Tom Coughlin for President?
Hue Jackson – Right on brother!
Sean Payton for a 2nd RD pick? Mike Shanahan? Adam Gase? Tom Coughlin? Dan Campbell? Bill Belichick for Suh, Landry, Parker and Tannehill? Hue Jackson? Mike Shula? Teryl Austin? Mike Smith?
Who will be the next head Coach of the Miami Dolphins?
Out of all the options above, and there are sure to be other options in the near future, I actually have 2 favorites from that bunch.
If we’re going with the short term stopgap, and a HC who will give us respectability immediately, and as part of the package, grooms our next HC in Dan Campbell, I’m all for Tom Coughlin. Coughlin is a well respected HC and person in the NFL. Once a fierce disciplinarian type coach, being a military man, Coughlin was a no nonsense man. As HC of the NYG, he felt like he was losing his team, and changed his approach to a more friendlier relationship with his players, and the team responded and went to the Super Bowl and won. Is 70 years old too old? I say hell no! I’ve seen great managers in baseball like Jim Leyland, Jack McKeon succeed in their 70’s, and heck, Ronald Reagan was 70 when he was elected President, and he did a fantastic job running our country.
I like Dan Campbell, but I just don’t think he’s ready to run a team yet. Too many things he’s deficient in, but what a truly great guy to learn from Tom Coughlin would be. A true professional, a winner. Of course, nothing has been documented that Coughlin and or Cambell would agree to this set up, but it seems legitimate to me, and I like it.
If we’re looking for a long term (hopefully), I like Hue Jackson. (I would like Mike Shula too, but as so far, he hasn’t been mentioned as a coach we’re interested in) Jackson wasn’t given a fair shot with the Raiders, he went 8-8, and was fired. Incidentally, Hue’s OC in OAK was Al Saunders, the guy we brought in to “help” our offense after Philbin was fired. Jackson has done good things as OC for the Bengals. Dalton is playing his best football of his career this year, and most believe that is credit due to Hue Jackson. Bengals fans are actually crying for Dalton to play in the playoffs when they clearly all know Dalton is 0-4 in the playoffs.
- Friday January 8th Update! *
Yesterday, the Dolphins interviewed Bears Offensive Coordinator Adam Gase. Supposedly it was a long, thorough interview. That means this week, the Dolphins have interviewed Mike Shanahan, Mike Smith, Teryl Austin and Anthony Lynn. Dan Campbell will make his case today, and Doug Marrone and Hue Jackson will follow this weekend.
Finsmob Unleashed 
steveccnv says:
January 9, 2016 at 11:22 pm
That play changed the game though. The Cin RB got hurt and it fired up the Bengals.
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Steve,
That’s a good point. You’re right, he game definitely changed after that one play.
Bengals can’t beat the cheats without Dalton, but maybe he’s back next week.
I love all the fighting and dirty play in this game
I do too
SB7,
The play where Bernard got laid out. That was 4th down, wasn’t it?
Doh! (palm to face) no it was a fumble. nvmd, alcohol is my friend
I thought it was a fumble on 4th down.
It was a 3rd down play
Wow
What a play by AJ green
Biggie going back in the game?
fuck. I don’t think Cincy can beat the Pets
Huge 2 pter coming here
wow. what a play. leaves the steelers with plenty of time though for a FG. Steelers better not try to win this game with Jones. ugh…awful call for 2 pt conversion
Let’s see how the DBS play on this final Pitt drive…lol
Dumb playcall for the 2 point conversion
game over
Burfict
Had a great game
Dumb announcer even questioning whether he was down
I wonder if there’s a Rock-gal in the stands saying Stand the (*)&() up!
what a fucking tool running off the field like that. how about acting like you have done it before.
