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Lewis: Joseph on his way to becoming head coach

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There was just one problem. Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis wasn’t ready to let Joseph free.
Joseph, who had spent just one season as the Bengals defensive backs coach, was a hot commodity after the 2014 season. He was interviewed by the Broncos for their head coaching job that ultimately went to Gary Kubiak.
Kubiak then tried hiring Joseph as his defensive coordinator, but the Bengals blocked the move.
This year, Lewis let Joseph out of his contract when new Dolphins coach Adam Gase came knocking.
“It’s part of coaching,” Lewis said Friday from the NFL scouting combine. “Everybody wants the security of a contract and sometimes it’s hard to have it both ways. But Vance was very professional throughout the process and understood and he got an opportunity.”
Lewis expected Joseph to eventually land a defensive coordinator position, but Joseph couldn’t know for sure if he’d have another opportunity to move up.
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“I was confident he’d have the opportunity but you don’t know,” Lewis said. “And obviously he did. With success from people comes opportunity.
“I would expect them to be aggressive and play sound eight-man football, put the pressure on the outside guys,” Lewis said. “They’ve got some good guys up front and he’ll utilize them well.”
The Dolphins, like the Bengals, will run a 4-3 defense. But before he was with the Bengals, Joseph learned from 3-4 coaches.
Lewis said the transition for Joseph was smooth.
“Our principals are still a lot of 3-4 principals because they come out of my time in Pittsburgh and then later to our evolution to defense in Baltimore,” Lewis said.
Lewis said he received rave reviews about Joseph from cornerback Johnathan Joseph, who began his career in Cincinnati and played under Vance Joseph in Houston.
“Johnathan went there and Johnathan spoke so highly of him,” Lewis said. “I knew about Vance, people had told me about him, but Johnathan was the confirmation for him as a coach. And talking with Rick Smith and everybody that had ever worked with Vance, Mike Nolan and so forth, they just spoke so highly of him and his abilities.”
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Dolphins players weren’t always on board with former defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle, who is replacing Joseph as Cincinnati’s defensive backs coach.

But Lewis said Joseph has a good relationship with his players.

“He’s got a great wealth of football knowledge,” Lewis said. “And I think he’s got a great ability to communicate with the players and get it done.”
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Good to hear, but the fluffing going on right now during combine week for coaches by their previous regimes is something else.
 
Joseph is going to be a star. Great hire.
 
The Dolphins, like the Bengals, will run a 4-3 defense. But before he was with the Bengals, Joseph learned from 3-4 coaches.
Lewis said the transition for Joseph was smooth.
“Our principals are still a lot of 3-4 principals because they come out of my time in Pittsburgh and then later to our evolution to defense in Baltimore,” Lewis said.
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Reading between the lines, hopefully this means a mixture of 1 & 2 gap principles up front. But my question then is, "Who do we have to take on the 2 gap responsibilities?".

Possibly Fede on the edge, but other than that I am hard pressed to find another defender capable outside of Suh and 2 gapping Suh is a complete waste of his talents.
 
Sons of Shula said:
Reading between the lines, hopefully this means a mixture of 1 & 2 gap principles up front. But my question then is, "Who do we have to take on the 2 gap responsibilities?".

Possibly Fede on the edge, but other than that I am hard pressed to find another defender capable outside of Suh and 2 gapping Suh is a complete waste of his talents.
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This would be the good side of releasing Mitchell and signing big Paul back right?
 
Hopefully Joseph will become a star but right now his defenses have as many wins as mine. So can we wait a couple weeks before proclaiming he's the next Buddy Ryan or Bill Belichick? Thanks
 
Sons of Shula said:
Reading between the lines, hopefully this means a mixture of 1 & 2 gap principles up front. But my question then is, "Who do we have to take on the 2 gap responsibilities?".

Possibly Fede on the edge, but other than that I am hard pressed to find another defender capable outside of Suh and 2 gapping Suh is a complete waste of his talents.
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Could Philips eventually fit the bill?
 
NBP81 said:
Could Philips eventually fit the bill?
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Certainly could but hard to tell so early. DT is a very difficult position to learn (initial moves and counter moves). Phillips did not play well vs the run last year and even got knocked on his backside a few times, but he did show good pass rushing abilities. Some of the knocks on him coming in where that he needs to play with better knee bend and lower pad level and that he loses some leverage and becomes top-heavy wrestler at times. Overall it's something he still needs improvement on IMO to be a 2 gap defender.
 
So the key here is make it to the conference championship or super bowl every year so he doesn't have time to interview for HC vacancies should he be that great of a coordinator. i.e. Dan Quinn
 
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