Joe Philbin is a smart man.
While enduring criticism in his first three seasons as an NFL head coach, some of it deserved, some of it overblown, it’s no secret that Philbin’s name figures prominently on most lists of NFL coaches on the hotseat. And Philbin is certainly aware of the warming under his backside as he enters his fourth season leading the Miami Dolphins.
Owner Stephen Ross set the bar with recent comments to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald regarding his expectations heading into 2015.
“There has to be improvement,” Ross said. “What is improvement?