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The Dolphins fell to 7-6 today after losing the Ravens today. The Dolphins were up 10 and the Ravens had a 1st with about two minutes left and they had to go 98 yards for a touchdown, after that it was all downhill for Miami.
It has gotten to the point where I think it is time for the Dolphins to move on from Joe Philbin, here is every reason why:
1 What is Joe?
What is Joe? Does he have an identity? What is to be expected from a Joe Philbin team? This team isn’t great running the ball, passing the ball, on special teams, defense, what does Joe add to the roster? Joe Philbin has had three years to build his roster, what is special about it? Joe Philbin has a .500 record with a roster that has the talent to be a lot better. He is constantly average.
2 He loves time outs
Specifically, Joe used all of his timeouts against the ravens while it was a one possession game and there was about three minutes left. That is very poor game management. Add in the Lions and Packers games and it is clear Joe Philbin gets “queasy” near the end of a game and starts to panic,timeouts are very important when it comes to winning close games, something Joe Philbin can’t do.
3 Joe Philbin’s teams can’t close out a game.
Heart breakers like the Lions, Packer, and Broncos are unacceptable as a third year coach. In his three years as a head coach, Joe Philbin is 11 and 13 in games decided by ten points or less. That stat tells us more than his 22-23 record can. The Dolphins can’t win close games, that is on the head coach.
4 “We play the best players”
Over his three years as the coach, it has seemed like Joe Philbin hated rookies and rarely made a change to the starting lineup. In 2012, Joe refused to let Lamar Miller take snaps behind Reggie bush, instead they thought that Daniel Thomas with his 3.6 yards a carry and a long of 20 could get the Job done. In 2013 Philbin decided Jamar Taylor, Will Davis, and Michael Thomas weren’t as good as Nolan Carroll who was average at best. In 2014 Philbin thought that Ellerbe was a better play than Jelani Jenkins, who has a good shot at the probowl. He also thought that Brandon Gibson was better than Jarvis Landry who didn’t get his chance until Gibson got hurt.
5 The Dolphins refuse to have a balanced offense
In 2012 the Dolphins were 23rd in passing play percentage at 55.19%. Since then the Dolphins were #3 last year and are currently 13th in passing plays per game this year. Out of the 24 playoff teams in 2012 and 2013, 8 have been in the top 13 in pass play percentage. The key to being a successful football team is running the ball, whether it is Mike Sherman or Bill Lazor, a Joe Philbin football team is unable to establish a running game, even with Daniel Thomas, Lamar Miller, and Ryan Tannehill averaging atleast 4 yards a carry. When the Dolphins were 26th in pass play attempts, Reggie Bush averaged 4.3 yards per carry. Over the last two years as the starter, Lamar has averaged 4.4 yards a carry. The Dolphins are better at running the ball but still refuse to run the ball as much, a very head scratching decision by the coaching staff.
6 Joe Philbin can’t motivate a football team
Mike Wallace said that the team had to try harder this year. Philbin can’t light a fire under his team. He has a very dull approach to the game, a team plays with the attitude of their coach. While there aren’t stats to prove just how true this is,just watch the game. This team is always flat to start games. The Dolphins have never been higher than 23rd in first half points under Philbin. Now that Bill Lazor is involved the offense is third in second half points, still lacking to put together a complete game on offense.
7 He also hasn’t been able to show he if he can outsmart other coaches
Over the last three years, only one team has finished in the bottom six in fourth down conversions atleast twice. In fact, the team has been in the bottom six all three years and that is the Miami Dolphins. Two different OCs, one head coach. Some teams have switched OCs atleast once, still didn’t finish in the bottom six more than once. Philbin is unable to give his team that one play it needs to either ice a game or keep a drive going. Philbin hasn’t proven he can pull out a trick play or two while catching the other coach sleeping.
8 He can’t defend his starting QB
After the Dolphins started one and two, Philbin started an unneeded QB controversy. After two bad games from Tannehill, he has been on fire all season. Philbin and others seemed to give up on a QB in a new system. Since then, Tannehill has been on fire and is the only reason why Philbin has kept his job this time. Philbin has never done Tannehill no favors, no receivers in 2012. Once he got okay wide receivers, offensive lines of all time in 2013 along with one of the worst gameplans I have ever seen including the “GO-Go” special. In 2014, Philbin seemed to lose faith in Tannehill just for it to come back and blow up in his face.
9 Too many mistakes on defense
The Dolphins have made many very dumb mistakes on defense, while this is very much Kevin Coyle’s fault, Joe has to step in at some point and change something. Phillip Wheeler covering tightends on the two yard line, Cam Wake and Oliver Vernon covering running backs and tight ends, Dolphins DBs playing off of every receiver by about ten years, or the defensive unable to make a stop under two minutes because of prevent defense. Joe Philbin needs to see these things and make a change. He is unable to diagnose issues and address them.
10 Losing record in December
In the month of Decemember, Philbin is 5-6 in the Month of December, the most important month of the season. To make it worse, the Dolphins are 1-3 in the last two weeks of the season. A good coach needs to win big games. The teams the Dolphins played in those four games have a combined record of 32-32. Philbin was unable to beat average teams when it mattered the most.
