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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]...Please stop discussing it as a [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]possibility[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]-Sherman first met Joe Philbin in a teacher-student setting.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]-Sherman’s first full-time coaching job was as offensive line coach at Tulane in 1983, and he brought Philbin there as a graduate assistant. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]-They reunited again in 2003, when Sherman was the Packers’ head coach and he hired Philbin as assistant offensive line coach. [/FONT]It was Philbin’s first NFL job, and they worked together in Green Bay for three seasons.

Sherman has given Philbin his entire coaching career. Now, Philbin has his mentor working under him.

Do you think there is any possible way Philbin allows the Dolphins to fire Sherman while Philbin stays? Obviously not. It is the main thing that made me nervous about Sherman being hired. His relationship with Philbin meant there was no possible situation where Philbin or the Dolphins could fire Sherman.

Philbin and Sherman are a package deal. There IS no firing Sherman wile Philbin is in charge. Philbin will leave before he allows this to happen.

I really like Philbin, and think he will grow into a great head coach, but with Sherman attached to his hip our team is in a terrible, terrible position. Ross obviously likes Philbin, and it very well will take a shocking NFL report to have Philbin fired.

I am a diehard Dolphins fan, and love all of you fellow fans as family...thats why I write to you that logic dictates we all prepare our cornholes for AT LEAST another year of Sherman running this offense into the ground.
 
And how exactly do you know that Philbin will leave if Shermans fired? Pure assumption on your part.
 
Failbin sucks, but I agree with your point. No way he ditches his mentor.

And honestly, I think part of the offensive problem comes from Phlbin's philosophy. He is instructing Sherman not to run. Its something Sherman has alluded to in the past. That being said, our crappy RBs don't help the situation.
 
If they are both gone, I would have not problem with it. The offense is just flat out atrocious.
 
If Philbin fired Sherman it might restore some confidence in him as a leader / HC. However, I doubt he has the balls to fire his mentor. We'll see, but right now, I don't think he could man up to it..
 
Phin-Tastico said:
And how exactly do you know that Philbin will leave if Shermans fired? Pure assumption on your part.
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It's Philbin's call to fire Sherman, and given their history there is literally no way that happens. No way the team goes around Philbin to do so either (Ross barely knows what his own team is doing week to week).

Face it: While everyone is calling for Sherman to be fired, no one can come up with a real-life scenario in which Sherman somehow gets fired while Philbin stays. It's not possible.

Ross' vote of confidence for Philbin is, in essence, a vote of confidence for Sherman. It stinks, but is reality.
 
I want them both gone, and I said that last week too. Don't say that I'm just reacting from a loss.
 
SkapePhin said:
Failbin sucks, but I agree with your point. No way he ditches his mentor.

And honestly, I think part of the offensive problem comes from Phlbin's philosophy. He is instructing Sherman not to run. Its something Sherman has alluded to in the past. That being said, our crappy RBs don't help the situation.
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Interesting. Did not know that about Sherman being instructed by Philbin to pass more. Thank you for the info, Skape.

If that is the case, and both have a hand in the offensive play calling, then both should go immediately.
 
Well, whoever is deciding is bad. We run from ridiculous sets and outsmart each other. Run from base sets, establish something. We're not good enough to start out-fancying defenses...

But yeah, I don't see Philbin firing Sherman.

Sad part is if we finish below .500 (which is a real possiblity by at best splitting with the Jets, loosing to the Pats and probably again to the Bills in Buffalo in the cold and at Pitt) is there is probably a clean-house and then again we need to start over...
 
If philbin cannot grow a pair and do what is right for this football team by firing Shermin, then he should be set out by the curb with him.
Frankly, I am in favor for a complete over haul of this team. Ireland, Philbin, Shermin and Coyle all need to go.
I am not in a good mood right now.
 
I suspect that Philbin thinks Sherman is doing just a fantastic job, a very hand clap worthy job..
 
This staff is inept and lacks awareness and strategy. They are afraid and lack toughness and all of those poor qualities show up in our players. This staff is terrible. They are lucky to have won 5 games this year! The browns and Falcons were bad teams. The only good win was Indy. We squeaked by the chargers last week and we were a trap game for the Bengals and we luckily won that game because of defense. Not because of coaching it was players stepping up. We shouldn't be 5-6 with this team a decent coaching staff with toughness, passion , game awareness would be leading this team towards a playoff bye!
 
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