Shutdown Corner: Why wait, Miami Dolphins? Go ahead and fire Joe Philbin now

I've been reluctant to place blame on Philbin, preferring instead to speculate about a wide variety of possible causes, but I agree that if you have any interest in salvaging the 2015 season, you have to do something drastic right now. If this is indeed Philbin's last season if the Dolphins don't make the playoffs, then starting 1-2 is reason enough to make a change now, while there's still a chance for improvement. You don't wait until you're 4-8, or worse yet after a 6-10 season, to make a change, if you're interested in getting anything out of the actual 2015 season itself.

 

That gif of the woman giving the bird is hilarious

 

No way he is going to fire him after 3 games, even if he should. Just doesn't work that way.

 

If anything will happen itll be after the bye week.. Honestly i wouldnt be shocked if we win next week.. and then homers will say "see, you all *****ig last week about Philbin and how we are done, we are back in this with 12 more games, blahblahblah"

Philbin is the master of mediocrity, 8-8 he keeps the fans that want him gone pissed and the fans the support him, defending him again.

 

Please fire him.

 

I heard a snippet of his Philbin's press conference after the game and he seems to be in somewhat denial about this offensive line. I've lost faith in this guy going back to last season, and while I realize this was supposed to be a process....This is NFL football and quick turnarounds with franchises isn't something out of the ordinary. It's not like the NBA where a coach has four years to build a team from the ground up and then is evaluated. However this is Philbins fourth season here and we still suck. This coaching staff has not gotten the most out of the talent on this roster. In some cases players seem to have taken a step back.

 

If the team plays like this again next week, you've got to pull the trigger on the bye. You've got to do something to try and salvage the season.

 

Sadly, I agree. He's just too reserved, too laid back to lead players at this level.

 

I cannot remember ever seeing players not care like I did today. Just absolute zero effort. I can't imagine they can't see that up the chain.

 

Well hey Ross, at least the Dolphins are semi-relevant in a way. They're still trending on Twitter right now. Of course its for two reasons: 1. They're a laughingstock right now and 2. Miko Grimes got arrested outside the stadium.

 

Something like what, go on message boards and take advice from fans who are saying the exact opposite of what hey were saying before. Nah. Things are bad but it's still better toe the grownups make the decisions.

 

Peyton Manning must have saw this coming when he met Philbin and Ross during his free agency.

 

Hopefully, the Phins can get Sean Payton or someone of his stature should he be available soon.

 

If we fire him and turn it around, then that person likely drops the interim tag and becomes full time head coach. Anyone currently in the building you see this happening for? Anyone you want it to happen for?

 

Marino must have a ****ing ulcer after today.

If it were up to him he'd likely drown Philbin himself.

 

Actually, Piston, many of us have been unhappy with Philbin for quite some time. Did you forget the weekly "Are you happy" poll from last season? Philbin needs to go. The texam is not as bad as they are playing, and they are not so severely lacking in talent that we should have legitimate concerns of going 1-15.

 

I want to see how long Ross can wait. I am curious. Can he wait til the end of this year? Could he actually manage to wait right through next season? If we go 7-9 this year and 8-8 next year does he extend joe?

No one knows!

 

While I agree Ross won't fire him after three games. If Ross simply looks at the totality of the 51 games the Dolphins have played under Philbin and realizes that this team isn't getting better, but actually worse, he might decide to make a change sometime during the season.

He did fire Sparano during the season but he waited until much later in the season to do so. The problem is that I really don't see any assistant coaches who I would want to take over on an interim basis. This is just a bad coaching staff from top to bottom.

 

**** it make zach Thomas or Marino head coach. See if it sticks. If not bring in Malshun or someone innovative in the offseason


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As a fan since 1966, I have always stated I would die a Dolphin fan. Yet if this team finishes 7-9 this year and Philbin were to be retained as the head coach, I would seriously have to think about finding another team to root for.

That kind of stupidity by an owner wouldn't deserve the support of the fans. Fortunately I think even Ross would listen to Tannenbaum and fire Philbin if the Dolphins don't make the playoffs this year.

 

Malzahn is not the answer. Perhaps if you check the results for Auburn this year and last year, you will notice that the college teams they play have caught up to his offensive schemes. If he isn't having success in college anymore, there is no way his offensive schemes would work at the NFL level.

 

You are not funny.

 

"Any" KeyFin. He can't lead & hasn't led players at "any level."

 

yeah I agree with most of what everyone states here , I see another rebuild coming which it seems like we do every 3 or 4 years and that is gong to completely suck ...

Maybe we can convince Bill Cower to coming out of retirement , he would light a fire under everyone's butt in a hurry, but I doubt they we can get him or anyone else that is high profile , geez this sucks.

-I just wounder if i will see the day when the phins dominate the AFC again, they did it for about 20 years through the 70's and 80's and little bit in the 90's, than enter Tom Brady ... need i say more.

I hate to see what happens to us when we meet the pats , they have been dismantling teams...

 

Cowher is definitely not the answerr lol itll be Jimmy Johnson part 2. He is very comfortable being retired and his motivation to come out of retirement would be money, not building a championship team. Just like Jimmy.

 

Aside from Landry and a few others, just scrap the whole f'ing thing!!! They all suck!!

 

The season goes to London to play the Jets next week. If the Dolphins lose that one, Philbin might as well take a European vacation. His days will be numbered as Dolphins coach.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...lphins-bills-column-0928-20150927-column.html

 

Are you kidding me? Do you think this team today has a realistic shot at winning the division?? no I will answer that one for you. Do you think this team has a realistic shot at winning a wild-card spot?? Possibly but let's not kid ourselves we have been outcoached out schemed out intensified and out scored for the last four years. Our players are constantly ill prepared and underperform and let go the same players improve their game and even win championships when they look like crap here. The obvious issue is our coaching when you have a coach that has a sub 500 record after four years he needs to go Kevin Coyles defense has consistently going backwards wake is at the end of his career we have no middle linebackers are D line looks porous and our secondary is god awful our offense of line has one player worth keeping. Tom Brady wouldn't turn this team around.

So why not fire philbin.now put the players and staff on notice that they are auditioning for a new coach and a position on this team. Keeping him does nothing now let's get a year start on the coaching search!!

 

Philbin was Ross's pick for the job. It's going to be a long season and I doubt Philbin will resigned on his own.

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Lol. I am to me.


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i would have done it at half time.

 

Philbin brings people together.
Years on these boards and I can't remember when Dol-fan Dupree and I agreed on anything..... until now!
We are united at last on an issue.

 

Just hope that they still have hope. They are 1-2. Really hopeful for this year. But now may not be.

 

Maybe Harbuagh will have worn out his welcome in Michigan, by the time Ross pulls the trigger on Philbin.

 

Mark Dantonio is the best defensive mind in college football and has been for many years. He has all the qualities needed to coach an NFL team.

If Warren Buffet were to make Ross an offer he couldn't refuse and Mark Dantonio was given the head coaching and GM job there would actually be hope.

A top position in the draft wouldn't hurt either.

 

he already extended him.

 

Harbaugh hiring attempts I and II were probably our best chances at being good under Ross.

Although, I suspect Harbaugh would still be hungry if he came back to the NFL. Would want that ring.

Doesn't he have a long contract in Michigan though?

EDIT: 7 Year contract. Yeah, forget about Harbaugh.

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More. Extend him even more. To end these rumors of a hotseat and quell any thoughts the players have of getting rid of him by raising trouble in the lockeroom and media.


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