Burfict is an ass but he is a hell of a player and having a hell of a game
He was an ass on college
He was an ass at draft time
It costs him $
He would have been a 1st round pick if he wasn’t a such a jerk
No doubt
lol, are you fucking kidding me?! This game is like an M. Night. Shamalan movie.
steveccnv says:
January 9, 2016 at 11:32 pm
Huge 2 pter coming here
most women prefer them to the small 1pter that comes
Doh
how do you fumble in that situation? You’re only job there is to not fumble. That’s it. You’re in FG range.
know what, i really dont care who wins, but serves cincy right for that idiot fool running off the field like that. now time for him to get burned for a big play
Kong:,
I think Cincy is a much more talented team than Pittsburgh
With Dalton healthy
Pitt would go to Denver. I’d rather see KC go to NE instead of Cincy.
Cincy may have the most talented roster in the league
Cincy just stinks in the playoffs. I think if Cincy goes to NE, they’ll get killed. If Dalton is back, they may stay in the game. KC has been excellent on the road and won 11 straight. JMO.
Burfict was an ass all game
But he was more professional than Nantz or Simms were in talking about him all game
That is a great catch from the RB position.
That may have been a game saving tackle
lol. run the ball on the 3rd and long with time running out.
Of course, I think KC may beat Denver too, so even if Cincy goes to NE and gets killed, NE may still have to face KC.
This second half has been fantastic.
Oh boy
wow
perfect for the refs to put themselves in the decision of this game. they have sucked all season long
Cincy may be without Birfect next game now too
love watching a football game and then the refs deciding the outcome. i mean who doesnt watch games for the refs
Burfict may now have just cost the Bengals the game. That was stupid
dumb dumb dumb
And dumber
look how cute the refs are, i am buying me one of those uniforms
holy shit. Cincy deserves to lose this.
Who says character doesn’t count
It was the 3 players I mentioned above that cost them the game
Hill
Burfict
Jones
Holy shit
Wise Pig
I still haven’t seen what caused the second foul
with this lewis is losing his job. it is one thing to lose with your starting qb out, it is a whole other with your team out of control
Look at the players the bengals have brought in
They are pieces of shit
ffr, the refs didn’t decide this. Cincy’s stupidity did. (at least on the Brown hit) I still haven’t seen what caused the second
Rinse repeat, that 2 pter…
CavalierKong says:
January 9, 2016 at 11:52 pm
I still haven’t seen what caused the second foul
the refs hadnt have enough tv coverage
Lewis could get fired for another playoff loss. One in which he couldn’t control his players
That second penalty is BS. he didn’t push the ref
changed my mind ffr. The refs made it a chip shot. It should have been a long fg. That 2nd penalty was wrong. The refs needed to hold the flag there.
kong
i disagree. that hit was not bad enough to change the outcome of the game. but it isnt a surprise the refs have made themselves a part of the game this year. it is getting really hard to watch football with the officiating
You may disagree with the rule but it was a flagarent foul that will get called every time by every crew. He’ll probably get a suspension.
2nd call was BS and I agree with you on that.
If you think the refs aided in this Pit win, just wait a week and you’ll see more in one game than you’ve ever seen before. (NE)
CavalierKong says:
January 9, 2016 at 11:54 pm
That second penalty is BS. he didn’t push the ref
like i said, the refs have sucked this year, they really have made them a part of the outcome of games this year. it is getting sickening
I am glad I stayed up for this it was memorable
I almost changed half way through the 3rd. Really glad I didn’t.
Lol @ bengals fan crying in the stands
I know that feeling
I just get all green and angry
steve
as of now, dont have any interest in watching the National reFeree League
I am glad with the outcome. I think the Bengals are thugs
To blame the refs is rediculous in a game where the players played like idiots
yeah. you keep saddling Marvin Lewis with this roster of misfit toys and what do you expect, especially not against the refs with the Steelers involved.
kong
problem with the rule is it is up to the refs judgement. just as easily could have called it on the hit on the bengals rb and given the bengals a shot a a fg.
you just dont call that to change the outcome of a game. and it isnt like this hasnt been going on all year with the refs making themselves a part of the outcome of a game. it is getting like the nba. to hard to watch
We don’t know all that happened there
CavalierKong says:
January 9, 2016 at 11:59 pm
I almost changed half way through the 3rd. Really glad I didn’t.
i kind of wish i had. i dont stay up to watch the refs
alright looking forward to a new blog about the Tannefixer
Ken says:
January 10, 2016 at 12:03 am
We don’t know all that happened there
??????? were you not watching the game
We don’t know if words were exchanged in conjunction with his actions it could have been a combination of things that resulted in the penalty
ffr,
There is no judgement in that call. If you hit a defenseless receiver in the head, you’ll draw the flag. There are a lot of rules that judgement comes into play and I agree, it makes it too easy to manipulate. That play wasn’t even remotely close. He lowered his shoulder and clearly hit him right in the head. Every ref in every crew would have called that, he’ll get suspended, and he should be.
