hire that the Dolphins lost a man they may have wanted, but they initially interviewed Lazor on January 10, and had no further known contact with him since. Why panic that the Dolphins lost out on a guy that they did not seem overly motivated to get?</p>
<p>Everyone now seems to be pointing to former <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> head coach Gary Kubiak as the guy for Miami. However, the two sides have only “spoken,” with no interview conducted. Of course, that could change at any time, but so far, there is nothing official that says the Dolphins are crazily pursuing Kubiak either.</p>
<p>Personally, I like the idea of Kubiak to Miami. He has a track record of working with quarterbacks, including 1994 as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ninersnation.com/">San Francisco 49ers</a> quarterbacks coach with Steve Young and 1995-2002 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.milehighreport.com/">Denver Broncos</a> and John Elway. He runs a West Coast Offense system, plus he runs the ball. Kubiak could be a good fit for the Dolphins, assuming he and Philbin mesh.</p>
<p>But, there is nothing that says the Dolphins have to hire someone today. If they do, great. If they don’t, they will keep looking. Maybe the guy they covet is on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.patspulpit.com/">New England Patriots</a>, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, or <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> staff, and they are waiting until those teams are not in the Playoffs any more, or are on the bye week for <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/super-bowl">the Super Bowl</a>. There are 32 offensive coordinator positions open in the NFL. There are plenty of people who will take the job if and when it is offered. The Dolphins are doing exactly what they need to do to try to have success.</p>
<p>Rushing to hire someone simply so they can hire someone will not get the right person in Miami next year. Making sure you get the search right, that you find the guy who best fits the situation, and fits with the rest of the staff will make the team better. Don’t panic over hearing names come and go. In the end, the Dolphins will get the guy they feel best fits the team. If that’s Kubiak, Taylor, Kyle Shanahan, or someone who is not even on the radar right now, hiring him today or waiting until tomorrow does not change anything but when the team can get a playbook. No matter when it is, there will be plenty of time for Tannehill and the rest of the offense to learn the new system.</p>
<p>For now, read who is coming in to Miami and keep up with the search. But don’t panic when you hear a name get hired somewhere else. Obviously, the fit was not right. Let’s hope the Dolphins hire based on finding the guy, not a guy.</p>
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https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/1/15/5311444/dolphins-offensive-coordinator-search-methodical-process-ben-mcadoo-gary-kubiakKevin Nogle2014-01-14T21:26:08-05:002014-01-14T21:26:08-05:00Ben McAdoo to New York Giants
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<p>The Miami Dolphins interviewed Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo today for their vacant offensive coordinator position. However, McAdoo chose to join the New York Giants this evening.</p> <p>Scratch another candidate off the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a>' list of potential offensive coordinators. After interviewing with the team today, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Green Bay Packers</a> quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo agreed to become the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a> offensive coordinator tonight.</p>
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<p>McAdoo was considered the favorite for the Dolphins, given the ties between the former Packers position coach and Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin. Philbin previously served as the Packers' offensive coordinator with McAdoo as his tight ends coach. McAdoo was originally thought to be the favorite to become the Dolphins' offensive coordinator in 2012, when Philbin made the move to Miami, but the Packers blocked the interview at that time.</p>
<p>Now, as a free agent coach, McAdoo was again thought to be destined to reunite with Philbin. However, something seems to have changed that.</p>
<p>Whether it's the contract to which McAdoo agreed with the Giants, or the Dolphins deciding to go another direction and break the reliance on the Packers, or McAdoo deciding he did not like Miami's situation, no one will ever really know. But, with how fast after the interview McAdoo agreed to join New York, it's clear something was definite.</p>
<p>The Dolphins will continue to interview for their vacant offensive coordinator position. Earlier in the day, another candidate, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a>' quarterback coach Bill Lazor, agreed to join the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Detroit Lions</a> as Jim Caldwell's new offensive coordinator. The team has also interviewed former <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/washington-redskins">Washington Redskins</a> offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.</p>
<p>Reports earlier today said the team had also completed an interview with Gary Kubiak, the former head coach of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a>. However, later reports indicated that those reports were incorrect. Kubiak is still considered a potential candidate for Miami.</p>
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https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/1/14/5309862/ben-mcadoo-to-new-york-giantsKevin Nogle2014-01-14T16:35:47-05:002014-01-14T16:35:47-05:00Report: Bill Lazor to Detroit Lions
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<p>An ESPN report indicates that the Detroit Lions have hired Philadelphia Eagles QB coach Bill Lazor as their new Offensive Coordinator. Lazor had been interviewed for the same job with the Miami Dolphins.</p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Philadelphia Eagles</a> quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor had been on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a>' radar as a potential replacement for departed offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. However, an ESPN report from Ed Werder indicates that is no longer an option thanks to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.prideofdetroit.com/">Detroit Lions</a>:</p>
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<p>Ed Werder just said on ESPN that <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Eagles&src=hash">#Eagles</a> QBs coach Bill Lazor is going to be Jim Caldwell's OC.</p>— Pride Of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/statuses/423189224506929152">January 14, 2014</a>
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<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>Lazor was one of the first interviews completed for the Dolphins' OC spot. However, the team then interviewed Kyle Shanahan, Gary Kubiak, and Ben McAdoo, and any momentum toward Lazor being hired seemed to have vanished.</p>
<p>Earlier today, the Lions had announced the hiring of Jim Caldwell as the newest head coach for the NFC North franchise. Adding Lazor to Caldwell's staff fills the need for an offensive coordinator in Detroit, however Caldwell leaving the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.baltimorebeatdown.com/">Baltimore Ravens</a>' staff opens a new OC position there.</p>
The Dolphins are being very deliberate in their search for a new offensive coordinator, as well as in their concurrent search for a new General Manager. McAdoo, currently the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Green Bay Packers</a>' quarterbacks coach, is considered the favorite for the job, though Kubiak, the former <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> head coach, is said to have had an impressive interview.
