Coach Joe Philbin’s stamp on Miami Dolphins evident — even as he deals with loss of f

[datruth55]

Joe Philbin, the coach, is part taskmaster, part pot-stirrer.

On Tuesday, the Dolphins missed both.

Philbin is away from the team for a few days, grieving the death of his father, Paul, who died last week. But life for the Miami Dolphins went on as usual Tuesday. Meetings were held. Practice was crisp.

And yet ...

“We miss his voice,” wide receiver Mike Wallace said.

Added defensive tackle Jared Odrick: “[And] probably the guilt trip for appreciation.”

See, Philbin is a bit of a wisenheimer behind closed doors. He also has more appreciation for time than a Swiss watchmaker.

Rarely a week goes by that he doesn’t tell reporters that practice ended early — presumably a sign of efficiency in his mind.

But he lets his players know about it, too. When Philbin tells them they’re getting out a meeting early, he will shrug his shoulders and turn his palms to the ceiling — expecting applause, Odrick said.

Dolphins defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle has been filling in until Philbin returns Wednesday night. Fittingly, he begged for kudos when he ended a meeting early Tuesday.

“Palms up right away,” Odrick said with a chuckle. “It’s different not having [Philbin] here, but at the same time, we have so many guys and so many coaches that have been around the league and know what it takes to win and know what it takes to win the day, and I think we did that [Tuesday].”

Philbin has a reputation for being a bit buttoned down, and rightfully so. Odrick said Philbin gets on players for even having their shoelaces untied — a sign that their focus and preparation isn’t where it should be.

But Wallace takes credit for pulling Philbin out of his shell. The two celebrated demonstratively on the sidelines at least twice in the Dolphins’ win at Jacksonville two weeks back.

“Every now and then, we might get him to say a couple of things out of his character,” Wallace said. “If we get a little ‘hell’ or anything, we’re fired up. Any type of profanity, it’s good.”

And although he’s not a big yeller at practice, Philbin will get his point across with a understated sharp tongue.

“He’s a sharp guy,” Odrick said. “He can come at you at different angles, very subtly.”

Coyle will be the one delivering those barbs until Philbin gets back into town. Before leaving for home, Philbin laid out a plan for the two days he will be gone, and Coyle has acted as a sort of interim head coach in his place.

“I relayed his message to the players in the meeting this morning,” Coyle said. “Although he’s not here physically, they know exactly what Joe’s approach to this game is and what reflections he had on last week’s game. He’ll be back here soon with us, and we’ll just continue to move forward.”

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I'll just post this right here since the Philbin haters would probably choose to ignore it.

 

[TKAllDay]

Pretty cool insight on " the principal "

 

[roy_miami]

Philbin is an old school coach with the right philosophy on how to win in the 21st century. This is a well coached team, and if we're patient the results will come. This is a promise.

 

[Geforce]

This can't be right. I thought Philbin does nothing as a head coach and Coyle and Lazor are the ones running the show.

Coyle will be the one delivering those barbs until Philbin gets back into town. Before leaving for home, Philbin laid out a plan for the two days he will be gone, and Coyle has acted as a sort of interim head coach in his place.

“I relayed his message to the players in the meeting this morning,” Coyle said. “Although he’s not here physically, they know exactly what Joe’s approach to this game is and what reflections he had on last week’s game. He’ll be back here soon with us, and we’ll just continue to move forward.”

Coyle wasn’t sure if Philbin would watch footage of Tuesday’s practice but did say the two would speak later in the day, when Philbin would deliver marching orders for Wednesday.

Through Coyle, Philbin told his team Tuesday “to build on what we did a week ago.”

“I think everybody misses Joe,” Colledge said. “Joe’s part of what we’re doing here every single day, and he’s a big part of the success we’re having. But he’s taking care of something that’s much more important than football so he’s instilled in this coaching staff and these players what we expect out of a week of work.”

 

[datruth55]

Not surprised there are only 3 comments in here with Philbin haters thinking they know what Philbin does or doesn't do.

