Well, 2018 wasn’t a great season for the Miami Dolphins. I believe to most of us, a change was more than welcome, and the Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross did not disappoint. Apparently, he’s as displeased with the teams performance as we are, and change was a necessity. The Adam Gase era is now over, lasting only 3 seasons in Miami. The offensive minded coach was expected to bring the Dolphins to new heights, but instead it was new lows. The Dolphins offense finished the season ranked #31 of 32 teams in total yards per game at just under 299 yards per game. #26 in scoring at 19.9 PPG. At 7-9, the Dolphins ended up with a -114 point differential. It’s kind of amazing that we were 7-9 considering how awful and inept we were on both sides of the ball.
The good news – Not only is Adam Gase removed as HC, Dowell Loggains is gone as OC, and Matt Burke also gone as DC.
More good news – Mike Tannenbaum is demoted from VP of Football Operations, and GM Chris Grier now absorbs that title.
GM Chris Grier has already begun the search for a new Head Coach. Rumors are flying around, and it’s difficult to really believe a lot of what is said, so take caution in what you start to fall for. Is John Harbaugh really going to leave the Baltimore Ravens? Is Jim Harbaugh going to leave the college ranks and leave Michigan to break his back again working 20 hour days during the NFL season? Is foot-loving Rex Ryan going to land feet first in Miami? We don’t really know, but it sure is fun to speculate.
The thing that makes me most happy about this transition is Chris Grier is speaking music to my ears. He says he wants to build a team, not try for the quick fix. (Check!)
Grier says we will not be big spenders in Free Agency, especially on veteran players, it would only be on young players, and no overspending. (Check!)
Really, that’s all I can ask for. A plan that can bring the Miami Dolphins to a point where winning is sustainable and consistent. Of course, it’s just a plan, and as we know the plan still has to be executed, and executed well. Regardless, I’m happy, very happy with the entire philosophy. It’s precisely where I think this team should be heading.
As of the moment, we do know the Miami Dolphins have asked the Bears permission to interview their DC Vic Fangio. Fangio is a long time NFL defensive coach, since 1995, first with the Carolina Panthers, the Indianapolis Colts, The Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers and then of course the Chicago Bears. The Bears lead the NFL allowing only 17.7 PPG, astounding in this new era of high scoring affairs. Personnel always has something to do with it, and the Bears trading for Khalil Mack had a huge impact on the defense.
Other names that will be bandied about are Mike McCarthy, Bruce Arians, Urban Meyer, Eric Bieniemy, Mike Munchak, Rex Ryan and more . . .
When Chris Grier makes his decision, I hope that the Head Coach chosen share many of the same philosophies and visions for the team, and then are able to fill out their staff with qualified coordinators. I truly hope that ST’s coordinator Darren Rizzi is still part of our team. Special teams has been an excellent unit here, and that’s all due to Rizzi, so I hope he’s being considered.
Here’s to hoping that we finally got this right, and Dolphins fans everywhere can enjoy competitive football for many years to come. As I’ve said in other articles, taking a step or two backwards is a necessary part of rebuilding, and I’m willing to take those lumps. A 3-13 or 4-12 season will bring better things for 2020, when some serious QB talent is expected to be available. That doesn’t mean I think we shouldn’t take one this season, I definitely hope we do. Doesn’t have to be early, but we need competition at the QB position, so somewhere in this draft I hope we find it.
Happy New Year!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Hey Markey! Good to see ya!
Happy New Year everybody I hope all is well with you all…..!!!
Rex Ryan would be my choice our Defense would become a top Defense and if he brings a very good OC we would turn things around IMO….
Rex would make things FUN! I love his bravado that’s exactly what this team needs.
Haskins struggles with pocket presence. You watch this guy pre-snap and he does things you’d never see Tannehill do and he’s only a college qb. Watch how he points things out to his wr group or sets his protections. He’s already light years ahead of where our qb was and he’s not even in the NFL yet.
The guy never gets flustered either. People say he struggles under pressure but he doesn’t feel pressure. He moves on to the next play and that’s it. I’ve never seen this guy cave to pressure in a single game this season. Sure, he’s had some plays where he could have done better but I’ve seen him stand in there under pressure plenty of times and just deal.
The plus side is he’s got all the tools to work with from the arm strength to the I.Q. He’s going to be one of the better qb’s in the NFL for the next 12-15 yrs
I’m trying to think of ways to snag him this year. I think he’d definitely be worth a few years of thin drafts but we have so little capital and Arizona would probably want the highest hul ever.
