gofins60
Club Member
Philbin seems like a great guy. However, my problem with him is that I hate the type of football that he wants to play. I don't care for any type of West Coast or Read Option offense, and IMO the defense has gone downhill ever since Coyle was hired. After 3 seasons with arguably better talent, Philbin's team is at the moment no better than Sparano's team.
This is a huge problem for me. I want the team to win, but I hate watching an offense that throws a 2 yard pass on 3rd and 8 expecting the WR to run for the difference. I hate watching an offense that can't (or won't?) run the ball down an opponent's throat in the final minutes of a game to hold a lead. Whatever happened to the team that automatically made first downs on 3rd or 4th and 1 with Lousaka Polite? I hate watching a lot of other teams throwing long TD passes every week or two, and sometimes more than one per game, yet Miami throws just one or two in an entire season! Don't forget a defense that gets worse against the run as the season goes on, and a secondary that plays so far off the line of scrimmage that opponents march right down the field (especially in the 4th quarter).
I really like Philbin as a man, but I don't like what he's done to the team. If the Fins do well and make the playoffs... great, I can live with that! But, if they have another collapse and choke away the playoffs yet again, then I hope Ross does the right thing and gets rid of Philbin and his staff.
This is a huge problem for me. I want the team to win, but I hate watching an offense that throws a 2 yard pass on 3rd and 8 expecting the WR to run for the difference. I hate watching an offense that can't (or won't?) run the ball down an opponent's throat in the final minutes of a game to hold a lead. Whatever happened to the team that automatically made first downs on 3rd or 4th and 1 with Lousaka Polite? I hate watching a lot of other teams throwing long TD passes every week or two, and sometimes more than one per game, yet Miami throws just one or two in an entire season! Don't forget a defense that gets worse against the run as the season goes on, and a secondary that plays so far off the line of scrimmage that opponents march right down the field (especially in the 4th quarter).
I really like Philbin as a man, but I don't like what he's done to the team. If the Fins do well and make the playoffs... great, I can live with that! But, if they have another collapse and choke away the playoffs yet again, then I hope Ross does the right thing and gets rid of Philbin and his staff.