Here, to me, is the hardest part of endorsing any coaching candidate for the Dolphins: The Other Guy has worked out better.
When the Dolphins hired the legend of Bill Parcells in 2008, Atlanta hired an unknown front-office guy, a small-ego coach and a quarterback with the regime's first pick.
It's in the playoffs for the third time in four years.
When the Dolphins chose college champion Nick Saban in 2005 and quarterback Daunte Culpepper a year later, New Orleans married itself to unknown Sean Payton and Drew Brees.
It won a Super Bowl. It's in the playoffs for the fourth time in six years.
This time, Jeff Fisher is the solid choice with solid credentials. He's known. He's knowledgeable. He has the kind of track record that explains why the Dolphins and St. Louis Rams are fighting over him.
Who doesn't agree he's the most complete candidate?
Joe Philbin is the other guy.
Actually, he might not even be that. He's just the guy interviewed Friday and Saturday.
No one knows the Dolphins plans for him. No one knows Philbin, either, other than he is the Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator.
Can he lead? Can he win? How much of Green Bay's offense is the result of coach Mike McCarthy, who calls plays? Has Aaron Rodgers progressed because of Philbin, quarterback coach Tom Clements or because he's Aaron Rodgers?
So no one can endorse Philbin.
But you can endorse the idea of Philbin.
You can appreciate owner Steve Ross and General Manager Jeff Ireland exploring what he represents. It says they're open to change. Revolution by NFL standards, even.
For the past decade the Dolphins have hired a coach and a general manager with the idea of finding a franchise quarterback. That's the way every team does it. Always has.
But if Philbin is an actual candidate, it means the Dolphins are considering being pioneers.
It suggests they like Green Bay's soon to be free-agent quarterback Matt Flynn and might import the coach and system to smooth the way to success.
That's not just smart. It's unique. No team has done anything like that. The question is if Flynn and Philbin are up to the job.
Ireland, no doubt, has studied Flynn's limited video, including his 480-yard, six-touchdown performance last weekend against Detroit.
When the Dolphins hired the legend of Bill Parcells in 2008, Atlanta hired an unknown front-office guy, a small-ego coach and a quarterback with the regime's first pick.
It's in the playoffs for the third time in four years.
When the Dolphins chose college champion Nick Saban in 2005 and quarterback Daunte Culpepper a year later, New Orleans married itself to unknown Sean Payton and Drew Brees.
It won a Super Bowl. It's in the playoffs for the fourth time in six years.
This time, Jeff Fisher is the solid choice with solid credentials. He's known. He's knowledgeable. He has the kind of track record that explains why the Dolphins and St. Louis Rams are fighting over him.
Who doesn't agree he's the most complete candidate?
Joe Philbin is the other guy.
Actually, he might not even be that. He's just the guy interviewed Friday and Saturday.
No one knows the Dolphins plans for him. No one knows Philbin, either, other than he is the Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator.
Can he lead? Can he win? How much of Green Bay's offense is the result of coach Mike McCarthy, who calls plays? Has Aaron Rodgers progressed because of Philbin, quarterback coach Tom Clements or because he's Aaron Rodgers?
So no one can endorse Philbin.
But you can endorse the idea of Philbin.
You can appreciate owner Steve Ross and General Manager Jeff Ireland exploring what he represents. It says they're open to change. Revolution by NFL standards, even.
For the past decade the Dolphins have hired a coach and a general manager with the idea of finding a franchise quarterback. That's the way every team does it. Always has.
But if Philbin is an actual candidate, it means the Dolphins are considering being pioneers.
It suggests they like Green Bay's soon to be free-agent quarterback Matt Flynn and might import the coach and system to smooth the way to success.
That's not just smart. It's unique. No team has done anything like that. The question is if Flynn and Philbin are up to the job.
Ireland, no doubt, has studied Flynn's limited video, including his 480-yard, six-touchdown performance last weekend against Detroit.
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