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Philbin-Good or bad?

Philbin has been great. I am pleased because his system will lead to a winning franchise. It is going to start slowly, we need to have faith.
 
Vaark said:
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The word that matters. Professionalism and class are returning to the organization. It's really a shame if some of our players are upset by that, but that's just too bad.
 
I like him a lot. He seems to get his point across without having to bark and shout. He seems like a calming influence but with a high level of discipline that this team needs. He's made it clear we're a team and anyone that cannot respect that will be out the door (marshall and johnson).
 
I said in a thread after Hard Knocks that the way he talked to Chad worried me a small bit. Those who are so worried about the way someone might think of them that they mince their words tend to come off as weak. But like I said in that post I wanted to see him deal with the first incident because his ACTIONS are what counts and will be the deciding factor. And make no mistake his actions were spot on IMO. The character of the team has to come before the talent of the team if not the talent will run the team. I love the fact he handled it the way he did and I love that some of the players don't like it. Being HC is not a popularity contest, to be a leader you have to do what is best/right and not worry about how it is percieved or who does or doesn't like it. What I DON'T want to see, is him back pedalling, making excuses, or trying to justify his actions. These are his decisions to make and he is the one who will be held accountable, who cares whether or not some of the players like it. They are not getting pay checks to make these decisions, HE is.
 
Philbin is probably the smartest coach we had in years. sparano wouldve kept marshall and chad ochocinco on the same team. that will be like another episode of jerseylicious
 
After he was hired I said I would wait to see his product before judging him, I am still going to do that.
 
To me, Philbin is like Tony Dungy. He doesn't have to be an over the top ego maniac, testosterone filled, flap happy, cuss filled, fat, belligerent, toe sucking, blow hard to be effective. (Rex Ryan)

He did what he needed to do. He met the man face to face, and delivered HIS law. That's what a coach does.

Chad was pushing his luck. His act is old, and no-one wants it. If football was so important, perhaps he should've made his most memorable moments on the field.

Kudo's to Joe for having the balls to male a quick, and deliberate decision that sense a message to the rest of the team.
 
registeredguy said:
Professionalism and class are returning to the organization. It's really a shame if some of our players are upset by that, but that's just too bad.
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Any players who are upset by the fact that they are to be held to standards should not be on this team! It's a sad fact in pro sports that too many players are overpaid, immature punks with no clue as to how to be a man and act professionally.
 
It's the talent on this team, Philbin can't make water turn into wine here.

Who cares about Philbin, it's all about JEFF IRELAND.

His investments in the secondary are looking really good huh? Please...
 
Would Chad still be on the team if we were not on Hard knocks
 
flynryan15 said:
After he was hired I said I would wait to see his product before judging him, I am still going to do that.
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pretty much this, but I do like his approach so far. I don't understand the worries about him not looking at Chad on Hard Knocks as I am under the impression that he kept looking out at practice, and I've had coaches when I played in school talk to us the same way.

A big difference between him and Cam is that Philbin addresses each player like a man... at least so far. He did with Chad, and when Karlos Dansby spoke, he went up to him and talked to him face-to-face. The story I will never forget about Cam is a couple players got into a fight on the plane from an away game after a loss, Rex Hadnot and Vernon Carey were arguing with a Defender... forget who. Cam just watched the fight and eventually said something, and all three players looked at Cam and said something along the lines of he had no control over the team, never tried to gain control, and pretty much blamed lack of preparation for a lot of the problems. Cam's response? "Well now that you got that out of your system, let's go home and get ready for practice tomorrow"

Don't mistake soft spoken for soft. Tony Dungy got a bad rep towards the end of his coaching career as soft because his Indy defenses were awful and he went lighter in practice during the playoffs. Well the main problems were A)Tony was running a defense that was starting to be outdated a little and B)The Indy defenders were not the same caliber as the guys in Tampa, who weren't just good but also smart and hardworking. Even with the late struggles, Dungy was a disciplinarian. Yeah he was caring, but he did build a VERY good Bucs team and got the Colts over the hump.

Not saying this will happen to Rex (though some signs have shown it beginning to happen), but coaches who are loud and ****y tend to see their teams turn on them rather quickly when things are even a little rough.
 
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