Armando: Ross will offer Philbin a contract extension

There is a small part of me that would love to see some free agent Joe Philbin bidding war after he makes the playoffs or something.

It would be hilarious. He's flying all over the country, being wined and dined.

I wonder is Ross is suffering from the onset of dementia, because no one can be this stupid.

"LBsFinest wrote:

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2015/01/joe-philbin-to-get-contract-extension.html

Nobody loves to reward failure like Stephen Ross...first Sparano, then Ireland, and now Joe. Hopefully Philbin's ultimate fate mirrors those first two after their extensions.

what a joke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkJXfcD6In4

This doesn't mean anything. If we don't improve next season he'll be let go with or without the extension.

"Clark Kent wrote:

I don't think I've ever been less excited about the Miami Dolphins than I am right now.

yep, at this point, I've become desensitized. they finally did it, after 30 years.

About sums it up

I'm not a big Philbin fan, but its not so bad.

If they win 6/7 games or less he'll be gone anyway. Its sort of a safe thing though, in case they do surpass our expectations and actually improve and make the playoffs. And if not, he'll take a hit but he's a billionaire anyway so it doesn't matter much to him. Doesn't change much.

I think Ross is probably getting some good advice from the people around him that Joe Philbin is doing about as well as can be expected with the talent this team has on it right now.

The contract extension of death. I think Ross is setting Philbin up to get fired next year. Almost every time a coach gets an extension after a disappointing year, they tend to get fired after. I guess we'll see.

Aargh Ross is a moron!!!

All the smart owners take advice from their whining fans!!!

"Dolphins1Beatles wrote:

I'm not a big Philbin fan, but its not so bad.

If they win 6/7 games or less he'll be gone anyway. Its sort of a safe thing though, in case they do surpass our expectations and actually improve and make the playoffs. And if not, he'll take a hit but he's a billionaire anyway so it doesn't matter much to him. Doesn't change much.

Here comes that image of Philbin being hotly pursued, wined and dined, etc.

I'm going out to my back yard to build a unicorn pen, just in case one shows up soon.

LOLOLOOLOLOOOOOOOOOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOOOOLOLOMZOMGLOLOLOL

This would be even funnier if it wasn't the kiss of death for Ross: pay a guy a few extra million out of guilt before inevitably canning them.

Ross replaced himself with Mike Tannenbaum who is (A) far superior in terms of his knowledge of running a football team and (B) more well-connected in coaching circles.

That's probably a good thing for the Dolphins.

Ross has now publicly supported Philbin and supposedly given the Dolphins organization what appears to be some continuity at the HC position for the foreseeable future.

If we assume that Philbin will end up determining his real future based upon the team's record next season anyway and that this move could only improve our chances of landing a quality DC, then it would appear to be another positive.

If you didn't like Ross and you didn't like Coyle, then this is probably good news to you.

If (like me) you thought the offense had made strides and was in danger of looking worthy of the Play-offs with the addition of 2 Guards and a WR, you are also probably alright with this.

"Tannephins wrote:

I think Ross is probably getting some good advice from the people around him that Joe Philbin is doing about as well as can be expected with the talent this team has on it right now.

"He can take his'n and beat your'n and take your'n and beat his'n." ~ Bum Phillips speaking about Don Shula

If you don't think coaching matters, or that Belichick or either Harbaugh couldn't have gotten better results than Philbin, you're not being honest with yourself.

"cuchulainn wrote:

Funny, you used a young pic of Kevin Bacon, whom Ryan Tannehill kind of reminds me of.

"cuchulainn wrote:

"He can take his'n and beat your'n and take your'n and beat his'n." ~ Bum Phillips speaking about Don Shula

If you don't think coaching matters, or that Belichick or either Harbaugh couldn't have gotten better results than Philbin, you're not being honest with yourself.

If Bum was alive today and talking about Philbin, he'd say "He can take his'n and get beat by your'n, and he can take your'n and get beat by his'n."

"schmolioot wrote:

There is a small part of me that would love to see some free agent Joe Philbin bidding war after he makes the playoffs or something.

It would be hilarious. He's flying all over the country, being wined and dined.

Playoffs? Joe Philbin? Keep dreaming, he eliminates himself weeks before the season is over. He teases a product and then folds at the last quarter.

I don't think the extension will be anything more then a 2 year extension, just like Sparano got. That's how Ross sets up his future firings, gives them a raise before they're let go. Weird strategy, but what ever, it's his money to burn. I still don't think any sane owner keeps Philbin after next season which is guaranteed to be 8-8 or worse.

"MrClean wrote:

Funny, you used a young pic of Kevin Bacon, whom Ryan Tannehill kind of reminds me of.

I see what you mean. :shifty:

"Tannephins wrote:

I think Ross is probably getting some good advice from the people around him that Joe Philbin is doing about as well as can be expected with the talent this team has on it right now.

That isn't really an explanation as much as it is a series of platitudes.

"cuchulainn wrote:

I see what you mean. :shifty:

I hope Miller's chinstrap wasn't fastened too tight on that play. That looks like it could have hurt.

I'm a big Kevin Bacon fan, btw.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Contract or not, he's a lame duck.

this.

Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll die soon. Of natural causes of course. † Mr. Dumbest Billionaire in the world Stephen Ross.

"djphinfan wrote:

this.

not that.

If he wins he is keeping his job.