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Jason Taylor discusses 'a few more head-scratchers' with Dolphins.
Jason Taylor was surprised Cortland Finnegan didn't deal better with Aaron Rodgers fake-spike play
1. Former Dolphins great Jason Taylor weighed in Monday on the Dolphins' latest drama for his gig on Pro Football Talk on NBCSN. Discussing the final minutes in the loss to Green Bay, Taylor said, "There were a few situations throughout the course of the game, especially the last few minutes - play-calling in the series before, giving the ball back to Aaron Rodgers, calling two time-outs on the final drive ... a few more head-scratchers in Miami."

Taylor was surprised the Dolphins in general and cornerback Corland Finnegan in particular didn't handle Rodgers' fake-spike play better in the final seconds.
“Every team I’ve been on – we practiced (defending a fake spike),'' Taylor said. 'Defensively, we were always told – never take the play off…play it like a regular play, you don’t know what the quarterback is going to do. For whatever reason, Cortland Finnegan is playing eight or nine yards off the ball. If he had just played a little bit tighter and makes that tackle, that football game is over – and Aaron Rodgers is not the hero.
2. An NFL head coach said he was "queasy" about playing to win? Every week it's becoming some strange issue with Joe Philbin. Last game, it was how he addressed the starting quarterback position. This week, it's how he said he got "queasy' about passing the ball on third-and-9 with just over two minutes left and so told offernsive coordinator Bill Lazor to run the ball. Not sure which is more surprising - he'd gift-wrap the ball to Aaron Rodgers or admit to being too nervous to make the right call. Philbin said he didn't want Tannehill getting sacked, fumbling and Buffalo winning a year ago. So he coached scared. Lazor had an interesting quote in his presser on Monday about that ending sequence for his offense.


"My irst thought was I wish we had made more first downs,'' he said. "I thought when we stand up in front of the offense, and we tell them we want to play to win, play aggressive, play loose, and I think it’s our job to coach that way too. When coach makes certain decisions on how we are going to play the game, then I think the players appreciate giving them a chance to go win the game. We could have started taking a knee two drives earlier and run the clock earlier, but that’s not how you play."
Hmm. Lazor sure sounded like he was calling out Philbin.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...s-dolphins-headscratchers-20141013-story.html
 
Hmm. Lazor sure sounded like he was calling out Philbin.
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It doesn't sound like that to me, it sounds like they are sending mixed messages. Lazor seems to be saying 'I will not apologize for being aggressive, that's what players appreciate.' While Philbin is saying he's the one that ordered the team to be passive at the end. Those messages don't add up.
 
Some of those Lazor quotes are really hard to decipher sometimes. Now I think he's actually praising Philbin for staying aggressive.
 
Lazor and Philbin are "look at the whole picture" kinds of guys, which I can respect as far as objective analysis of games goes. But not for actual coaching.
They probably know that the 3rd and 9 was playing wimpy football, but they rationalize it since the team was simply not producing as much as they wanted anyways. First downs were not being generated even before that play came up. To them, they didn't lose the game on that play, they were losing the game already and wanted the defense to bail them out again as a "safety valve".

This is not a healthy way to manage a game. You don't make crucial decisions like turning over possession, based on the past. You play to win with the players you've got, the same players that may have been inconsistent just a drive ago, trust in them again to get it done.

Philbin reminds me of a player without amnesia, a guy who frets about an INT or a fumble or getting burned by an opponent, and will limit his performance because he's afraid to make the mistake again. It's how you become mediocre compared to teams who want it more.
 
I'm no conspiracy theorist but that sounds like Lazor disagreeing with Philbin to me.

I don't think anyone's placing enough emphasis on the fact that our oline was getting abused in that last drive. That had to affect the playcalling on the hoof, which may be why the run-pass mix looked a little schizophrenic from a strategic pov. The heat that GB were bringing, I'm not convinced any play all would have been successful. Maybe a 3-step drop and dumpoff to Miller in The flat, but the pressure was for real at that point.
 
I think Philbin got "queasy" about passing on 3rd and nine was another direct shot at his Starting QB, no faith or trust. I hate Philbin........
 
I thought I read something about a shouting match between Coyle and Philbin right before the half. Anyone else hear this?
 
I always find it comical when former players(and coaches) have all the answers now but didn't when they played.
 
It wouldn't surprise me at all if we ended up firing Philbin in season, say after a loss to the Bears, and Coyle or Lazor were given the interim title.

With Jason Taylor having Ross' ear and talking like this it would stun me if Philbin survives the season unless he absolutely turns this thing around.

And please God can we do something to replace Finnegan in the starting lineup??
 
sounds like oc calling out hc to me...i think i'm ready to bail on philbin...i cant get down with playing scared
 
Philbin is a great assistant. He has all the qualities you want in a good assistant coach. But those same qualities make him an awful head coach, he is seriously lacking in a leadership / decision making capacity.


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Fin Thirteen said:
I'm no conspiracy theorist but that sounds like Lazor disagreeing with Philbin to me.

I don't think anyone's placing enough emphasis on the fact that our oline was getting abused in that last drive. That had to affect the playcalling on the hoof, which may be why the run-pass mix looked a little schizophrenic from a strategic pov. The heat that GB were bringing, I'm not convinced any play all would have been successful. Maybe a 3-step drop and dumpoff to Miller in The flat, but the pressure was for real at that point.
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This is why we need plays that can take advantage of our QB's strong athleticism.
 
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