ckparrothead
Premium Member
I think this is a non-issue. The Dolphins don't even know if Todd Bowles is interested in staying in Miami, and in fact the article admits that Bowles was never told anything other than that Philbin got the job.
Mike McCoy has to be embarrassed about this whole thing. He went around telling everyone that he was getting the job. He even told the Raiders they can take their interview and shove it because he's pretty sure he's getting the Miami gig. Now he doesn't get it, and he has to come up with some reason why he didn't get it that makes Miami look bad and him look like the victim. It's only NATURAL to do that. So he cycles through in his mind trying to figure out where it all went wrong and he remembers the conversation about Bowles where they made it clear that they'd like him to consider Todd for the defensive coordinator position, they think highly of him, etc. THAT becomes the excuse. THAT becomes where it all went wrong.
But let's be honest. Jeff Ireland is the same guy that asked a prospect if his mom was a prostitute to see how he'd react. He's the guy that had Brian Daboll come barreling into the interview room playing Theatre of Life pretending to be a diva receiver pestering the quarterback to see how he'd handle it. It could very well be that conversation about Bowles was nothing more than push back to see how strong Mike McCoy's convictions are. If you tell them you're pretty sure you want a defensive coordinator with experience and then they make it clear they want Bowles, and you cave in easily, then obviously you're not very strong on your convictions of vision for what you want with the team.
I'm telling you, this was a NON-ISSUE in my opinion, because Bowles seems likely to leave anyway and has indeed told the Dolphins he'd like to explore his other options.
I think a bigger issue is how McCoy handled himself during the process. He interviews with the Dolphins and the interviews went well. So what does he do? He goes around telling everyone he's getting the job and even cancels the Oakland interview.
Think about it. You're an owner. You kind of want Joe Philbin. Your GM wants Mike McCoy. There's still active debate about this. You get wind that Mike McCoy is out there telling media people that he's the favorite for the job, a virtual lock for it as a matter of fact, to the point he actually cancels his Oakland interview and tells them it's because he's pretty sure he's getting the Miami job.
Doesn't that turn you off? It would turn me off. That's a level of ****iness and poor planning, poor professionalism, that doesn't bode well for you as an NFL head coach. Joe Philbin made it clear that he's ready to go for the Miami job if he's called for it, but he did go ahead and schedule that Tampa interview anyway. He went on business as usual while Jo-Jo the Circus Idiot is out doing cartwheels, selling his house and buying boat shoes. Considering how the Dolphins went immediately on to business as usual after finishing their Jeff Fisher interview, commencing with all their planned interviews while the Fisher saga stretched on...which approach do you think resonated with them more?
I'd bet on that being a bigger factor than the Todd Bowles thing.
Mike McCoy has to be embarrassed about this whole thing. He went around telling everyone that he was getting the job. He even told the Raiders they can take their interview and shove it because he's pretty sure he's getting the Miami gig. Now he doesn't get it, and he has to come up with some reason why he didn't get it that makes Miami look bad and him look like the victim. It's only NATURAL to do that. So he cycles through in his mind trying to figure out where it all went wrong and he remembers the conversation about Bowles where they made it clear that they'd like him to consider Todd for the defensive coordinator position, they think highly of him, etc. THAT becomes the excuse. THAT becomes where it all went wrong.
But let's be honest. Jeff Ireland is the same guy that asked a prospect if his mom was a prostitute to see how he'd react. He's the guy that had Brian Daboll come barreling into the interview room playing Theatre of Life pretending to be a diva receiver pestering the quarterback to see how he'd handle it. It could very well be that conversation about Bowles was nothing more than push back to see how strong Mike McCoy's convictions are. If you tell them you're pretty sure you want a defensive coordinator with experience and then they make it clear they want Bowles, and you cave in easily, then obviously you're not very strong on your convictions of vision for what you want with the team.
I'm telling you, this was a NON-ISSUE in my opinion, because Bowles seems likely to leave anyway and has indeed told the Dolphins he'd like to explore his other options.
I think a bigger issue is how McCoy handled himself during the process. He interviews with the Dolphins and the interviews went well. So what does he do? He goes around telling everyone he's getting the job and even cancels the Oakland interview.
Think about it. You're an owner. You kind of want Joe Philbin. Your GM wants Mike McCoy. There's still active debate about this. You get wind that Mike McCoy is out there telling media people that he's the favorite for the job, a virtual lock for it as a matter of fact, to the point he actually cancels his Oakland interview and tells them it's because he's pretty sure he's getting the Miami job.
Doesn't that turn you off? It would turn me off. That's a level of ****iness and poor planning, poor professionalism, that doesn't bode well for you as an NFL head coach. Joe Philbin made it clear that he's ready to go for the Miami job if he's called for it, but he did go ahead and schedule that Tampa interview anyway. He went on business as usual while Jo-Jo the Circus Idiot is out doing cartwheels, selling his house and buying boat shoes. Considering how the Dolphins went immediately on to business as usual after finishing their Jeff Fisher interview, commencing with all their planned interviews while the Fisher saga stretched on...which approach do you think resonated with them more?
I'd bet on that being a bigger factor than the Todd Bowles thing.