I agree with this 100 percent. This was not about the refs but about the players
kong
yet it wasnt called against the steelers when it was just as obvious. it is a judgement call, it is what it is. and when a judgement call changes the outcome of a game that is horrendous. but hey, some people enjoy watching the refs in a game, most of that do are cheats fans but some like it
Alright I going to turn in. Peace
ken,
i wasnt talking about the extra bonus refs tv time call to effect the outcome of the game, i was talking about the initial call
Burfict wearing his WWOVD bracelet.
LMAO
ffr,
Bernard had turned to face the opponent and taken a step. When it happened, I personally thought it was really close and could have been called either way, but by the definition he wasn’t defenseless so I didn’t have a problem with the no call.
You’re right that determining “defenseless” is a little more ambiguous but there was zero ambiguity in the Brown hit. He was without question defenseless. Birfect cost his team the game with that play. It would have been a travesty if the refs didn’t throw the flag on that play.
kong
dont get me wrong here. i dont care. i didnt really care who won this game. and even was hoping pitt would come back and win after that fool ran off the field after his int. i hate show boaters. but i really didnt want to watch the refs decide who won the game. like i said just getting sick of the refs making themselves part of the outcome of a game.
there used to be a rule for catching a ball, now the refs have that so confusing only they know when they will call something a catch. i dont think that is on accident
kong,
the play didnt make the pass incomplete. calling that changed the outcome of the game. that is wrong. and it is still a judgement call, it was a refs decision that decided the game. who wnts to watch that shit.
ffr,
We agree on the rules being too confusing and the refs impacting games too much. I really only disagree on that one play. The refs had to throw the flag there, but they proved your point with the second flag IMO.
ffr,
Who cares whether it impacted whether or not he caught the ball? If he’d gone up and punched him in the face or cleated him in the face after he fell, but the ball was uncatchable, should the refs not throw a flag? It’s not like they made the rule up on the spot, lol.
If Burfict doesn’t be stupid and take a shot at a guy who obviously missed the catch, then there’s no Jones penalty. I didn’t like the Jones call, but it doesn’t happen if Burfict doesn’t try to cleave Brown’s head from his neck and bring on the quickening.
There can be only one
I hate the refs too and definitely think something needs to give on that front. In this game though…
In this game, Cincy had the ball and just needed a FG to win. Stupid play by the player and really a stupid call by Lewis. They were close enough to waste lots of time, TOs, and still get an easy FG. Birflict and Jones are way too experineced to be doing that kind of stuff, so they deserved the flags. Im glad NE plays the Chiefs as well.
Go Chiefs!!
It all started with the Cincy RB fumbling when a FG seals it. His only job was to hold onto the ball, smh.
Yep. Just fall forward 3 times and finish the game.
kong
here, let me make this easy regarding the call. it is the worst call ever if NE wins next week. if NE loses next week it is the best call a ref ever made.
I think the chiefs are the team to beat this year. They have been rolling since game 6 and don’t seem to be letting up at all. Denver has a killer defense though so that should be an interesting match.
Oh and really liked the Highlander reference BTW, one of my fav movies
He thinks he finally gets it — certainly more than when he made his first head coaching hire in Philbin.
Back then, he was relying on outsiders such as Carl Peterson, the former Chiefs general manager and Ross’ former football confidant.
Now, Ross believes he’s learned from his mistakes.
