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Whos happy with our new coach joe philbin?

Question why is everyone so happy about potentially getting a overpriced 7th round backup Qb who threw 9 tds and 5 ints? oh he's the next Tom Brady I forgot.
 
I'm happy with it. We will soon find out how much he has had to do with the offensive powerhouse known as the GB Packers. Lets hope he had ALOT to do with it.
 
Awsi Dooger said:
The longer it dragged out, my instinct was it favored Philbin. If they had a conviction on McCoy last night, per rumors, he would have been named early today. Once I heard this afternoon that McCoy had flown back to Denver, signs pointed to Philbin.

Sharp guy but it's natural to be a bit annoyed when your top choice(s) didn't get the nod. Kind of like politics when your party wins but not the person you supported in the primaries. Come to think of it, that happened last time.

I think Philbin was a safer pick but McCoy had more upside. As a gambler I prefer the boom or bust risk with the younger guy.

There's no way I'm going to be giddy and set aside my concerns about lack of emphasis on the running game. Green Bay ran the ball 10 times in last year's Super Bowl and barely moved beyond the low 20s in the vast majority of games this season. Last year they were considerably more balanced during the regular season, and had plenty of rushes against Atlanta and Chicago in the playoffs, so Pittsburgh had to respect the running game in the Super Bowl. Last week it looked like the Giants weren't concerned at all.

If we had a Rodgers caliber quarterback, or anything in the next tier down, number of rushes wouldn't be a major fret. But as I posted last night the greatest danger of all is a cupcake finesse coach who thinks he can line up in empty sets and wing the ball 40+ times with a mediocre or worse quarterback.

I'd be more upbeat if Philbin were a lively speaker, like the Dolphins brass I grew up with. Joe Thomas was an eccentric egotistical howl who loved the media spotlight. Bobby Beathard had the boyish charm and grin. George Young was like an ultra sharp professor who occasionally peered above his reading glasses with brief words carrying a ton of weight and wisdom. Shula could stare you down with his jaw alone. These days we've got arrogant-without-reason Jeff Ireland, a goofy Steve Forbes type at owner, and now a soft spoken reserved cliche prone head coach.

It's so unlikely to break through and win a title I prefer entertainment along the way.
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So because we don't have a QB we should settle for a run first coach? Awful, awful idea. Get a coach who understands the importance of not only the QB position, but the TE position as well, and he'll bring those in. You're never going to win anything worth a damn with a loser like McCoy.
 
KingDolphin57 said:
Question why is everyone so happy about potentially getting a overpriced 7th round backup Qb who threw 9 tds and 5 ints? oh he's the next Tom Brady I forgot.
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I think people are more excited about his potential upside....why would we write the guy off simply because he was a 7th rounder?

He is the next best option at QB behind Luck, RG3 IMO. (one could easily make a case for letting moore have another year)

I think we need to judge him on his skill sets and time behind Aarond Rodgers and working the a good QB coach Clements. Far from a guarantee but it may be our best option.
 
Clements isn't coming here why would he come here when he can be upgraded to OC in GB and run with Rodgers and that offense.
 
mrbunglez said:
Clements isn't coming here why would he come here when he can be upgraded to OC in GB and run with Rodgers and that offense.
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This is a good point, but do you think Mccarthy would still call the plays or would he hand over the reigns to Clements. I think your spot on and the only reason he would leave for MIA is if Philbin gives him control of playcalling.
 
natetherock said:
This is a good point, but do you think Mccarthy would still call the plays or would he hand over the reigns to Clements. I think your spot on and the only reason he would leave for MIA is if Philbin gives him control of playcalling.
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or promote him to assistant HC too with a pay raise
 
This hire is just what we needed. Mr. Ross got it right with this move. Make a bid for Matt Flynn and then use the draft and FA to fix right side of Oline, tight end, and WR. Team is close and these moves can put us over the top to a very competive team in a tough division. Let's all take a deep breath and look forward to the future.
 
natetherock said:
I like the prospect of Clements more for the fact he has proven he can develop a QB not his experience as an OC.

Would you rather keep Daboll as OC? I'm not saying I am right on this one and I agree there is a great deal of risk, but at this point I think we need to take some risks instead of making the safe hire ex. Daboll.
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Though Daboll runs some elements of the WCO, he's not a WC OC, so I never figured he'd stick around once Philbin was named coach. Just the lack of experience across all the coordinator positions makes me a little nervous. But, here's to hoping you're right :brewskis:...
 
I don't know - I hope it goes well. I've never lost someone that close before - I hope he can use it to motivate him to coach us to a solid year. Tough timing though.
 
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