Or…just Tank for Tu’a lol
Good luck Miami Dolphins! If you screw this up Chris Grier, there are plenty of fans and media who know better, just know that. LOL
Just remember… no Head Coach who won a Super Bowl ever won another one with another team. Not one!!!! If you believe in that sort of thing. 😉
You’re saying Marvin Lewis is a better fit than John Harbaugh
Just history, brotha!!! It’s never happened. It’s like “Ripley’s Believe It or Not! LOL
Hey markeyh, hope all is well.
Dwayne Haskins is 21 years old. What will he be in the NFL at 25? I think he can be a top 10 QB within the next 5 years. He’s not going to be easy to land. He would go top 5 this year if he declares.
Drew Lock has the size and arm, but man he reminds me of Jay Cutler. He even resembles him. LOL
I would take Lock at #13 if he was there. It’s not much different than Big Ben, Cutler, Mahomes or Watson being there around #10. It can happen. You never know!
Happy New Year all.. here’s hoping the HC is a quick search and sign.. I like Rizzi’s Passion, would it translate into a HC position ? Or would it wear out quick ala Harbaugh in yer face style.. I dunno but hope for a long term solution finally ….
Mike and Son : come live on my street and ya can throw snowballs at each other for 6 months if the year…. I won’t be home for next 2 weeks as we head to Cuba in 4 hrs.. hoping they have NFL Playoff coverage …
Go Phins 2019 !!!
I don’t think Rizzi is a psycho like Jim Harbaugh is. They are all fiery, but Rizzi is more grounded. I know he would be like we kept it same ole same ole, but I do think he’d be a good HC.
For me, I agree with some of the pundits, can you put together a quality staff? If we go young, we need someone who knows how to coach 53+.
2019 has no big aspirations. It’s a full blown transition year.
No Harbaughs!!
I believe Ross was convinced that we needed a hard reset, Gase was in a win now mode and that’s probably the reason they parted ways.
as for Tannenbaum being reassigned, that’s a less dramatic way of saying he’s been fired however he will still get paid for the next two years but his days of having any input into the future of this team are over.
if you’re hiring a head coach does it really matter who you hire? we will suck for the next 3 years. I believe Tannehill is also history.
i believe Miami ranks as the worst team to work for of all 8 nfl teams in need of a coach due to the fact that we have no QB and are openly saying we are in a reset mode.
for that reason Rizzi may get that job, he has a repore with the players and absolutely no pressure to win
Repore is your second glass of wine
Jizz for Rizz!
CALL ME THE ENEMY OF BIENEMY!!!
Current “hot” HC candidate Eric Bieniemy is all the rage now. But I’m NOT buying him.
TWO FACTS to ponder:
1) He has NEVER BEEN a head coach AT ANY LEVEL despite being 49 years old.
2) He’s the O-coordinator of the Chiefs BUT DOESN’T CALL ANY OF THE PLAYS!!
Sounds to me like a combination of Philbin and Gase.
I’d much rather have a candidate with ACTUAL HC EXPERIENCE either in the NFL or at a major college. And I’d much rather have a coordinator who has actually called plays!!
BRIAN FLORES, age 37, has actually called plays for New England’s defense.
There are several candidates out there who have HC experience (the Harbaughs and Munchak for instance). Others have been O-Coordinators or D-Coordinators and ACTUALLY CALLED PLAYS!
Bieniemy may be a really nice guy. But he lacks the qualifications I’m looking for.
OD,
I usually agree but Bieniemy is from a fantastic coaching tree and I’m not sure how much any of them called plays outside of Reid. I know Nagy never was a HC and Pederson only coached a HS team for 4 years. I think for any HC, it comes down to what coaches you can bring with you. More than anything else, I think winning takes great organization and teaching skills. Gase didn’t have either. Both Harbaughs do though.
Lol @ the coaching debates
Sorry guys. It you are lying to yourselves if you think there are any disqualifying characteristics of any predictable elements as to who will be successful or not
We can criticize this process and the candidates but this is one area where you just don’t know
I beleive change was necessary. I’m happy to see us make a change. I hope we make the right choice if the right choice is here to be made. But the one thing I know is that it would be stupid to stick with something that was not working – so the coaching change, whomever it is and as unpredictable as it is – is welcome. And if the next guy takes us down an path of losing, I’ll be ready for another change. And if the guy after him does the same, I’ll be ready for another change
And again and again and again until it works
No one should be lying to themselves. Getting it right isn’t easy. Trying sometimes means you fail but not trying at all guarantees it.
I wouldn’t worry about Bienemy coming here,
he is a top prospect and at this point Miami is one of the worst destinations a new HC would want to come too.
Rob – What did Gase do that makes you think he’s in “Win Now” mode? Also, If Ross wasn’t in “Win Now” mode, why wouldn’t Gase have followed the plan?
Ross said it at the press conference and that’s how we handled the roster with all the vets we added. I’ve been saying we were in a win now mode for the last 3 years even though we also added quite a bit of youth. It didn’t pan out.