“I felt much more comfortable,” he said of this search. “I wasn’t relying upon third parties. I had a better idea of what I wanted.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/football/dolphins-ignore-safe-route-and-hire-another-rookie/np2XM/
For all our sake I hope he gets it now
So the rumor is that Opie is going to bring in Vance Joseph as his defensive coordinator
If this is true I already do not like the direction the franchise is going
I thought it was strange how Tenenbaum said Opie would have final say over the final 53
Grier and Tannenbaum will have the power to add players to the roster and Opie will be able to cut them
I think he has a lot of say on if we even get them.
The Flying Pig says:
January 9, 2016 at 11:57 pm
Lol @ bengals fan crying in the stands
Hey pig there’s absolutely nothing wrong with a good cathartic cry in the stands
LOL
Im not sure about the hire yet, but Im pretty happy with the way they’ve done it since. Gase has total control of his destiny. His vision will be the one implemented/ He doesn’t have Ireland taking a front seat, or Tannabaum, Ross, Grier,etc.
While I wanted an experienced coach, I don’t think Gase needs an older staff. I definitely want to see where this will go. There is no way his staff is worse than Philbin’s was so Im at least a little encouraged already.
There is no way his staff is worse than Philbin’s was so Im at least a little encouraged already.
New age, this is purely conjecture on your part. ABSOLUTELY the staff could be worse than Philben’s! All you have is hope that it will not be.
True, we will find out soon!
After reading the comments, I’m almost sorry I fell asleep and missed the 2nd half of the game last night. I guess I’ll check out NFLN or ESPN to see the video of what happened since no one posted it here for me to watch. Do I have to do everything for myself????????? 😉
Bengal IMPLOSION!!!!!!
Herd, I was glued to my seat in the 4th. Really awful game in many aspects but fun to watch.
Opie was the last of the candidates interviewed or discussed on here that I wanted. Or betters stated, I DID NOT WANT. I think this as a terrible mistake (again) by a clueless owner and awful front office led by doofus Tannenbum. There is nothing I can do about it but hope I am wrong and they got it right. As of now I hate this move.
I hated it and the reasoning behind it but Tannehill does hold the keys for the quickest turnaround and best chance for overall roster improvement. So, getting the guy with the best odds at making Tanny better is solid. I think Hue is a stud but if he really wanted to go to SF, then it sucks but oh well.
Thanks to Rock and Cav for the kind words.
Hope you guys don’t mind if I biotch a second. Get a call from my half-sister last night who hated my Dad and never for a second considered flying in for the service.
No real talk about Dad passing other than what it means to her. She aggressively insists that she wants to live in either his home or the 2nd place in NYC.
How close where they?………he sold the one in NYC over two years ago.
Dealing with family can be worst part of a passing. I know I have family I really don’t care to see again and that’s sad. Her disrespect to your father can’t help her position on these matters.
Unfortunately that happens more than anyone would like it too!
If she is aggressively insisting she wants to live in the NYC pad…I’d tell her that’s a fine idea. Good Luck with buying it from whoever he sold it to. Like they say, you can’t choose your family.
LOL Herd…..I should have said, “I’m going to turn over all his interest in the NYC place to you.” And left it at that.
btw — I get she hated Dad, but she didn’t come to the service of our saintly Mom either. The one that spent years trying to help her.
What a crazy, bizarre finish to the game last night. Steelers had 3 TO’s, and the Bengals had the ball in FG range at the 26. How do you fumble there? I almost feel like they should have taken a knee 3 times, exhausted the Steelers TO’s, and then with less than a minute, you kick a FG, take a 4 point lead, and then make the Steelers drive for a TD with about 50 seconds. Those penalties were crazy too. The hit on Brown 100% merited a flag. It couldn’t have been more deserving. The ball was gone at that point, and that was a dangerous cheap shot. The Adam Jones hitting Porter, why was Porter on the field, and why isn’t that a penalty on the Steelers? Whatevs, the Bengals deserved it.
I see all these articles on Opie “fixing” Tannehill and I find the ridiculous. “Did you see what he did with Jay Cutler? He turned him around in one year.” Ahem…bull fucking shit. Opie had shown NO, none, nada ability to improve quarterback play. What improved with Cutler? His percentange wend down from 66% TO 64% his yards per game went down, his TD’s went down, his yds per play went down,etc, His only “improvement” was his interceptions went down. Bid deal. Tannehill really didn’t have a problem with interceptions per se. Opie worked with Manning for two years before that. I guess he is responsible for the great QB play there as well……..
