If you have been plugged in this morning, then you already know that the Miami Dolphins didn’t wait any longer to fire head coach Joe Philbin. Reports have not made it clear whether Dolphins’ owner, Stephen Ross, waited until Philbin got back onto American soil or if he made him fly coach back to the States.
Four years ago Joe Philbin had a cushy job as Mike McCarthy’s personal assistant. That is essentially what an offensive coordinator who doesn’t call plays is. Still, Philbin had the good fortune of being associated with the Packers’ 2011 offense, which at that time was the 2nd highest scoring offense in NFL history with only the run-up-the-score 2007 Patriots having scored more points.