I absolutely take Lock if he is there at 13. From what i have heard about Lock is he has Cutler talent but a more coach-able attitude and more mentally stable. They say his personality is more like Eli Manning, goofy, vocal on the field but pretty reserved off it.
Unless shit starts coming in on Haskins that slows his roll he will be the first QB taken. He is getting blown up around the journalist scouters. Im not sure i know what the real opinion of him is, but right now he seems to be on a real upswing. I think though there are about 4 candidates would out pick at 13 so im not having an issue with us having a quality QB option at 13. Is it kismet that our next QB could be drafted at 13………
Hey Rock, ya got your replacement for Denney at the senior bowl this year. Nick Moore from UGA. Just hope we have a coach by then to scout him lol.
If we hire “the next hot head coach” candidate, I’m gonna shiv somebody.
I’m pretty neutral as to who we hire for HC. I’m not stuck on a veteran who has been an NFL HC, and I’m OK with a rookie too.
Same here. Though I do think Miami is a good destination for a first time HC. No pressure to win right away and he can mold the team the way he wants to.
I’m trying to find scenarios by which we can maximize trade value, so as to have the ability to trade up in 2020. Best I can come up with? Trade Tannehill and another player to the team Adam Gase becomes HC for a 1st rounder. That other player? It would have to be either Reshad or Xavien. AND, the team Gase becomes HC of would have to have cap space to burn. We could actually come away with maybe more than a 1st for 2020.
But there’s no way I’m wanting to part ways with either Reshad or Xavien.
Just thinking aloud, y’all.
And then there’s this…
The Browns didn’t tank, they made one bad decision after another and were bad.
You don’t tank, you follow a plan of rebuilding, you compete and go from there.
Mike, it’s a fallacy that Tim Tebow lead the Bronco to the playoffs, they backed in and it was their defense and kicker that lead them. LOL
He did play well in the playoff win against PIT and then they got destroyed by the Pats.
The Ravens defense is what got them to the playoffs. Jackson has done some good things, but they didn’t get their on his arm that’s for sure.
Its not a fallacy, its fact. He might not have been solely to credit for it, and i dont think thats even debatable, but he was their QB and he did lead the team. I think people try to hard to either credit the guy for it or take it away from him and thats based upon their either like or dislike for him.
1-4 and headed for the basement to 8-8 and in the playoffs. They had a span of 6 games that they won….like Tannehill gets credited for, that they put together, and won 7 of 8 from the point Tebow took over. Again, im not crediting Tebow for these wins, they played from behind a lot and that was also partially on Tebow, but you cant call a spade a spade, and then turn around and call it a diamond when its your guys.
They lost their last 3 games of the season and backed in at 8-8. Not sure how that equals lead.
I don’t dislike Tebow, but he sucked as a passer.
D,
I totally agree with ya on Tim Tebow. He wasn’t the sole reason the Broncos made their playoff run, but he certainly didn’t hurt them, either. There is a certain ‘magic’ surrounding the guy, and he’s been known to be clutch.
I respect the MAN that Tebow is, but I certainly wouldn’t want him to be my QB, either. I can appreciate what he’s done, though! 😉
He’s magically out of the league. LOL
Tim Knight says:
January 3, 2019 at 3:44 pm
They lost their last 3 games of the season and backed in at 8-8. Not sure how that equals lead.
I don’t dislike Tebow, but he sucked as a passer.
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How did you back in if you started 1-4….. sounds to me you didnt have anywhere further to back into. Did we back into the playoffs in 2016?
No we won 9 of our last 10. Seriously, D? I think you’re sensitive about Tebow. You’re a Gators fan right?
LOL @ D
It was only a matter of time until you brought up Tannehill.
It was a reply to Mike about his Lamar Jackson comparison to Tebow. It has nothing to do with anyone else but those two. LOL
Mike E. says:
January 3, 2019 at 11:50 am
Rob – What did Gase do that makes you think he’s in “Win Now” mode? Also, If Ross wasn’t in “Win Now” mode, why wouldn’t Gase have followed the plan?
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Gase had final say on the 53 and would not give that ground up.
I think they were in a moderated win now because they were not signing any high ticket long term FAs, they wanted to clear the books by 2020.
Ross and Gase were on different sides of the fence or so i read.
Tim Knight says:
January 3, 2019 at 2:28 pm
The Browns didn’t tank, they made one bad decision after another and were bad.
You don’t tank, you follow a plan of rebuilding, you compete and go from there.
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you cant get quality picks unless you tank. mediocrity breeds mediocrity.
BS!!! You can find good players in any round. Happens all the time.
yes but you have a better chance with lower round picks, and also not signing top shelf FA’s will hurt winning, we will have a young team loaded with in experienced players. therefore we will lose.