That’s not really fair and doesn’t tell the whole story either. Cutler’s average per pass went up, ints down, sacks down, and fumbles down. Is this all because of Gase? Im sure it isn’t but Cutler seemed to think he helped and Cutler knows more than us. Peyton did have his best years under Gase. That’s just a fact. He helped Tebow too. Our level of knowledge and research is paltry compared to what Tannenbaum did.
Mando said that Philbin did not support Tannehill. So, if Gase does nothing else but give Tannehill a better support system, some pointers, and more attention(definitely since he’s the playcaller), I think Tannehill already is in a better place.
Stanger
That’s unfortunate. I found out 1st hand when my mom passed how ugly family can get. I really do love my sister, but what she and my aunt did when my mom passed was inexcusable. They had decided to get into my mom’s house while i was at work on a Saturday, and start dividing up almost everything. It was so ugly, and frustrating. How dare they do that! I was angry about it, and it still bothers me, but it’s not something I was going to let divide the family over, but it was inappropriate and selfish.
Jon – Sounds like she deserves nothing, or at least the bare minimum, make sure that’s how it turns out.
Sounds like they are related to my brother and sister. Not surprisingly, I was named executor. You will be really shocked, but over all the calls with my parents friends over the last days I heard “golden child” many times. My response — “easy to be that given the competition……..the bar was set low.”
I wonder if you being named executor had something to do with it. My mom made my wife the executor. Maybe that’s it. Ouch on the bar set low. You’re a good man Jon, you are a Golden Child.
Executor or not…..they knew I would be in control of whatever happens after he passed. And you’d have to know my bro and sis on the “Ouch.” If the family hadn’t supported them they’d be asking for your change in the street.
Rock
Are you Nostradamus?
You already have your pitchfork and torch out and Gase isn’t even in town yet!
I am going to wait for SOMETHING to happen before I either cheer or boo!
Have fun though!
just sour grapes wyoming. he was the one candidate I was dead set against. IMO he has done nothing to inspire hope or show he has even a modicum of ability as a HC.
“His” offense last year was 21st in yards, 23rd in points, 11th in rushing yards and 23rd in passing yards. WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!
His greatest claim to “fame” was working with Tebow to bring him to a playoff game. (Tebow was still an AWFUL quarterback) and “fixing” Cutler…..(had 8 less ints this year than the year before, but pretty much everything else didn’t see much improvement)
I don’t think he will be the answer here. I hope I’m wrong.
I’m sorry to hear that about your half sister. It really is awful but seems to happen so often in these type situations. In my own family, my grandfather left the family when my dad was 13. (in 1946) and my dad who was the oldest dropped out of school and got a job to support his mom and 4 brothers and 1 sister. He became head of the household at 14 and put all 5 of his siblings through college. (never having the opportunity to finish school himself until his 40’s & 50’s while raising 7 of his own.) Well, he reconciled with his dad back in the 80’s and kept in touch with him. His siblings found out and all disowned him for it and wouldn’t talk to him because he was a ‘traitor to the family for forgiving his father and moving on. Grand Dad died with a little over 2 million in the bank. His brothers got together and hired a lawyer to take the inheritance and screw my dad.
They all got screwed though because Pops had a living will with his common law girlfriend of 20 years that had “right of survival” so something like that, basically the money all went to his girlfriend until she died a few years later and then some distant “family member’ of hers from Italy swooped in before any of our family heard she had passed and took the money. (the best part, or worst part, whichever was his girlfriend was a war orphan from WW2 and had NO family.
I cannot give you advise on how to handle your half sister but I am not surprised at all by her attitude. ME first.
Rock — that the money didn’t go to your family at all is unfortunate, but sound like your Pops new who it should go to.
In my case my Dad set things up rock solid. He made the major things and left the details in stone and left the rest of the details to me, which is why I got a call from my sister for the first time in a very long while (had tried before every so often but never got an answer).
