Because on one side of the ball we looked good beating the 6-win Vikings. Obviously.

Sorry...to be serious...Ensuring that we keep Lazor is all I got.

 

It will be good to see Lazor develop as a an OC. It will be good to see if Hickey and Philbin can have an even better offseason.

 

Um.. We get to read all of Dez's bat**** crazy posts Bout how this means "Championship" next season

 

If the argument is "to keep Lazor" then why not promote Lazor to HC. Keeping Philbin to keep Lazor seems a bit redundant.

 

Stephen Ross is stupid?

Honestly.... there isn't one other than that.

 

So they win what amounts to a meaningless game for him? Had they won against Baltimore, they would be playing a win and in game next week.

 

This is what I got...






































Sounds good, no?

 

If you can't see why Philbin is being retained then you might need to revisit why you ever thought he should be fired to begin with.

 

The locker room floor will be spotless

 

There weren't many other options, weren't going to get Harbaugh, and settling on some coach that was lower on their list (like Philbin was when they hired him) could just put Miami in the same mediocre place with a different coach for another 3 years?

So by keeping Philbin maybe: 1. They actually do well next year or 2. They probably don't, Philbin gets fired, and they get a TOP coach that they actually wanted in the first place. So...2015 might suck, but lead to a better 2016? I don't know... they fail year after year so I just expect this to end in disaster, but possibly lead to a better future.

 

One good thing I just mentioned in the other thread -

Since both Philbin and Hickey will have had 2 seasons together - If Miami fails in 2015 as fans we will almost be guaranteed a brand new regime. No hold overs, no lame ducks.

 

Those things are coincidental to Philbin being retained, they've got nothing to do with his performance as head coach.

 

That's what we should have had after last season though....

 

There isn't a sound, well constructed logical reason to keep Philbin. Ross is a total moron when it comes to football.

 

Stephen Ross is our owner. With him, you have to let him fail repeatedly and HOPE he learns his lesson.

 

Yes, but they settled for partial measures. I'd assume he wants the whole group to have some time to gel, rather than starting from scratch again...

 

As confident as you are in the thought that you think he should stay, you're awfully slow to give your "sound, well constructed argument" as to why... I'm sure we'd all love to hear it. We could all use a good laugh. I'm confident you wont though.

 

If they can't get a top head coach after this season, what makes you think they would be able to hire a top head coach after next season?

Personally I don't think Ross has any idea how to go about hiring a quality head coach. He probably realized that only mediocre head coaches are willing to work for him and since he already has a mediocre head coach he likes, he decided to just stick with Philbin.

My prediction for the 2015 season is 8-8 and the Dolphins will once again fail to make the playoffs. Ross will then reward Philbin with a new three year contract.

 

Clicked on this link expecting a 20 paragraph writing on why Philbin should be brought back. Instead no one has any good reasons to keep him.

 

Because everyone wants to keep Lazor as OC. the only way to keep Lazor as OC is to keep Philbin.

 

Thanks for for the offer/challenge but WADR that's a fool's errand. Save us both some time and just bump the anti-Ireland threads from this time last year. Then ask yourself how many of those errors can be erased in a single season...

If that's not enough study some tape like I do for several hours per week. Its not rocket science you just have to put the time in. Or you can stick with believing you know better than the pros and people with far more info than you have.

You say I'm confident but that's a lie. I have a very humble opinion on what goes on with the Dolphins. That's a far cry from those who instinctively call "idiot" anytime the team doesn't do what they want.

 

Lol. No one wants to waste their time, duh.

 

This team is basically f***** until Stephen Ross dies.

 

Youre right, I am certainly in the minority on the issue. I'm also in the minority when it comes to other things, like studying game film weekly. FTR I would shed zero tears if Philbin was fired. I mainly prefer he stay to complete Tannehill's development. If RT reaches his full potential in the next 2-3 years pretty much any HC will do.

 

Sleep it off bro. The sun will come up tomorrow.

 

You do realize that there are relatives of Philbin on this forum don't you? I imagine Piston Honda is probably one of those relatives and that is why he thinks Philbin is such a great HC.

Because no objection person could look at the coaching of Philbin over the past three years and come to any other conclusion than he is an average head coach. His record of 23-24 over the last three years is about as mediocre as it gets.

Some people are satisfied with mediocre and have no problem with the owner retaining a coach who isn't good enough to get his team in the playoffs, but at least wins half their games every year.

I assume these are the same individuals who were told by their parents when they were young that it was okay to bring home all C's on their report card. When being mediocre in your own life is acceptable, you certainly don't want to place higher expectations on others.

I guess my problem with Philbin and this entire team is that being average is just not acceptable to me. I don't mind a B game every now and then, but I expect A's for the vast majority of their games each season. To me C or below games are never acceptable.

 

I'm gonna preface this by saying I want Philbin gone as much as the next guy. But, maybe Ross is thinking if Philbin falls short next year, he'll just promote Lazor rather than hire someone from outside the organization? Maybe he wants to give Philbin one last chance (and honor the term of his contract) because he likes him, but sees Lazor as his potential successor long term? Honestly, that's all I can come up with. That, and he's (Ross) just a total freakin' moron.