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Are you guys serious ? --- REX RYAN

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by 2socks, Dec 15, 2014.

  1. roy_miami

    roy_miami Well-Known Member

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    Rex won something? News to me.

    Sparano could boast winning the AFC East title at least. I suppose he must have had the greatest roster in the history of the world, or does that accomplishment prove he's a great coach too?
     
  2. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    How do you determine where the Steel Curtain ended? Serious question. After Greene and Lambert retired? The Steelers did a pretty good job of retooling on the fly throughout the Steel Curtain years, as I recall.
     
  3. muscle979

    muscle979 Season Ticket Holder

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    Four playoff games in two years in case you didn't know. Who gives two ****s whether you get there as division champion or wildcard. We were embarrassed and outmatched in our one playoff appearance.
     
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  4. muscle979

    muscle979 Season Ticket Holder

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    Well if you're not up to date you'll see that winning 4 playoff games in 2 years is "nothing." I'd love some nothing down in Miami please. But they had Revis so it doesn't count. Because great CBs singlehandedly win for teams. It's why Deion Sanders won all those Super Bowls in Atlanta.... oh wait. But Revis is different. I mean the minute he went to Tampa they started winning big time... I mean that's what happened there right?
     
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  5. roy_miami

    roy_miami Well-Known Member

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    They hand out trophies for playoff wins now? News to me.

    So that means Waandstedt won something too.
     
  6. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    No they don't give a Trophy for winning percentage - you are correct. Unless you win the super-bowl, which Rex did not do, he is just like the other 31 teams who lost that year. It doesn't matter, because no one keeps track of losers except obviously some people on this board.

    Rex Ryan had little to do with the 09 team in particular and made little to no changes in the 10 team. The 09 team was built by Mangini. Rex just rode the wave. It is no coincidence that once Rex started making changes that his team, especially on the defensive side of the ball has been ranked in the 20's where it has slowly declined over the last 4 years.

    You asked me to define better job. Statistically(which is all we got) except for someone's opinion, the Dolphins have posted better defensive and offensive league ranks then the Jets during the years Rex has been a coach. Better ranks that have got other coaches fired, and people want to bring Ryan here, defies logic

    Not sure why people want to make excuses? We could make excuses for Sparano and Philbin and Cameron and Wannstedt, and Bowles and and and . The guy has failed. There is no statistical measurable improvement in the form of wins that anyone can point to statistically. If anything it is just the opposite, Rex Ryan Jets teams are in decline mode. If we made the super-bowl by a means other then wins I would be more inclined to dig my heels in and argue semantics. Not sure what the point of the exercise is? To show someone is the smartist because they can look up and post micro stats. All it is is a excuse to justify mediocrity.
     
  7. roy_miami

    roy_miami Well-Known Member

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    I actually don't think Rex is a bad coach, I wouldn't even hate it if we hired him, he would be entertaining if nothing else. But I do find it hilarious that there is probably a higher percentage of Dolphin fans willing to defend him than Jets fans. And every excuse you manufacture to explain his poor record and results of late can be used for our own coaching staff as well. And there are plenty of examples of bad coaches having good seasons too, do Tony Sparano and Dave Wannstedt ring any bells?

    If I were you I would just say "I think he could do a good job with our roster" and leave it at that. But if you want to belabor the point and go to bat for the guy that is 3-11, and probably about to go to 3-13, then by all means...
     
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  8. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    but that is just it. I don't think he would do a good job with our roster.
     
  9. Clark Kent

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    Rex Ryan doesn't make personnel decisions. Your entire argument is invalid and pointless to the discussion.
     
  10. roy_miami

    roy_miami Well-Known Member

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    That wasn't directed at you obviously, it was directed at the people willing to go round and round in circles to defend Rex.

    Them: well but Rex has a bad roster/GM/QB
    Me: so does Philbin
    them: well Rex has actually won something
    me: so did Sparano
    then: Rex won playoff games
    me: so did Wannstedt
    them: well those guys were obviously bad coaches, look at how they ran their teams into the dirt
    me: so did Rex
    them: well but Rex had a bad roster/GM/QB
    Me: so does Philbin...
     
  11. ToddPhin

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    I put the end date at their '79 SB season b/c immediately after that they had a couple down defensive years, followed by a couple good ones, and then back to more down ones. Since the Steel Curtain represented outstanding defensive play, I figured the cutoff date should occur when their consistently great play ceased and the player personnel was amidst transition and a decline in age.
     
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  12. ToddPhin

    ToddPhin Premium Member Luxury Box Club Member

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    yeah but two of those playoff wins were only against Peyton Manning & Tom Brady in back to back games, so those should be taken with a grain of salt amIright.
     
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  13. ToddPhin

    ToddPhin Premium Member Luxury Box Club Member

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    Philbin does NOT have a bad roster. GTHO here.

    Sparano won a division when the Pats had no Brady and the Jets & Bills sucked, and because Henning and David Lee were able to use the fleeting Wildcat as a bandaid.