Stanger:
My condolences to you and yes family is all messed up when some one passes. It gets ugly. Unfortunately I know all too well
Thanks Ken. Fortunately for me everything was set up to the point where I just have to say “No.” He set up the shortly after like his life.
Other side of this is I’m going to be spending a lot of time in CT in the upcoming months. Hope we can get together.
Gase needs to fix the entire team and put in place an offense that makes sense. We have talent on offense, we need to utilize it and not fuck around with dumbass play calling.
Stanger, it’s amazing what brings out selfish in people.
‘New age, this is purely conjecture on your part.’
you mean like you already calling him opie and throwing him under the bus. listen, i have every faith that the miami dolphins will still be a fucked up organization but at least i will wait and see and not toss out a guy on the job for two days.
Stanger
I’m sorry to hear about your father
Thanks Jordi. Key thing is he was ready to go and he told me that. So none of us should feel sad…..that’s what I keep telling myself at least.
stanger
just tell you sister the place in NYC is gone but you know about a nice basement in lutz that is available.
LOL — pretty sure you’d prefer Ken.
And I’m sorry to all of you for making this board about me.
Don’t we have a new HC?
in minn it is -5 but feels like -24. that is dumb, then it is -24 how does it feel like one thing but is another.
‘no no honey, i know it feels like i am screwing you but trust me this is called a church service’
Watching the game last night albeit the bengals imploded
I think at some level the real story is how bad and one sided the officiating was
And the tv booth was horrible about amazing it
That shazier hit on Bernard was all helmet to helme and should have given the bengals a 15 yard penalty
Instead everyone was consumed with the defenseless receiver rule
I don’t know who the guy they call in to explain the rules are mid game – but he is an idiot
And so are Simms and Nantz
I was screaming at my tv (and I don’t care who wins) who cares if he was a defensless receiver
You can’t use the crown of your helmet to hit the other guy
What a horrible call by the officials and the tv booth in discussing it as well
It went over their head
Why do you have an expert former official in call if he sucks
I was actually embarrassed for the broadcast
Then the officiating got worse after the burfict hit
Joey porter and asst coach ran in the field and broke about a half dozen rules in doing so – but no flag
But pac man jones gets penalized
If they would have called a penalty on porter
The steelers go back to where they started before he burfict personal foul and the game continues without that kind of contraversy
Instead they call something in the bengals and double the penalty yardage
The personal foul in burfict was in the money
But missing every the steelers did is an atrocity
It’s shameful
How can the game be officiated in such a one sided manner
I’m really not impressed with the NFL
Wow that mango article is very interesting. I didn’t know philbin hated tanny that much.
What do you mean?
stangerx says:
January 10, 2016 at 12:24 pm
LOL — pretty sure you’d prefer Ken.
And I’m sorry to all of you for making this board about me.
well shy should today be any different.
(and stfu, with your gay apology. this board is always about anyone of us at trying times)
touching words……at least in ffr-speak 🙂
piggy
pretty much how i felt after last night game. the officiating this year has been horrendous at best. in both college and pro. with the rules getting more subject to the refs opinion it just isnt getting fun to watch when the refs can so easily effect the outcome of a game. like they did last night.
Stanger
When my dad passed he was definately ready as well
And I knew it was coming
In fact my dad even waited for me to be visiting for the weekend to die
My mom likes to say he knew I would be responsible to handle all the funeral arrangements and bs and therefore let go when I was visiting
I like to say “arghhhhhh why do I always get stuck with this stuff ”
I know it’s sad to lose a parent
And I miss my dad all the time
I wonder what he would do when I’m confronted with a problem
It’s part of my problem solving process
But knowing some one was ready is worth a lot
Now is a good time to focus on the positive things
Thanks my Pig — My Dad’s voice is my mind all the time. I like to say I was both “loved and forged” by him. To put that in perspective I was talking to his secretary of like 28 years a few days ago and when something cam up said, “I got some of Mom in me to.” She immediately replied “Thank God.” And yeah we both love him.
Stanger let me know when you are up this way and let me know if there is anything I can do for you
Nothing you can do other than pop a few……will let you know.