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https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/1/14/5309090/report-detroit-lions-hire-bill-lazor-as-offensive-coordinatorKevin Nogle2014-01-14T12:59:28-05:002014-01-14T12:59:28-05:00McAdoo, Kubiak interview for Dolphins OC position
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<p>The Miami Dolphins have had a quiet few days on the offenesive coordinator front. However, it now appears at least two more potential replacements for Mike Sherman will be in Florida today.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> have two concurrent searches for major replacements ongoing right now. First is the team's hunt for a new General Manager, with the latest update coming out this morning that the team is interviewing Brian Xanders. The second is the team's search for a new Offensive Coordinator, which has been fairly quiet since the team interviewed Bill Lazor and Kyle Shanahan last week.</p>
<p>Now, two more names appear to have been linked to the team's offensive coordinator search.<a href="https://twitter.com/davehydesports/status/423118279310192641" target="_blank"> According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Dave Hyde</a>, the Dolphins have already completed their interview with former <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.battleredblog.com/">Houston Texans</a> head coach Gary Kubiak. Hyde reports that the interview went well.</p>
<p>ESPN, and other media sources, are reporting a more familiar name is on the radar for an interview today:</p>
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Packers</a> QB coach Ben McAdoo interviewed Monday for Giants OC job, is in Miami today to interview with Dolphins for same.</p>
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<p>McAdoo served as the Packers tight ends coach under Miami head coach Joe Philbin when Philbin was Green Bay's offensive coordinator. He was considered the leading candidate for the offensive coordinator position when Philbin moved to Miami in 2012, but the Packers blocked the interview. Now, he is once again considered among the favorites to land the job this year.</p>
<p>SB Nation's <a href="http://acmepackingcompany.com" target="new">Acme Packing Company</a> points out that McAdoo to Miami makes sense, especially when you consider McAdoo and Philbin already have a working relationship, and McAdoo understands the offensive philosophy of the Miami head coach. However, they also point to another reason why Miami could be a target location for McAdoo over other interested teams, such as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigblueview.com/">New York Giants</a>, where McAdoo was interviewed on Monday: <span>Ryan Tannehill</span>.</p>
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<a href="http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2014/1/14/5307556/packers-coach-ben-mcadoo-interview-dolphins-offensive-coordinator" target="new">In the "pure speculation" category</a>, it may also be more appealing for McAdoo to work with a younger and potentially more malleable quarterback in Ryan Tannehill than a struggling veteran like <span>Eli Manning</span>.</blockquote>
<p>McAdoo has also interviewed this offseason for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.dawgsbynature.com/">Cleveland Browns</a>' head coach position.</p>
<p>[CORRECTION:] The Dolphins have not interviewed Gary Kubiak. The team and Kubiak simply spoke, which Hyde characterizes as "good."</p>
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https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/1/14/5308236/dolphins-to-interview-ben-mcadoo-today-for-offensive-coordinatorKevin Nogle2014-01-10T18:01:55-05:002014-01-10T18:01:55-05:00Dolphins complete interviews with Lazor, Shanahan
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<p>Phase one of the Miami Dolphins' search for a new offensive coordinator concluded this afternoon as the team completed its interviews with candidates Bill Lazor and Kyle Shanahan.</p> <p>The Miami Dolphins' search for its next offensive coordinator is officially underway.</p>
<p>The team on Friday afternoon announced that it had completed interviews with Bill Lazor and Kyle Shanahan for its vacant offensive coordinator position. The Dolphins' previous offensive coordinator, Mike Sherman, was dismissed by head coach Joe Philbin on Monday following the team's disappointing 8-8 season.</p>
<p>Lazor is currently the quarterback coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, and was instrumental in the rapid growth of second-year signal-caller Nick Foles, who posted a 119.0 passer rating this season, as well as the best TD-INT ratio (27-2) in NFL history. Lazor previously served as offensive coordinator for the University of Virginia Cavaliers from 2010 to 2012.</p>
<p>Shanahan was the Washington Redskins' offensive coordinator from 2010 to 2013, while his father, Mike Shanahan, served as the team's head coach. Prior to his stint in D.C., Kyle was the Houston Texans' offensive coordinator from 2008 to 2009.</p>
<p>Rumors of quarterback Ryan Tannehill's lack of confidence in Sherman's playcalling surfaced almost immediately following the conclusion of the Dolphins' season. Sherman was previously Tannehill's head coach at Texas A&M, and actually used the quarterback as a wide receiver for two seasons before Tannehill unseated Jerrod Johnson as the Aggies' starting signal-caller in October 2010.</p>
<p>The Dolphins are also currently interviewing for their general manager position. The team's most recent general manager, Jeff Ireland, on Tuesday agreed to step down from his role with the organization.</p>
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