Mike Shula being talked up as Miami Dolphins head coaching candidate

I can only imagine the fallout with Don Shula and the Dolphins when they ultimately have to fire him

The only good thing is, he would be a coach that, if we want, we will get. Can't see him turning down the Dolphins, a chance to coach his dads team

 

This still is the Shula Dolphins so we need another Shula to get back the power and the glory. Too bad he has no NY connections which Ross seems to favor.

 

Ive been talking him up for weeks now.. Look what hes doing in Carolina with Newton, not a receiver worth a damn since Benjamin is injured they have Ginn and Cotchery as the two receivers. The only real weapon is Olsen.

Mike Shula is definitely seasoned and ready for a NFL job and we should give him that chance. This has nothing to do with his fathers history here, hes going to be a head coach in this league soon because hes damn qualified.

I would have hated the hire back in 2007.. Not today though, hes a much stronger candidate today than 2007 because he has developed his coaching abilities a number times over.

 

I think Mike would take the job since he's already interviewed for it twice before. Unfortunately though, all the other names being thrown around are either not going to be interested or headed to another team. It will be very hard to convince anyone to take over the Dolphins with Tannenbaum with his own agendas, the inherent cap issues and an apparent lock at quarterback in an offense that can't generate any yards. It's a fool's errand in a win-now league, and most coaches aren't going to stake their reputation without a good bit of the final say over the roster.

So in the end, I think Campbell and Shula are the only two legitimate candidates, and of course Campbell is out of his depth in many ways. But it may make more sense to keep Campbell for another season if we're not drafting a QB early, which will give the next coach a chance to evaluate and choose his own quarterback in 2017. Besides, the '16 QB class is a lot deeper than '15....so it almost makes sense to hold off a year if we don't have a top-3 pick next season.

 

Sounds like a fairy tale ending don't know how it would play out but it could work if they find a extremely good Def coordinator that wanted to be along side.

Not sure who's responsible if it's Cam or Coach but in my eye's he has started playing QB this year not trying to be a one man team so much.

 

This almost sounds like a play to keep the fans interested.

 

It would likely end in disaster.

 

I still want to stay with Campbell, but Shula sounds good.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...rs--offense-is-tough-to-defend-154911572.html

just have to respect how he has built that offense around the signal callers stregths, like for real..college running system, not afraid..my kinda guy in that sense..

will be fun to study his character and leadership if Campbell is not retained.

 

It's a wonderfully romantic notion, Legendary Coach Don Shula's son comes to Miami to return his fathers team to glory. Hollywood movie stuff.

Drop Shula from his name and is coach Mike qualified to lead this team as head coach? Is he the absolute best choice out there or is he just the latest hot coordinator name buoyed by Pro Bowl talent (Cam Cameron)?
It seems to me he has been around long enough and his resume is strong enough that he at least warrants another look, but is he the best choice?

 

Mangini is a damn good coach, wouldn't mind seeing him hired at all.

 

best choice??? I don't know, but he does have head coaching experience.

 

I think Shula is one of those coaches who is solid as a coordinator, but won't be a winning head coach in the NFL.

He certainly isn't on my personal radar as the next Dolphin head coach and I think there are better options out there. Of course I never like the hiring of sparano, Cameron, or Philbin.
So based on my previous views toward our last three head coaches prior to hiring them. That must be a guarantee that Mike Shula will be the Dolphins next head coach.

 

I don't hate the idea if only cause the panthers offense, unbelievable qb aside, plays to its players strength. Ted Ginn drops as many big plays as he makes, but somehow the man's always open regardless. They stick to the running game, utilize the qbs mobility, go deep often. These are things we haven't seen from our offense this season.

 

I still don't understand the love affair that this fan base has with Dan Campbell. Is it because he's a big muscular redneck? It's certainly isn't his awful coaching that people love.

 

Shula might be the only candidate that could get me fired up about 2016.

 

Dan Campbell AKA Tony Sparano: The Sequel.

 

Pretty sure that went something like this:

 

Hahaha! !

That was awesome.

 

ive said this b4 and ill say it again... Cam Newton....

the clear mvp...

last year shula was close to being fired because he was too conservative and did not take shots downfield and wasnt playing to Cams strengths...

he fell into the job after chud left and it wasnt pretty.. he was marked around here in charlotte as the reason Cam cant get over the hump...

he was the reason Ron Rivera almost lost his job a few years ago.. i dont see him being any better than philbin...

he is being praised right now but not for his game planning but for taking the reigns off of Cam and letting Cam do what Cam does..

i know its hard for some ppl to handle but Cam Newton is the best QB in the league right now..

Mike is the beneficiary of Cam and not the reason.. Ken Dorsey is the reason Cam is doing his thing and i can see Ken getting a OC job eally soon...

 

There is absolutely no truth to anything you posted there.

