Frankly, I kinda want Philbin to help us get Flynn. On the surface, it seems like a nice solution to our problems. And it protects our draft picks to continue building in other areas of the team.
But my gut tells me there are 2 things wrong with the picture.
I think it's a fool's errand to believe Philbin will not be greatly affected by his recent tragedy. Honestly, taking on the most demanding job in your life should not follow one of the lowest moments in your personal life. While I believe people are capable of anything, we have to be realistic. The person we're interviewing is not the person in the interview. Sure, Dungy had great tragedy and continued coaching, but not for long. There's a difference in weathering a storm and trying to move during a storm. He might be the best pick, but I firmly believe he needs time to deal with other stresses in his life. They are more important.
Secondly, I believe if we were to get Flynn and Philbin, the organization as a whole would not be as invested in Flynn. In that, I mean from the GM on up. If we move up to take RGIII, for example, now everyone's jobs are more closely invested with the QB. That inspires everyone to help him succeed. But if Flynn implodes, realistically only Philbin is at risk. Ireland could wash his hands of it and distance himself.
For these reasons, I don't think Philbin is right for the job and I don't think Flynn will leverage the true investment this organization should make from top to bottom in order to make the QB position a real Franchise position.
Dan didn't just succeed because he was Dan. He succeeded because every move made by the organization was centered around Dan. That's the level of committment we need now.
JMHO