I’m not against this plan i just think this is the reality of going in this direction.
That’s different. That’s not tanking, that’s rebuilding. Jimmy Johnson blew the team up in his first year and went 8-8. He still had Marino but he released most of the high-priced vets and went really young. I’m all for it.
Tim, i brought up Tanny to show you the discrepancy between how you credited Tanny for his run in games and how you discredited Tebow’s. Same position, same results, and you say one thing for one and another for the other. Its not a shot at Tanny its a comparison to show your bias.
If i wanted to bring up Tanny i would have pointed out the many reasons we should be glad the guy wont be here next year….i didnt do that. Im sad we are having to start over at QB, but the guy couldnt cut it.
See how defensive you are about Tanny….i mean you jumped right on that shit
You’re the one hung up on that. You do it all the time. Have at it, doesn’t bother me. 🙂
Sorry i hurted your feelings Timmy…. you can make statements as your please but i upset you when i say the word Tanny…. jesus dude you guys should fuck already.
Still going eh? So let me guess the Timmy thing is meant to bother me I guess. You know it’s not my name right?
I was just talking to a friend about music and a Tannehill discussion broke out. How does that keep happening? LOL
D, I think we’re moving on from Tannehill as well. He’s likely headed for journeyman/backup status. Wow look at how sensitive I am about it. You’ve got me all wrong, dude. LOL
if anyone doesnt think this team isn’t tanking, read this.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article223850050.html
Tanking is purposely trying to lose, not starting over with a new GM/Czar, HC, staff and players. It sure will be new and different and gives us a lot to talk about. Not that we didn’t talk about the status quo. LOL
Class…classss…STFU!
Tim Tebow took Denver to the playoffs because teams could not account for his Fullback style running ability, he beat us in Miami with it.
he was a huge part of their success and the man has won every where he’s been given a chance.
Except every year after that and out of the league.
I know who he is and that he replaced Patricia as DC this year, but I don’t know much about him. Not sure he’s going to become a HC this time around, but he’s starting that cycle.
Dude put Gronk in to win the game for us! He’s a Fin at heart already!
LOL
Belichick disciples have done notoriously poor in the NFL as HC’s. I’d stay away. Belichick is responsible for more than people think.
I’m with you Mike E and Tim about the next HC…..except NO HARBAUGHS
and no NE coaches!
Wow Alabama has 4 prospects projected to go 1st rd this year.
DT Quinnen Williams
OT Jonah Williams
FS Deionte Thompson
DT Raekwon Davis
My wife said it looked like Gronk let Drake score. It kinda does TBH, what was he thinking?
I posted yesterday, is anyone surprised Zac Taylor is being interviewed for HC positions?
I saw that he was being considered. I remember he was our QB’s coach during the bad Tannehill years. Let me rephrase that, the badder ones. lol
Yeah Mike Sherman’s son-in-law. Didn’t think he’d be a HC candidate at this time.
Desperate times
A little JT endorsement. That should mean something . . .
I know he would be viewed by some as not changing enough and he’d be another from within like Grier. But a few weeks ago there were discussions about how he’d be a good HC. I’d have no problem with him as our HC. He’s going to be a HC somewhere in the next few years either in the NFL or college.
I have no problem with Rizzi at all. I’m not going to be prejudiced just because he was here. He may have been more qualified than Gase
You know I’ve thought about that in the past. Gase had Rizzi helping him with clock management and dealing with refs on penalties.
All I see is positive things from former players about Rizzi
I just realized he’s been with them dolphins since 2010
Jizz for Rizz!
Yep! Players love the guy. Michael Thomas now with the Giants also thinks he’d be a great HC.
Imagine what it it takes to last through Sparano, Ireland, Philbin, Hickey, Tannenbaum and Gase
No one fires him?
Yeah and his STs units are consistently good even with constant changes at K and P. Grier has also remained through all of that. That speaks for itself.
The only qualification I care about in the next HC is that his team WINS. That I like his demeanor would be a bonus, but I can’t stand Belicheat for multlple reasons but I would overlook them all in a second if he brought a fist full of Superbowl rings to Miami!
Yeah that’s pretty much the main criteria. LOL
No
Personality is more important than winning
It makes me feel snuggly inside…
Alabama has three more that might go in the first. I actually dont think Thompson will go in the first, btu they have Irv Smith Jr, Trevon Diggs and Damien Harris that could all crack the first too.
Randy says:
January 3, 2019 at 12:23 pm
If we hire “the next hot head coach” candidate, I’m gonna shiv somebody.
Rockphin standing with Randy at the Fest 2020 and all the sudden he starts stabbing me repeatedly with a sharpened stick.