The fact is that Rob Chudzinski and Cam Newton did not have a great relationship. Rob was more interested in running his offense than he was with finding a way to best utilize Cam. When Mike Shula took over, he made it a point to build the offense around what Cam does best. Mike Shula has never been close to being fired in Carolina. The progress that Cam has made isn't because Cam is this all world quarterback. Most NFL coaches would have tried to make him a drop back passer, and he would have failed in most systems. Mike built that system around Cam's ability to run and his ability to throw on the run. As a result, Cam has built up his confidence and has become better in some aspects of throwing from the pocket.

Mike is a coach that clearly gets the philosophy of building around what you have. He got that much from his dad.

 

I wouldn't hate on Jim Mora either. I mean if we are counting Daddy's into it, might as well get brian Schottenheimer in her too.


Mike Shula HC
Brian Schot OC
Jim Mora DC

The all junior team!!!!


Seems silly til you think about it for a minute.

 

Kyle Shanahan as QB coach.

Let's bring back Tony Sporano Jr too lol

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There's talk that Coughlin will be let go, I wouldn't be opposed to that idea, as long as he still had passion for coaching.

 

I'm very apprehensive about Mike Shula being our head coach... but I don't know... Maybe The Dolphins and Shula name just go together like PB and J. Maybe it's Destiny...

 

If our next coach cant fix Tannehill no one can, meaning our nrxt coach's fate shouldnt be tied to Tannehill's success. If Tannehill lays another egg next season, that coach deserves a chance to develop his own quarterback.

 

Belicheck have any kids? What about Parcells? I'd be up for a hunt for Bill Walsh bastards too come to think of it.

 

If our next coach doesn't get holes on the oline filled and a better OC, then all that's happened is that the same problems impeding Tannehill's development are still there.

 

So basically Tannehill is beyond reproach until we somehow figure out that his OL is "fixed" and his OC's are "competent".
Last year Lazor was a revelation, this year he was terrible.

How do we define the OL being fixed and better a OC if we can't measure pocket escapability? Is it possible that a better OC does better with a better QB? Or does worse with an underperforming QB? Or is it all on the OC?

Again, I agree with you that our OL needs to be better, but I still can't wrap my head around how you account for QB's with a better skillset in maneuvering around in the pocket than Tannehill, which I feel is his achilles heel.

 

Lol I love seeing you pull a 180 on everything...few were on Lazor's nuts more than you, and it's good that you finally admit this line is a disaster, when I was worried we'd be trotting out the worst set of guards this league has seen in quite some time you, being you, did what you always do, which is downplay the concerns and underestimate yet another of our team's deficiencies.

 

He's not above reproach and frankly, I'm kind of sick of the whole goddamned attitude that "if you don't agree that Tannehill sucks then you think he has no flaws" mentality that your side of the argument displays. Its reductive and immensely annoying.

You tell me what you think our offense would like with average aggregate oline play and OC who can adapt. Same, worse or better than now.

The problem is you just hate everything from the start and you never realize the error of your ways. There was no reason to hate Lazor last year. The offense did great until injuries decimated the oline. He made mistakes sure, but nothing out of the ordinary that a first time pro OC wouldn't make. This year, however, it was obvious he didn't adapt to defenses and shackled Tannehill with poor play calling and the inability to audible. Last year, we were actually pretty good at adapting at half time and teams had less idea what Lazor's tendencies were since he was still fresh to them.

I also never said the oline was fine. I said we needed average play at guard to compete and that we didn't need all world talent and the price that comes with that at guard. There's nothing that has changed that or disproven that. Get your facts straight.

 

Here here!!

 

A lot of the arguments about Tannehill not being able to move in the pocket seem to ignore the truism that for a quarterback to maneuver in the pocket, there has to be one. Somewhere recently, I seem to recall seeing a stat that bespoke that Tannehill had the least time of any quarterback to backpedal, scan the field, find the open man, and begin to throw. Bejabbers if I recall where it was - I don't have time to get up here much anymore. (Doesn't mean much, still the same old argument from 2001-2004, just the names have been changed!)

 

I actually thought about this myself. If the game didn't pass him by and he still has the fire to coach a different team, I`m all for it.

 

He could be just the thing this team needs, a real died in the wool professional NFL HC, because imo that's what is sorely needed here, get the ship on the right tack, and he can at the very least do that, even if SBs have passed him bye, we need a firm direction.

 

All I know is when I watch Patriot highlights......the time Tom has to throw...........wow.

I get jealous and it just slaps me hard with how much this team needs to upgrade it's OL.

 

I said when Tannenbaum came here Mangini would be our next Head Coach.

Mangini built that defense in New York that Rex destroyed. When Mangini got fired the defense was #2 in the NFL. #1 the next year when Rex took over then down in the 20's until Rex was fired.

Mangini would make this defense great and Mike Shula would do wonders for our offense as Offensive Coordinator.

2 years and we are competing with New England for the division title

 

instead of fist pumps we get high 5's