Best choice from among the candidates that Miami interviewed or best choice from among the candidates that were available? Miami didn't interview a couple of guys that I would have interviewed. Billick for one. And if the reason they didn't interview him was because of the rumored issue that Ross had with him, that doesn't exactly instill a lot of confidence of Ross in me. I HOPE that wasn't the reason they didn't interview him.
BOTH. Nobody else is out there. Who else you want? Winston Moss? Brian Schottenimer? Marty Schottenimer? Mike Mularkey? Mike McCoy? Mike Zimmer? It was a weak pool this year and Philbin was probably the best of the group. Whether this was a deep pool this year or a shallow pool, Philbin was getting a job. He was the next in line among assistants in this league and if Miami didn't hire him then Oakland or Tampa would have. In fact when Ross called him last week he got Philbin OFF the plan as he was about to head to Oakland. Philbin was getting hired someplace this year.
And on Billick. It's NOT just Miami who doesn't interview him. NO TEAM IN THE LEAGUE has even given Billick an interview. Every team can't be wrong. He has huge red flags. Since Billick got fired in Baltimore, not 1 team has given him the time of day. Not 1 interview! To hold that against Miami and
only Miami I don't get.
Just remember, when Mike McCarthy left SF as offensive coordinator and got the Packers job a few years back, the SF offense McCarthy was running was ranked 31st in the league. You think Packers fans were doing back-flips when they heard McCarthy was coming to GB?! I'm just saying Philbin was highly regarded by many across the league and I won't crap on this hire. Out of everyone left I think he was the best and I like the move by Ross/Ireland.
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