After each loss, Joe Philbin would say something along the lines of “We have to do better as a team.” When is your team finally going to play better, Joe? I think most fans are tired of waiting, especially with a roster that seems to be consistently underachieving. With his third season almost complete, at best Joe Philbin will be .500 at best when it is all said and done. You don’t survive as a .500 coach in the NFL and I believe it is time for the Dolphins to move on.
http://cover32.com/dolphins/2014/12/08/20-reasons-the-dolphins-should-fire-joe-philbin/
http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/teams/miami_dolphins/40
It has gotten to the point where I think it is time for the Dolphins to move on from Joe Philbin, here is every reason why:
1 What is Joe?
What is Joe? Does he have an identity? What is to be expected from a Joe Philbin team? This team isn’t great running the ball, passing the ball, on special teams, defense, what does Joe add to the roster? Joe Philbin has had three years to build his roster, what is special about it? Joe Philbin has a .500 record with a roster that has the talent to be a lot better. He is constantly average.
2 He loves time outs
Specifically, Joe used all of his timeouts against the ravens while it was a one possession game and there was about three minutes left. That is very poor game management. Add in the Lions and Packers games and it is clear Joe Philbin gets “queasy” near the end of a game and starts to panic,timeouts are very important when it comes to winning close games, something Joe Philbin can’t do.
3 Joe Philbin’s teams can’t close out a game.
Heart breakers like the Lions, Packer, and Broncos are unacceptable as a third year coach. In his three years as a head coach, Joe Philbin is 11 and 13 in games decided by ten points or less. That stat tells us more than his 22-23 record can. The Dolphins can’t win close games, that is on the head coach.
4 “We play the best players”
Over his three years as the coach, it has seemed like Joe Philbin hated rookies and rarely made a change to the starting lineup. In 2012, Joe refused to let Lamar Miller take snaps behind Reggie bush, instead they thought that Daniel Thomas with his 3.6 yards a carry and a long of 20 could get the Job done. In 2013 Philbin decided Jamar Taylor, Will Davis, and Michael Thomas weren’t as good as Nolan Carroll who was average at best. In 2014 Philbin thought that Ellerbe was a better play than Jelani Jenkins, who has a good shot at the probowl. He also thought that Brandon Gibson was better than Jarvis Landry who didn’t get his chance until Gibson got hurt.
5 The Dolphins refuse to have a balanced offense
In 2012 the Dolphins were 23rd in passing play percentage at 55.19%. Since then the Dolphins were #3 last year and are currently 13th in passing plays per game this year. Out of the 24 playoff teams in 2012 and 2013, 8 have been in the top 13 in pass play percentage. The key to being a successful football team is running the ball, whether it is Mike Sherman or Bill Lazor, a Joe Philbin football team is unable to establish a running game, even with Daniel Thomas, Lamar Miller, and Ryan Tannehill averaging atleast 4 yards a carry. When the Dolphins were 26th in pass play attempts, Reggie Bush averaged 4.3 yards per carry. Over the last two years as the starter, Lamar has averaged 4.4 yards a carry. The Dolphins are better at running the ball but still refuse to run the ball as much, a very head scratching decision by the coaching staff.
6 Joe Philbin can’t motivate a football team
Mike Wallace said that the team had to try harder this year. Philbin can’t light a fire under his team. He has a very dull approach to the game, a team plays with the attitude of their coach. While there aren’t stats to prove just how true this is,just watch the game. This team is always flat to start games. The Dolphins have never been higher than 23rd in first half points under Philbin. Now that Bill Lazor is involved the offense is third in second half points, still lacking to put together a complete game on offense.
7 He also hasn’t been able to show he if he can outsmart other coaches
Over the last three years, only one team has finished in the bottom six in fourth down conversions atleast twice. In fact, the team has been in the bottom six all three years and that is the Miami Dolphins. Two different OCs, one head coach. Some teams have switched OCs atleast once, still didn’t finish in the bottom six more than once. Philbin is unable to give his team that one play it needs to either ice a game or keep a drive going. Philbin hasn’t proven he can pull out a trick play or two while catching the other coach sleeping.
8 He can’t defend his starting QB
After the Dolphins started one and two, Philbin started an unneeded QB controversy. After two bad games from Tannehill, he has been on fire all season. Philbin and others seemed to give up on a QB in a new system. Since then, Tannehill has been on fire and is the only reason why Philbin has kept his job this time. Philbin has never done Tannehill no favors, no receivers in 2012. Once he got okay wide receivers, offensive lines of all time in 2013 along with one of the worst gameplans I have ever seen including the “GO-Go” special. In 2014, Philbin seemed to lose faith in Tannehill just for it to come back and blow up in his face.
9 Too many mistakes on defense
The Dolphins have made many very dumb mistakes on defense, while this is very much Kevin Coyle’s fault, Joe has to step in at some point and change something. Phillip Wheeler covering tightends on the two yard line, Cam Wake and Oliver Vernon covering running backs and tight ends, Dolphins DBs playing off of every receiver by about ten years, or the defensive unable to make a stop under two minutes because of prevent defense. Joe Philbin needs to see these things and make a change. He is unable to diagnose issues and address them.
10 Losing record in December
In the month of Decemember, Philbin is 5-6 in the Month of December, the most important month of the season. To make it worse, the Dolphins are 1-3 in the last two weeks of the season. A good coach needs to win big games. The teams the Dolphins played in those four games have a combined record of 32-32. Philbin was unable to beat average teams when it mattered the most.
After each loss, Joe Philbin would say something along the lines of “We have to do better as a team.” When is your team finally going to play better, Joe? I think most fans are tired of waiting, especially with a roster that seems to be consistently underachieving. With his third season almost complete, at best Joe Philbin will be .500 at best when it is all said and done. You don’t survive as a .500 coach in the NFL and I believe it is time for the Dolphins to move on.
http://cover32.com/dolphins/2014/12/08/20-reasons-the-dolphins-should-fire-joe-philbin/
http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/teams/miami_dolphins/40