WTF? I say.
I warned you back in ’19. Stop crying.
Sleep little Rockphin….sleeeeep
Oh and im aware your name isnt Tim…. Timmy 🙂
Is someone talking up Lamar Jackson? LOL 58% completion, 6 TD, 3 Int
GOAT! LMAO!
They’re saying the 5-1 garbage, and led the Ravens to the playoffs.
Buttfumble went to TWO AFC Championship games. He must have been GOAT too.
And here you have it. Wow!
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/armando-salguero/article223850050.html
If anyone cant get past the paywall for the Hearld….just download the app. All the articles are there for free.
There could be more but I think to get some significant cap relief these players will not be back during the… REBUILD!!!!
I think anyone close to 30 years of age or older with a high price tag is out.
*I’m doing some rounding off give or take but it’s close.
Tannehill $13+M (dead cap $13+M)
Quinn $13M (dead cap $0)
Parker $9.3M (dead cap $0)
Branch $9M (dead cap $2M)
Alonso $8.3M (dead cap $3.5M)
Sitton $7M (dead cap $2M)
Amendola $6M (dead cap $0)
Kilgore $2.8M (dead cap $0)
Spence $2.5M (dead cap $0)
Larsen $2.3M (dead cap $400K)
Damn I made a mistake on Tannehill.
Tannehill $26.6M (dead cap $13.4M)
That’s over $65M in cap savings.
Looks like Wake will actually hit the open market. I doubt he takes the pay cut while “tanking”…..
Wake is a UFA and off the books in 2019. As is James.
Yeah….I just threw him in there as a “cut”…..because that’s what its gonna feel like when he signs elsewhere .
ER, I hope Wake goes to a team that wins the SB except for the Pats. 😉
Agreed. It’ll be bittersweet.
Wonder if he’ll want to coach after he’s done playing?
I don’t think he’ll coach. I thought I remembered him saying when his playing days are over he wants to do a lot of traveling and see the world. But who knows, maybe in the future.
And another one for Rizzi.
They are coming out in full support of him. It’s pretty crazy. Seems everyone hes worked with loves him. And the fact hes supposed to be demanding and have accountability is something too considering most “player coaches” are soft for discipline and accountability.
Hope he gets a legitimate shot at this thing. Not like there will be any pressure to win.
GO RIZZI
Go FINS
Hired by Sparano in 2010, retained by Philbin and Gase. Players love him. That speaks volumes.
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Zach Thomas BELONGS in the HOF!!!
Garbage
Yes he does.
I still want Rex. Won’t take long for the D to get better and I believe he has the team in the AFC Championship in 3 yrs. Who has the coaching tree and connections he has? Who is Rizzi bringing in ad OC & DC. He probably keeps Burke.
Being around as long as Rizzi has been now I’m sure he has plenty of connections around the league. What he can’t hire an OC and DC like others can? Who does Rex hire, his brother as DC and some guy with big feet as OC? LOL
Yeah. He’s got Burke and Joseph for DC
I don’t think he’d hire either.
I also think Rizzi was just as guilty of being part of the “win now” crew as anyone. Thanks, but, no thanks. I don’t want another head coach who leaves wasted, undeveloped, underdeveloped talent standing on the sidelines.
You couldn’t be more wrong. The guy has worked with rookie kickers and punters and return men and got a lot out of all of them. He also knows who’s good in other phases of STs. I’ll take the word of players and people who have been around him over you. I hope he gets the job just to annoy you. LOL
That said, I think it’s 50/50 he gets the job.
How do you know I’m wrong?
I watched the games and his STs units perform on a high level – KR and PR for TDs, blocked punts, FGs, Xpts (returned for a score), solid coverage, getting the most out of rookie kickers and punters. Why are you trying to bring the guy down when he deserves none of that? I guarantee you if you sat down with coaches and players who have been around him they would call you clueless.
He fault of the moves made which I think you are suggesting falls under “win now” philosophy falls squarely in exeutives wihin the FO
Certainly not a ST coach
You don’t have to spread he blame and imply guilt by association
He’s got no control over the moves made
His job was to win now
I heard on the radio that Jason La Canfora is reporting Mike McCarthy might sit out 2019.
DEAR FUCKING GOD NO! NO REX BLOW HARD RYAN!
FOR THE RECORD… JLC (Jason La Canfora) is the source saying that Antonio Brown requested a trade. Coach Mike Tomlin has vehemently stated that report as BULL$#!T.
Seriously, I can’t believe that JLC still has a job. He’s fallen down the ladder, and still won’t quit with his fake reporting. And if you don’t believe me alone, ask our friend Dbolt what he thinks of JLC.
