Interesting Quotes from Joe Philbin's Introductory Press Conference

[Shouright]

(On running the West Coast offense here similar to the offense ran in Green Bay) "Well, as I was saying earlier in the day, I've been in the West Coast system for nine years and I'm still not exactly sure what that means. With that being said, I think it's a mistake to just take the Green Bay Packers playbook and plop it out on the table here in South Florida. So one of the things in coaching, one of your responsibilities in coaching is to put your players in the best position to succeed. So we got to learn more about our players and learn what they do well. We got to hide what they don't do as well, extenuated the positives. Again, as we start to build our staff, as we evaluate the roster, as we look at their unique talents and abilities we'll start formulating a plan. There are certain characteristics obviously of the offense that's going to come down here, but I don't want to say that we're just going to take the playbook, copy it, and change Green Bay to Miami and move forward like that."

(On how do you interact with players and do you model your style after anyone) "I've always had a great relationship with players that wanted to be great players. I think one of the first attributes you look for when you identify prospective players is passion for the game. It's much easier to coach, to motivate, to develop a player that has a real strong desire to be good. And I've always got along well with the guys that are very passionate about the profession that I'm involved in. I love my job. I love working with players helping them reach their potential. And I've always had good success matching up those kinds of people. The relationship I've had some people say I'm a player's coach. Our teaching philosophy, our relationship with the players is going to be. We are going to be demanding, not demeaning. So we're going to coach these guys extremely hard, very detailed oriented. We're going to be thorough. We're not going to leave any stone unturned in our quest in helping these guys develop and get better. And at the same time, we want to enjoy the relationships and enjoy the ride while we're doing it."

(On which defensive scheme, 3-4 or 4-3) "Defensively, the vision of the defense would be based on fundamentals and technique. I want to be known for a great tackling team. I want us to have the best pursuit in the National Football League. I want us to take the ball away from our opponent. And I want us to put pressure and disrupt the quarterback. The rhythm and the timing of the quarterback, that's the vision of our defense. What you're going to learn from me is that I believe in fundamentals, execution, discipline are primary, schemes are secondary. We're going to take a look again as I said we're going to study the roster. We're going to study what we do well. We're going to look at possibilities. We're going to hire the best leader of men, the best teacher, the best communicator, the best motivator that we can find to be our defensive coordinator and it's going to be a collaborative effort. It's not going to be one individual's defense. It's going to be the Miami Dolphins defense."

(On what message do you give fans) "Well, just kind of what I said in my opening statement. I don't think football is an overly complicated game. As the offensive coordinator in Green Bay, we use to stand up in front of the offense and ask them if they could count to four, because if you could count to four you could play in the Packer offense. Football is a people game still. The objective is obviously we're all chasing the same prize. Everybody wants to bring the Lombardi trophy back to their particular city or their particular fan base. But I think we have to stay focus on, we have to get excellent football players, high character individuals, and men that have a strong, strong will to succeed. That's the plan. When you get those kinds of individuals, we get a staff in here that's going to teach with enthusiasm, with clarity with simplicity and accuracy and we're going to be able to accomplish some great things together."

http://www.thephinsider.com/2012/1/22/2725109/miami-dolphins-coach-joe-philbin-introduction

 

[ProStyle]

Failed on 4 counts so far:

1. not demeaning to players
2. talented players
3. good tackling team
3. bring best coaches to coach talent.

 

[HoneyB]

"We're going to hire the best leader of men, the best teacher, the best communicator,
the best motivator that we can find to be our defensive coordinator.."

I think he should look in the mirror and ask himself, is HE the best teacher, communicator, motivator and leader of men.

 

[dablur]

I think he should look in the mirror and ask himself, is HE the best teacher, communicator, motivator and leader of men.

Not when he has to read off of index cards to his players. It sounds to me like some players have lost respect for him and it certainly looked that way the last 2 games when the team laid down.

 

[Shouright]

I think he should look in the mirror and ask himself, is HE the best teacher, communicator, motivator and leader of men.

I'm not sure there's any definitive evidence he isn't. I mean of course we can all perceive this sort of thing in our own way, but in the end this is going to be about like a Rorschach.

