this is better than mccoy. better to hire an assistant from a winning team than a losing one. better to hire a coach who runs the best offense in the nfl than the freakin option. better to hire someone who may bring in a QB who he knows and who has been successful in his system, than have to hear about whether we're gonna trade for tebow for the next few months.
good move. best of a bad situation anyway.
now let's hope he doesn't turn into a loser like cam cameron.

We really had no choice but to pick an unknown. And Philbin is as good as anyone at this point I guess. Time shall tell..........(SIGH).

So really, nobody knows what gonna happen with Clements....according to that article.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

#1 we got rid of Saprano. Check.

#2 New Coach , comes from a winning background . Check.

#3 New QB. franchise Hopeful. To be determined, but I'm liking the odds this time.

WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better off then we were last year at this time. Thats all we can hope for. To keep improving.

too soon to say if we're improving with this move, but sometimes change for change sake is good. we had gone as far as we could under tony and had already begun to regress. at least there is hope in the unknown

TreasurecoastPhinsfan Wrote:
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> #1 we got rid of Saprano. Check.
>
> #2 New Coach , comes from a winning background .
> Check.
>
> #3 New QB. franchise Hopeful. To be determined,
> but I'm liking the odds this time.
>
> WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better off then we were
> last year at this time. Thats all we can hope
> for. To keep improving.

Another point about this decision – I’m really a bit puzzled as to what this teams “identity” will be under Philbin. Are we planning on implementing “Philbin’s system,” or is he flexible (adaptable) enough to utilize and maximize the personnel we already have?

I mean since we had the stated goal of finding another Shula, I kind of except Philbin to get the most out of what we have as opposed to forcing his system on the existing program (with the associated fall-out of finding players that fit another spec) .

Put another way –was Philbin brought here to take an existing system, refine it and make it more productive? Or is he simply here to install Green Bay ala South Beach ?

It would be interesting to know what the expectations are between him, Ross and Ireland.
I hope someone asks the question what his initial plan regarding the architecture of the offense?

I imagine he is brining in GB's system. Which would be a good thing I think. I can see him taking GB offensive staff with him, since the OC here would get to call plays, but the GB OC doesn't get to that

Been reading up on him a bit. Highly respected, also has a strong presence in any room he enters.

I feel comfortable knowing at least that this guy is an expert with X's & O's and formulating game plans. That's something I'm sure will benefit this team, regardless of who our starting 2012 QB will be.

Also very experienced with O'line coaching so I think we'll be kissing Columbo goodbye. Something tells me he's better than Tony at judging talent in that department.

My own first impression - definitely looks like a coach, and I highly doubt he'll be fist pumping at kicking Sparanos all day.

We need to hope he brings Clements with.

But, the only way Clements comes, is if Philbin allows Clements to call plays.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

It's funny I just can't help but equate "offensive guru" offensive coordinator as HC to Cam Cameron. But then I take a second to think and realize that Philbin isn't going to be installing Cam Cameron's 165lb weak speedster offense that gets crushed. Philbin is an offensive guy but he's bringing a high-powered offensive mindsight thats proven successful with him that I don't think includes tiny speed guys running sweep running plays starting 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage and ending 3 yards behind the line of scrimmage.

The guy looks a little old and reserved and doesn't seem to fit that tough guy Harbaugh model that players rally behind, but all indications from current GB players seem to be positive about the guy, so I'm trying to be hopeful.

Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> We need to hope he brings Clements with.
>
> But, the only way Clements comes, is if Philbin
> allows Clements to call plays.

That is very likely to happen, as Philbin wasn't actually calling the plays at GB. He was just designing them and making the weekly game plan. Just the mastermind if you will.

Financial oriented decision, easier to dump after a few years!

Time will tell