    Wannstedt couldn't win more than 2 playoff games in 11 years and couldn't win more than 1 in 4 years with a good Miami roster, let alone 4 in back to back seasons.
     
  14. muscle979

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    So only coaches who have won the Super Bowl can be good? I'm not tracking here. If we can't get Harbaugh then who out there actually has a playoff winning track record like Rex Ryan? What did Wanny win that one playoff game where he ran Lamar Smith 40 times?
     
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  15. muscle979

    muscle979 Season Ticket Holder

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    Imagine what Rex Ryan would have done with that 2002 Dolphins defense. I'm not thinking 3rd place finish in the AFC East, that's for sure.
     
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  17. muscle979

    muscle979 Season Ticket Holder

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    I just really can't see how you're comparing a random AFC East title followed by an embarrassing wild card round exit to two consecutive AFC title game appearances. I also think it's pretty obvious to anyone that this year's Dolphins roster is MUCH more talented than what the Jets are dealing with.
     
  18. djphinfan

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    don't forget about Cowher as well, he's the perfect coach for this team, playing in this town, and in that stadium.
     
  19. roy_miami

    roy_miami Well-Known Member

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    Ireland was a good GM now? News to me.
     
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  20. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    1st round picks on defense every single year, you're saying Rex didn't have a large say in that?
     
  21. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    You make some good points but on the whole I disagree. Rex did a good job those first two seasons, he's a good defensive coach, though I think he's pretty average as a HC. For me it comes down to would he be a fit for us and the answer is hell no imho.

    Rex came to a 10 win team that had just fired their coach, it wasn't the 1-15 team Sparano inherited or the 6-10 squad Philbin began with. In addition to Revis Rex had Cromartie, Jenkins, Harris, Scott, Pace, Ellis, etc on D. Plus one of the best OL in the game, three quality backs, Keller, Edwards, Holmes, and two dynamic returners in Smith and Washington. A team built to play his style of football.

    We arent that type of football team and it would take at least 2-3 years to change gears, by which time Rex would be known as the hapless coach we should never have hired, bc fans don't have the patience to wait while a team is rebuilt.
     
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  22. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    Philbin went 7-9 in 2012 with a team with as mush if not less talent than Rex has this year.
     
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  23. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    IMO, there should be little doubt to the objective observer that given some good pieces to work with, Rex Ryan is a coach more than capable of taking a team to the playoffs.
     
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  24. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    Not saying I'd want him, but I'd guess without looking it up that Mike Shanahan has a winning record in the playoffs.
     
  25. ToddPhin

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    Gotchya, so you think we have a bad roster. Good luck arguing that one my friend.
     
  26. MrClean

    MrClean Inglourious Basterd Club Member

    They took offensive 1st rounders in Sanchez, and they year before Ryan arrived, they took Dustin Keller. So it wasn't every single year.
     
  27. Phins Up Wins Up

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    If you get to the AFC title game twice with Sanchez and no offensive weapons you a darn good coach!
     
  28. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    Youre right, my bad. They also roof Gholston before he arrived. Still, you can't say they haven't been drafting specifically for Ryan. Ireland otoh was never really on the same page as Philbin and they're now playing catch at several positions, OL, LB, WR, specifically.
     
  29. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    They had plenty of weapons.
     
  30. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    No doubt. But he needs the right pieces. Physical OL and backs, big DL, press corners. You're talking about a 2-3 year rebuild. Why not bring in a coach who can work with the guys we already have with a slight upgrade here and there?
     
  31. roy_miami

    roy_miami Well-Known Member

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    I thought we had an 8.5 win roster before the season, but that was with Hickey's touches. I said that before the season and I feel its still true today. We did have a god awful roster in 2012 and a half horrendous roster in 2013 however.
     
  32. muscle979

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    We have more offensive weapons this year than they had then, not to mention a better QB. He had good defensive players but Revis might have been the only one that was "elite."
     
  33. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    Theyre OL was better than anything Philbin has had, it was on par with the OL Sparano had in 09. That made guys like Jones, Green and Washington very effective. Which took pressure off Sanchez and made their play action game a real threat. Edwards was a good RZ target, Keller was the safety valve, Holmes the big play guy.

    Revis gets the headlines and he deserves them but Jenkins was the key at NT. Dude was a monster till he tore his knee up.

    Those Jets teams were really talented. That's not to deny Ryan his due but he was not out there making miracles happen he was wreaking havoc with a talented roster especially suited to his style of play.
     
  34. byroan

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    Yeah, teams were jealous of Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards.
     
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  35. Piston Honda

    Piston Honda Well-Known Member

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    When you have kind of run game the Jets had any decent WR can eat good.
     
  36. djphinfan

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    mangini built that defense I believe.
     
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  37. dolphindebby

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    I would hate to see ryan come to our team.
    He's a loud mouth.
    And we've got enough trouble with out him here.
     
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  38. 2socks

    2socks Rebuilding Since 1973

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    Well we don't have to worry about it.

    Philbin will be back next year........I am so over joyed. Another year of mediocrity......oh Boy!!!!!!!
     
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