Why I don't think Cowher is a good fit in Miami.

[Landshark]

If Sparano goes at the end of the season, the Dolphins best bet is to bring in Jim Harbaugh from Stanford.  The guy has had a load of experience playing in the NFL and has put Stanford in the top ten. 

[Sunstroke]

I'd rather see a young coach like Harbaugh come in from Stanford than Cowher come in out of retirement as well...

I suppose that I just prefer "hungry" as a motivator more than "bored."

[Diehard_Dolfan]

If Sparano goes at the end of the season, the Dolphins best bet is to bring in Jim Harbaugh from Stanford.  The guy has had a load of experience playing in the NFL and has put Stanford in the top ten. 

Now this I  agree with!

Harbaugh would be my choice over Cowher as well... I'm really not a Cowher fan but would take him over Gruden!

After a Harbaugh,  Cowher or Gruden what other coaches are there out there?

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I suppose that I just prefer "hungry" as a motivator more than "bored."

You just summed up my opinion on why there will NEVER be a head coach that comes out of retirement to win a ring with a second team. 

I could see a SB winning coach that got fired, doing so.  Let say if Caughlin was much much younger, gets fired by the Giants then goes to Cowboys, Eagles or Redskins, hell bent on proving the Giants wrong.   

Cowher could be some teams equivalent of Miami's Bill Parcels.

[Sunstroke]

^^^ I'll stop short of saying there "will never be...," because "never has been" is rarely a good stand-alone argument to support "will never be," but I think we stand a better chance with a young intelligent head coach who is out to prove he deserves the opportunity.

[BigDaddyFin]

I'd rather see us go after either Harbaugh or someone else who can run a modern pro offense.  Aside from that, I really don't have any other issues with this team.  The defense has played really well although they aren't getting may turnovers. 

Since the novelty of the wildcat wore off, I don't see any kind of offensive cohesion other than we can run the ball on 3rd or 4th and 1

[bsfins]

I'm not for making a change,but I'd take Harbaugh,and Kubiak as O - Coordinator (Yes, I think Kubiak is gone as Texans Head Coach)

[Sunstroke]

I think we should hire former Montana Tech HC, Bob Green. OK, not really, but after reading some of his press conference quotes (link to article below), I think he should at least be part of the public relations department, just for entertainment's sake.

http://sports.espn.go.com/blog/rick-reilly-go-fish/post/_/id/756/will-somebody-please-hire-coach-bob-green

A couple of my favorites:

"We had an interception chance, and we caught the ball. An interception chance is like a date with the homecoming queen -- close the deal. Don't waste an opportunity."
(Miami DB's...did you catch that?)

"It was a team effort. Everybody contributed with poor play."

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^^^

"I hate to sound like an old coach but I am an old coach. I was coaching when the Dead Sea was only sick."

[Dave Gray]

I'd rather see a young coach like Harbaugh come in from Stanford than Cowher come in out of retirement as well...

I suppose that I just prefer "hungry" as a motivator more than "bored.

I totally agree.  I would be interested in seeing Boise State's coach.  That guy has balls.

[Dave Gray]

One more thing about a new coach vs. a Cowher-type:

You know how young directors (a la Speilberg and George Lucas) made really groundbreaking films early in their careers?  It was because they found ways to turn problems into opportunities.  The mechanical shark in Jaws never really worked right, because of budget constraints and Speilberg wasn't "the man" yet to demand that he get a replacement, so he made some of his best stuff through creatively dealing with that limitation.

Coaching is the same way.

Cowher is big enough of a name to come in and hand pick all of the assistants, players, drafts, trades, staff, etc.  That creates group-think.  It's sometimes better to not always see eye to eye with those you work with on every little thing, so that you can come up with different, creative ways to tackle problems.

[MikeO]

I'd rather see a young coach like Harbaugh come in from Stanford than Cowher come in out of retirement as well...

I suppose that I just prefer "hungry" as a motivator more than "bored."

With Cowher's wife dying this year, I don't think he would be bored. I think he would sink himself in his work to forget about "real life"

Just the way I see it

[Sunstroke]

That's cool, and I sympathize with his loss...but that still doesn't equate to "hungry."

Besides...Cowher should go to my 49ers instead.

[norad34]

Bill Cowher is not a good fit for the Miami Dolphins.

I've never been impressed with Cowher. He inherited talent from Chuck Noll and with all the talent that ran through Pittsburgh, he should have had more than one Super Bowl win.

Cowher would be a three yards and a cloud of dust kind of coach. That's why Cowher and Big Ben were at odds. If you've got a QB that can throw the ball, why be predictable on first and second down and run all the time?

The Dolphins need an offensive minded coach that is relatively young which has been in NFL circles for a while. The names that come to mind are Marc Trestman, who was with the Dolphins as an offensive quality assistant and Jim Harbaugh of Stanford. I like Harbaugh the best because he was a quarterback and had most of his success under Ted Marchibroda with the Colts.

If Miami can keep Mike Nolan, then I would hire a guy that can run an offense.

And remember, Harbaugh was the guy that took a 9-7 Colts team into the AFC Championship, a game that the Colts had no business being in, and almost beat COWHERS Steelers on a Hail Mary on the last play of the game.

The Dolphins need to stop chasing these "name brand" coaches and get someone who is innovative and up and coming (see Sean Payton and Mike Smith for the Falcons). The only time a name brand coach has worked for Miami is when they acquired Don Shula in 1970.

Dolphin fans haven't learned yet and the Miami press is much worse. Fans clamored for Jimmy Johnson and look what happened...he quit. Wannstedt couldn't hack it. Nick Saban, who I thought would be very successful, couldn't handle it and bolted. Skip Cam Cameron because the Dolphins front office clearly went to sleep on him. Now, it's Parcells who has bolted (probably because the circus environment with all the celebrities and other stuff that surrounds the Dolphins).

We need a fresh innovative mind as a head coach.

[Dave Gray]

^ Great post.

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