The rift within PIT and Brown is coming from everywhere. I can’t escape it. LOL
JLC is consistently full of shit
You are not alone in that opinion
If you scroll down his timeline on any of his posts you will see people dragging his reputation through the mud
Him guessing abiut 70% off what he says is wrong
I agree but it’s not just him about Brown’s antics. It’s everywhere.
Rhode Island Rams! Go RAMS!
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Ahem… the so-called ‘captain’ of our ship couldn’t handle alpha-male personalities. I think somebody here owes me an apology. But, hey… NEVER question the captain when he’s acting a fool. SMH
No one really owes anyone an apology for disagreeing
Sometimes we are right and sometimes we are wrong
It happens
I also think Gase struggled with personalities fwiw
On the subject of Bienemmy, I’m excited to watch his career
It’s weird when you associate a name with a player
I remember watching him at Colorado and wants no to draft him…lol
He didn’t do so well In The nfl as a player as I recall
But he will be fun to watch and root for when he’s a coach – provided he doesn’t go to a rival
I still FULLY support and agree with dumping Suh which was a horrible terrible franchise crippling mistake and letting Landry walk was a sound financial decision. He is not worth #1 money.
If we didn’t sign Suh, what would have been different?
Just money. We weren’t much better because of him.
HERE is a list of all the Dolphins head coaches who have won playoff games:
1) DON SHULA (previously was HC of the Baltimore Colts).
2) JIMMY JOHNSON (previously was HC of the Dallas Cowboys).
3) DAVE WANNSTEDT (previously was HC of the Chicago Bears).
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HERE is a list of all the Dolphins head coaches with no prior NFL HC
experience but still managed to win a playoff game as HC of Miami:
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GOT THAT, DOLPHIN FANS?????
Here’s a list of 2 guys on the list than have no reason being on the same list with the other one
Jimmy Johnson
Dave Wannstedt
We’ve had one great coach in our history and another one that was great somewhere else
The third win was just friends with the right people but was far from great
Really considering the success of our coaches as a whole, the argument that prior experience is a must is undermined, don’t you think?
I think league wide it is undetermined. As many first time guys have had success as retreads. Man-o-man, I bet Philly is really kicking themselves for hiring first time coach Doug Pederson huh?
KEEP IN MIND that roughly 10 or so interim or regular head coaches of this franchise have risen to the position of head coach of the Dolphins. AND NONE OF THEM have ever won a playoff game during the 53 year history of the MIAMI DOLPHINS.
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Your honor, I rest my case!
PS: PIGGY, I never said Johnson or Wannstedt were great coaches. All I said was that they won playoff games.
THE JUDGE RULES: “Irrelevant, Mr. Fernandez. The jury will disregard those comments!”
It’s a just random fact
You can’t be both the judge and the advocate
That’s a conflict of interest OD
Better recuse yourself and let some one else determine what’s relevant
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WAKE ME UP, PIGGY, when you can give me the name of a Dolphins’ head coach who has won a playoff game without prior HC experience. Until then, I win!
Rizzi has been with Miami for years. He ain’t got connections.
I’ll take Rex over him any day.
M
Just to clarify…..my garbage comment was at Zach not making it, not your comment. LOL
I read it the way you intended
I’m sure he did too….but just in case.
I KNOW what ya meant, my good Brother! 🙂
OD, but many first time HCs in the league have won playoff games and super bowls. You think Miami has something to do with that not happening?
Being in between Disney World and Key West causes a gravitational rift which requires an experienced savy coach to overcome in the postseason
LMAO!!!!
I have to admit I feel the same way about Rizzi becoming our HC as I did with Dan Campbell. But Rizzi has been a coach a lot longer and has HC experience even if at a small college.
I like Rizz! 🙂
Jizz for Rizz?
I’m not jizzin for him, I prefer other turn-ons for that. LOL
Let’s hope “jizz for Rizz”doesn’t catch on bc it’s disgusting
It won’t
Rizzi’s ST’s performed at a high level. Really? How’d those last two punts against the Bills by Haack work out?
So you want Rizzi for HC and Dan Campbell for OC? Who’s the DC? An assistant like the LB coach from Chicago or the DB coach from Minnesota? or the DL guy from Philly or the jest?
Rex Ryan is the DC
Just bc I want to see the collective head of the blog explode
Campbell won’t be our HC, I meant the year we hired Gase when he was our interim HC when Philbin was fired. I wanted Campbell to get the job. He was no nonsense and well respected. I hope Campbell gets a HC job though.
Bookman
Are you suggesting the phrase “Jizz for Rizz”isn’t what brought you here today?
Lol
I’m going to see if I can make it trend in twitter if you guys keep doubting it
Tim,
Joseph & Burke is all he’s got. Unless he brings in his DC from Rhode Island. Lmao
I don’t th8nk you have to k ow some one to hire them as a coordinator
We will end up with another Dowell Loggains if connections were that important
Gee, I was told that’s what coaches usually do; hire guys they’ve worked with.
