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How many wins for Philbin to keep his job?

playoffs, we could be 6-10 and make the playoffs and hed probably stick around
 
I would hope 9 wins and playoffs would be the minimum, but listening to Ross when he talks about him, I think he'll settle for 8 as long as we don't lose the last 2 games with the playoffs on the line again.
 
10 wins, or 9 wins + a competitive playoff appearance.

Otherwise, he is burnt toast and Ross is making very aggressive overtures to Harbaugh, Cowher, and Gruden.
 
I tend to agree with everyone on here. Playoffs or at least a winning record or he's gone.. Malzahn and Harbaugh are two very intriguing options..
 
Tannenballs said:
I tend to agree with everyone on here. Playoffs or at least a winning record or he's gone.. Malzahn and Harbaugh are two very intriguing options..
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I don't think Ross is bright enough to go after Malzahn.

He'll go after the guy from Michigan. I was thinking he might take another swing at Cowher too, now that Marino is on board.
 
J. David Wannyheimer said:
I don't think Ross is bright enough to go after Malzahn.

He'll go after the guy from Michigan. I was thinking he might take another swing at Cowher too, now that Marino is on board.
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That's unfortunate because he's the best coaching prospect in some time. Gruden is connected to every job college or pro that ever opens up but his act gets old after a few years.
 
Philbin will be fine. We'll pull 8-9 easy; 10 or 11 is more likely.

Quote me, save this, carve it in your forehead; whatever you need to do to remember. If (won't happen) we somehow tank it and Philbin is fired, I will denounce my Dolfandom if by somehow in the firey pits of Hades we hire Jim "walking heart disease" Harbough.

Though, I'm not worried. Jim Harbough sucks. When Crapernick ****s the bed this year and possibly sustains injury from running around with his head cut off, Mr Heart Attack will have no choice but to force the hand of Plain Gabbert. People will begin to lose all credibility when they realize the only reason Jim amounted to anything was b/c of the offensive weapons he inherited from Mike Nolan (F. Gore, V. Davis) and the defense he was gifted from Mike Singletary.
 
Sons of Shula said:
Philbin will be fine. We'll pull 8-9 easy; 10 or 11 is more likely.

Quote me, save this, carve it your forehead; whatever you need to do to remember. If (won't happen) we somehow tank it and Philbin is fired, I will denounce my fandom if by somehow in the firey pits of Hades we hire Jim "walking heart disease" Harbough.

Though, I'm not worried. Jim Harbough sucks. When Crapernick ****s the bed this year and possibly sustains injury from running around with his head cut off, Mr Heart Attack will have no choice but to force the hand of Plain Gabbert. People will begin to lose all credibility when they realize the only reason Jim amounted to anything was b/c of the offensive weapons he inherited from Mike Nolan (F. Gore, V. Davis) and the defense he was gifted from Mike Singletary.
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The back 7 of the defense is a huge question mark, as is Philbin. I honestly think he is a terrible head coach. What is he good at? Clearly not offensive line, or offense in general. He's not a leader/motivator as the team **** the bed in the 2 most important games of the year. He's a typical assistant coach who gets a shot and returns to being an assistant coach. He didn't even call plays in GB..
 
Philbin does two things as a head coach that I like:

1. He is excellent on replay challenges. He really is.

2. He is very receptive to change in a lot of areas where football coaches are usually extremely conservative. I've heard radio guys making fun of him for the 5 minute water break, for instance. What's funny about it? He is trying something that he has reason to believe can reduce training camp injuries. Last season he tried giving players Thursdays off. This season he thinks giving players Mondays off will be better, so he's doing it. I think 30 other coaches in the NFL give the players Tuesdays off, and I bet for 28 of 'em the reasoning is "Well, that's just the way we've always done it."

He split the practice fields in training camp to get more reps, but then went away from it for a time when he thought it was causing a problem elsewhere. He's also clearly changed his management style and the way he interacts with the players at least two seasons in a row. I actually think that Philbin's willingness to try new things or defy conventional football wisdom is a huge asset for the team.

Of course, the flip side is that I think he often 'plays favorites' with respect to who is going to get playing time, and I think he shot himself in the foot by sticking with Mike Sherman even when it was obvious Sherman was not doing a good job. I also don't see him bringing any special skills or tremendous competence on either side of the ball to the table.

Joe Philbin strikes me as a guy who can be a pretty good head coach if he has good assistants who can see to the details. I don't think he is a great head coach, but Harbaugh did turn us down.
 
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