Philbin needs to improve.
The end of the first half and the end of the second half were just beyond awful.
Does he do any research at all? To attempt a 52 yard fg into that end of Heinz field, in the snow was absolutely awful. Sturgis could have kicked it 100 times and not made it once. I just don't believe he is the coach that can take the team to the next level.
Say what you want but he has a huge calming and positive effect on this team. He has them buying into the system and he has them the least penalized team in the league. In a season when everything could and probably should have completely blown up he has them in serious playoff contention. That isn't an accident just like it wasn't an accident when "out of touch" Tom Coughlin won two Super Bowls.