And one guess who told me that. His name rhymes with Rim Tight
The Flying Pig says:
January 3, 2019 at 7:34 pm
No one really owes anyone an apology for disagreeing…
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Alright, that’s cool. I agree, too.
But just for the record, Phelon attacked me time and again for questioning Adam Gase’s decision making. Turns out I was right, and quite obviously, Steve Ross felt the same way as I did.
I’m all good with disagreeing, but dammit, pay the piper when you’re WRONG after an attack.
By the way, I’ve never doubted Phelon as a good man… I actually think VERY highly of Phelon, truth be told. If my man Son vets someone as a good dude, he’s good by me, too.
I’m just busting everyone’s chops a little
But I’m under the impression Phelon wasn’t a huge fan of Gase fwiw
All good, bud!
You fuckers are hilarious!
I think we need to get Randy to shank Miko and FAT Rex! 😉
My new company won’t let me sign into wordpress So I stuck reading the board with no way to laugh at ya’ll all day!
The blog. LMAO!!!!
Pig,
Actually, your sense of humor DID bring me here 😉
Glad I could oink 🐷
Hey, while they’re at it, why not interview Burke too since they’re interviewing guys from a losing staff
as soon as teams stop scoring on him they will schedule that interview
Name one guy on the list of head coaching candidates that would be a better choice than Rex Ryan.
Don’t just say “no”. Which one of them is a better choice and why?
I don’t know who is officially on the list
Buffalo quit on him after only 2 seasons. I’ll take anybody else with their foot in the door….
Rizzi over Lou… beep beep and beep beep yeah!!!! LOL
The reason I like Rizzi is I think he’d be more involved in all phases of the game. Field position and clock is what he does. Let the OC and DC do their thing and go from there. Football isn’t that complicated. Let leaders lead and let players play. The best unit on our team for many years has been STs. John Harbaugh was a ST’s coach.
If it’s right in front of you go for it! If Rizzi is horrible we’re in the midst of a rebuild anyway. The way it seems is we won’t be relevant until 2021. I see no way Rizzi is horrible. It’s always about players and talent anyway.
Testing
Are we REALLY going to go with another 1st timer AGAIN?! Seriously?!
We’ve been down this road before and it’s never turned out well.
And Rizzi? Fools gold.
I’d give Rizzi two seasons before he loses it because he’ll be out of his league. He’s a good special teams coach but he’s nowhere near ready
Lou,
Your comments make no sense. Fat Ryan was a loser too. 61-66 and two winning seasons in his 8 year career. Those were the first two seasons with a stacked and older roster. His win now philosophy is the exact opposite of what we are trying here. I can’t think of a worst idea than giving this guy a third chance to show Dolphins what average is. We already know too well.
It’s not like Ryan has the strongest connections. His DC was his brother and his DB coach was Ed Reed the last year at Buffalo. That’s the definition of unable to find coaches who want to follow you.
LOL……….. say it ain’t so……… LOL
If Rex becomes our HC I know I have razor blades. LOL
Who, out of everyone else they’re interviewing, is a better choice:
Bieniemy
Flores
Fangio
Richard
Rizzi
Munchak
Yeah, let’s keep the great tradition of mediocrity going in Miami!!!
That is what you want with Rexy? I’m confused
That’s what everyone else wants with another 1st timer
Rex has sucked at two stops. Why would we need to see it a third time?
Everyone was a first timer……There are examples of them being successful. I feel like this was just discussed.
The team needs someone they won’t question. When you have a 1st timer in there and they start 2nd guessing they smell blood.
Just like Rex in Buffalo??
Bieniemy is a better choice in my eyes. Here’s some successful Reid proteges;
John Harbaugh
Matt Nagy
Doug Pederson
Ron Riviera
Reid has a huge coaching tree and just like with QBs, his proteges seem to gain something being around the dude. Some have failed but I’d rather go with someone who knows an explosive offense over someone with a defensive background and knows explosive foot odor.
Bieniemy doesn’t call the plays. So here we go again
TIM,PIGGY, Etc. –I was, to use a Piggy phrase, just busting people’s chops a bit RE: NFL HC experience. THAT SAID, I DO BELIEVE that having previous experience as either a major college HC or experience as an NFL HC is more likely, over the long haul, to produce a candidate who can get your favorite team to the promised land. YES, raw rookie coaches have, infrequently, had immediate success as a HC in the NFL. But, the odds are against it.