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Not when he has to read off of index cards to his players. It sounds to me like some players have lost respect for him and it certainly looked that way the last 2 games when the team laid down.

How do we know the team laid down?

 

[phinfan33]

I'm not sure there's any definitive evidence he isn't. I mean of course we can all perceive this sort of thing in our own way, but in the end this is going to be about like a Rorschach.

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How do we know the team laid down?

You did watch the last 2 games right Shou?

 

[Dolfan4life]

You guys wouldn't know a good coach if you saw one. Complete and utter buffoons.

Bellichick got fired lol, john fox fired lol, Coughlin fired, Pete Carroll fired twice in this league, tony dungy canned, Gruden canned,

4 of those 6 went on to win Super Bowls. The other 2 are the #1 seed in their respective divisions.

Great moves by those prior organizations. I'm sure their fan base was tickled to death to move on to the next best thing.

 

[Shouright]

You did watch the last 2 games right Shou?

Sure. What does that have to do with how we know the team laid down? Are you saying we know that simply by watching? How do we know the team didn't try as hard as it could but lost for other reasons?

 

[NCFINFAN13]

How do we know the team laid down?

I don't think this team laid down .... it clearly fell asleep on the recliner.

 

[tl77]

You guys wouldn't know a good coach if you saw one. Complete and utter buffoons.

Bellichick got fired lol, john fox fired lol, Coughlin fired, Pete Carroll fired twice in this league, tony dungy canned, Gruden canned,

4 of those 6 went on to win Super Bowls. The other 2 are the #1 seed in their respective divisions.

Great moves by those prior organizations. I'm sure their fan base was tickled to death to move on to the next best thing.

How do you think those coaches ended up on their new teams, to eventually win Super Bowls? Ah ha, the previous coach had to be fired. I just personally do not see Philbin as a good coach and am not willing to keep him just for continuity sake. If I see a spade, I call it a spade. You obviously don't have to agree, but this is my perspective

 

[dolpns13]

Lost me half way through the answer to the second question. More worthless coachspeak from Joe.

What really lost me were these this quotes:

"Well, as I was saying earlier in the day, I've been in the West Coast system for nine years and I'm still not exactly sure what that means".. He's been running the WC offense for nine years but doesnt know what it is, what it means, or how to???

"So one of the things in coaching, one of your responsibilities in coaching is to put your players in the best position to succeed".. Which Sherman failed to do for the vast majority of the season and what Coyle failed to do from the start (in running an 4-3 with 3-4 personnel). So Philbin is completely full of **** with this one.

 

[Dolfan4life]

Those coaches ended up on other teams because someone got fired including themselves

 

[tl77]

Exactly. I dont see Philbin as a good coach so the sooner we find one who brings something to the team, the better chance we have to win the Super Bowl. Like I said, that's based on my perception of Philbin. If you have a different perception of him, then arguing to keep him or not is pointless. But if you don't see Philbin as a good coach, and want him to stay just to keep continuity then I find that illogical. Might as well just watch it unfold, because whether I'm right or you're right, really doesn't change a thing.

 

[ForksPhin]

You guys wouldn't know a good coach if you saw one. Complete and utter buffoons.

Bellichick got fired lol, john fox fired lol, Coughlin fired, Pete Carroll fired twice in this league, tony dungy canned, Gruden canned,

4 of those 6 went on to win Super Bowls. The other 2 are the #1 seed in their respective divisions.

Great moves by those prior organizations. I'm sure their fan base was tickled to death to move on to the next best thing.

Did you ever think that maybe those coaches you mentioned learned something in their previous experiences that helped them in their next job? Maybe after being fired, they adjusted their approach in certain ways? Or maybe it just means someone like Dungy was a good coach, and was able to get paired with a great QB and win a title? None of this proves that Philbin is a great coach now, or that he will ever turn into one.

 

[tl77]

I'll say this, if Philbin comes out and says the offensive problems were my fault because I didnt do anything to fix them. I know how to fix them, we're going to let Sherman go and bring in _______ as OC because he does this that and the other well and that is the direction this team needs to go in order to achieve greatness. Then maybe he buys some time

But if he wants to keep status quo with Sherman, then I really don't think he has a chance, whether he's a good coach or not