Report: Philbin hired as Dolphins HC

Captain Erv · Post #1 » by **Captain Erv** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:32 pm

Good for him and his family during this dark time.

Source: Dolphins to hire Joe Philbin

ESPN.com news services

The Miami Dolphins plan to hire Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin as their coach, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Philbin interviewed twice with the Dolphins, once on Jan. 7 and again on Wednesday. He interviewed Thursday for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaching vacancy, a league source told Schefter.

Philbin decided to remain in consideration for the Dolphins job despite his son's recent drowning in a Wisconsin river. After spending a week away, Philbin rejoined the Packers on Sunday for the divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants.

rilamann · Post #2 » by **rilamann** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:35 pm

Nice to see he will get an opportunity to be a head coach.

I wouldn't be surprised if Matt Flynn is a Dolphin next season after this hiring.

chuckleslove · Post #3 » by **chuckleslove** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:41 pm

Good for him, well deserved.

RiotPunch · Post #4 » by **RiotPunch** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:43 pm

rilamann wrote:Nice to see he will get an opportunity to be a head coach.

I wouldn't be surprised if Matt Flynn is a Dolphin next season after this hiring.

Yup, I fully expect Matty Flynn to be the Dolphins QB next year. That was my initial reaction. Maybe Joe convinces management that he's worth a good pick.

Great news for Joe. Happy he got some good news during such saddening times.

SheedsWeed · Post #5 » by **SheedsWeed** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:56 pm

Good for Philbin. Hope he does well.

I think Flynn could really transform that team in a good way. Does anyone know what draft pick we would get if he signs with Miami?

Marley2Hendrix · Post #6 » by **Marley2Hendrix** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:57 pm

RiotPunch wrote:
rilamann wrote:Nice to see he will get an opportunity to be a head coach.

I wouldn't be surprised if Matt Flynn is a Dolphin next season after this hiring.

Yup, I fully expect Matty Flynn to be the Dolphins QB next year. That was my initial reaction. Maybe Joe convinces management that he's worth a good pick.

Great news for Joe. Happy he got some good news during such saddening times.

well, it certainly worked well for the Holmgren/Hasslebeck duo.

Neusch23 · Post #7 » by **Neusch23** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:00 am

franchise flynn and trade him to the Dolphins!

emunney · Post #8 » by **emunney** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:41 am

SheedsWeed wrote:Does anyone know what draft pick we would get if he signs with Miami?

Nothing this year unless we tag and trade him. Maybe a comp pick next year, but the formula for how that's determined is notoriously mercurial.

emunney · Post #9 » by **emunney** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:42 am

Clements to OC maybe?

Post #10 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:15 am

Clements is possible. Better not be Edgar Bennet.

MikeIsGood · Post #11 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:35 am

Flynn was the first thing that popped into my mind, also. Naturally, behind being happy and congratulatory for Philbin. Well deserved.

SheedsWeed · Post #12 » by **SheedsWeed** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:42 am

emunney wrote:
SheedsWeed wrote:Does anyone know what draft pick we would get if he signs with Miami?

Nothing this year unless we tag and trade him. Maybe a comp pick next year, but the formula for how that's determined is notoriously mercurial.

Thanks! Wasn't sure how that process went.

eagle13 · Post #13 » by **eagle13** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:47 am

SheedsWeed wrote:
emunney wrote:
SheedsWeed wrote:Does anyone know what draft pick we would get if he signs with Miami?

Nothing this year unless we tag and trade him. Maybe a comp pick next year, but the formula for how that's determined is notoriously mercurial.

Thanks! Wasn't sure how that process went.

HIGHEST possible = 3rd round pick

Post #14 » by **humanrefutation** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:33 am

Good for him.

skitch815 · Post #15 » by **skitch815** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:09 am

Read on Twitter tonight that Mike Sherman was Philbin's high school English teacher and gave him his first grad assistant coaching job at Tulane. I never knew that. Kind of cool.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #16 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:09 pm

Between Philbin going to Miami and McKenzie possibly hiring Moss or Perry, our coaching staff might get pretty cleaned out.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #17 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:26 pm

I'm glad he got the job. Miami was my #1 choice for Flynn, so hopefully that's where he ends up now.

Post #18 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:32 pm

Coaching staff turnover is normal for a successful franchise. And being a successful franchise where coaches move up the ladder also allows us to attract good assistants. MM will have no problem finding good replacements.

SugarRay34 · Post #19 » by **SugarRay34** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:53 pm

Really hope the 2 guys we can keep on this staff are Clements on the offensive side and Darren Perry on the defensive side. Perry has a future DC/head coach written all over him. Very knowledgeable it seems like and gets his message across. Very highly thought of. I assume Moss is going to go. And with Capers retiring most likely within the next 2 years would love to see Perry named associate head coach and have him be the DC in waiting once Capers hangs it up.