In Miami’s case, every playoff game Miami has won in their 53 year history has been won by an HC with prior pro experience as a HC. And, while I have NOT researched this issue, I would guess that in the majority of cases, the winning coach in an NFL playoff game HAD PRIOR EXPERIENCE as a head coach either at a major college OR at another NFL franchise before he won his first NFL playoff game. I believe this to be true for those playoff games played since the 2 leagues merged in 1970.
ROSS’s decisions to hire HC’s with no prior HC experience has gone against the history of the sport. Perhaps he thinks he can hire these guys with no prior HC experience FOR LESS MONEY than he can hire those with prior HC experience. If that’s what he believes, than, indeed, he probably can hire those guys for less money on average. But if he really is willing to “spend what it takes to bring the best coach to Miami,” he’s going to have to prove that to me. Prior owners Joe Robbie and Wayne Hiuzenga really had to open their wallets to sign Don Shula and Jimmy Johnson to lengthy deals. I haven’t heard the exact salaries that Ross has paid HIS head coaches, but I’m guessing NONE of them got salaries that would put them near the top of the NFL list of head coaching salaries.
IMHO, Ross needs to factor in prior HC experience to a greater degree than he has in the past IF HE TRULY DOES WANT TO WIN A SUPER BOWL. On the other hand, if he just wants to hire another guy with NO HC EXPERIENCE, that will tell me he just wants someone who can get him another 2 years down the road before he sells the Dolphins soon after they host the 2021 Super Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. Putting on a successful Super Bowl will make the franchise worth MORE THAN IT IS NOW. Why spend top bucks for a coach if you’re NOT going to own the team for more than a couple years?
I get it
It’s a good argument
Experience matters
But I’m just watching right now. I don’t have a favorite horse in the race.
Doesn’t matter who gets the job. They will be bashed on here. LOL
Now it’s serious
Mike Pouncey and Damien Williams have come out in support of Rizzi on instagram as well
All jokes aside, Rex makes it about himself, which might be good for a year or two, but wears thin on the team and everyone else soon after that. He has coached 2 of the 4 teams in the division, so our opponents know what to expect, and the last six years of his coaching, were more or less able to stop it/him. He brings nothing dynamic at this point, was not getting top notch assistants and has no real legacy in the league. My opinion, we would basically end up .500 during his tenure- we’ve been able to do that without him, so I don’t see that he brings anything we can’t accomplish without him. But I am not saying that I know any of the other names being mentioned would do better, as I have no way of knowing.
Pete Carroll was an arrogant asshole. He went 6-10 with the Jets in his only season. He went 10-6 w/NE in his first season followed by 9-7 and 8-8.
When he came back to the NFL he was 7-9 his first two seasons in Seattle. His first season at USC, after leaving NE, he was 6-6.
I’d be willing to take a chance on Rex. He’s got the experience and he’s been in the AFC Championship twice. Yeah, he was a bit of an idiot when he was a coach with the Jets but when you’re in NY you get a lot of exposure. Miami, not so much. He’s out of the limelight in Miami. It’s not the market NY is and, who knows, maybe the guy settled down some since then.
All I know is we’ve had success with the guys who had NFL head coaching experience and we haven’t had any with 1st timers. Success leaves clues. If not Rex then go after Mike Smith or someone else who was an NFL head coach before. I’m finished with 1st timers.
LOL @ “…I’d rather go with someone who knows an explosive offense over someone with a defensive background and knows explosive foot odor…”
Whatever candidate they bring in better share Grier’s vision on how and what type of team to build. You would think Rizzi has a bit of an advantage. Or he may be completely on the other side of the coin…..
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Izzsay whizzat? nizzo yizzou izzain’t
Rizzi whiz the Dolphins Coach t’mizzove izzout the wizzay.
No one here can possibly really comprehend what any of the coaches can do for our team. It’s not as easy as defining a position player, the HC relies on so many things to be successful, including the GM, his coordinators, and then of course the talent on the roster. I believe Rizzi is a guy the players will play for, and believe in. If he can bring in good coordinators, which is basically the same issue for any of the candidates, I think he can be successful here. He knows our roster better than anyone else coming in, knows our strengths, weaknesses. That has to count for something.
No one here can possibly really comprehend what any of my 7:13 post says. TIFI
He’s a good special teams coach. That’s all. If he doesn’t have a great group, especially at OC and DC, he’s going to get overwhelmed and then the shit will hit the fan just like it did with Gase.
And, personally, I don’t care that he knows the roster. Still needs to be able to do the job as a head coach. A lot of 1st timers who didn’t make it said the same thing. They weren’t prepared for all the things they had to do as a head coach. If Rizzi has to do too much I don’t think he’s going to last too long and I’m just not into changing coaches again in another 3 years
Sonny – “Double Dutch Bus”
As a head coach, Rizzi was 15-14 at New Haven and 3-9 with Rhode Island. Stellar.