 

[rent this space]

Not surprised there are only 3 comments in here with Philbin haters thinking they know what Philbin does or doesn't do.

Wait a minute- you're saying they talk out of their ass without having a clue what's going on? When did this start happening on Finheaven?

 

[Zounds]

Philbin has definitely grown as a head coach. Just like player development, coaches can also develop and become better at what they do. Some of the loud and feisty coaches in the NFL can command respect from players, which is short lived, but Philbin has earned his respect from his players/staff and I think that style of coaching has more of a lasting effect. If he can continue to show this team has improved under him and Hickey, and with the continued development of Tannehill, I don't think there is even a remote possibility he would be fired.

 

[gofins60]

Not surprised there are only 3 comments in here with Philbin haters thinking they know what Philbin does or doesn't do.

Well, I know that this team would not be playing as well as they are if Philbin had not been forced to fire Sherman and the OL Coach (I forget his name). IMO, Lazor and Benton have made a bigger impact on this team than anything Philbin has done. If his assistants can keep this team rolling along, then maybe I can learn to accept Philbin.

 

[Zounds]

Well, I know that this team would not be playing as well as they are if Philbin had not been forced to fire Sherman and the OL Coach (I forget his name). IMO, Lazor and Benton have made a bigger impact on this team than anything Philbin has done. If his assistants can keep this team rolling along, then maybe I can learn to accept Philbin.

If he's a bad coach for hiring Sherman, then you have to say he's a good coach for hiring Lazor and Benton. You have to at least give him credit for hiring the right people and filing out a good staff.

 

[datruth55]

Well, I know that this team would not be playing as well as they are if Philbin had not been forced to fire Sherman and the OL Coach (I forget his name). IMO, Lazor and Benton have made a bigger impact on this team than anything Philbin has done. If his assistants can keep this team rolling along, then maybe I can learn to accept Philbin.

Somehow everyone knows Philbin was forced to fire Sherman...except me. And Benton was hired before Turner was fired...but we shouldn't give Philbin any credit for hiring Benton or Lazor, even though both had options to go to other teams.

 

[phins_4_ever]

If he's a bad coach for hiring Sherman, then you have to say he's a good coach for hiring Lazor and Benton. You have to at least give him credit for hiring the right people and filing out a good staff.

A good leader hires the right people to do their jobs.

 

[datruth55]

Wait a minute- you're saying they talk out of their ass without having a clue what's going on? When did this start happening on Finheaven?

lol...yeah and the weekly game thread should be titled "Hyperbole thread week 10" cause every play is either an indication we're going to the super bowl or why this team couldn't beat a high school team.

 

[roy_miami]

lol...yeah and the weekly game thread should be titled "Hyperbole thread week 10" cause every play is either an indication we're going to the super bowl or why this team couldn't beat a high school team.

Those threads will rot your brain. Here's a sign the team is turning a corner: i don't participate in those during the game (mostly because I DVR the game and watch on a delay) but I used to get a kick out of reading those threads after a win, especially a convincing win because at some point people would be screaming FIRE THIS IDIOT!! Or CUT Tannehill, he sucks!!! It used to be funny, but now its just sad.

Miko was talking about a sourpuss fan at the game who just sat there with his arms crossed all game, still complaining about things while we're up 37-0. I don't know if she actually said it or just thought it but she was like will you shut the **** up and just enjoy the game!!! I just booked a flight to go see the Ravens game, I pray to **** I get sat next to a Miko type rather than one of these worry-wart complainers.

 

[whizafriz]

As long as Philbin can keep that killer instinct in tough games, I can trust in the guy. With the offense finally getting downloaded into players heads, and Tannehill taking perhaps his biggest leaps in his development so far, I think Philbin will increasingly trust his O more and more, and we may see less "play-not-to-lose" from him and more "lets see what my offense and my QB can do in this situation." The trust is growing.

 

[where's th'fish]

What I like about Philbin is his willingness to change and learn from his mistakes. I'm talking about gameday management here. A lot of other coaches are stubborn and set in their ways and even if they make a horrible mistake they'll come right back and do it again. Philbin is flexible that way.