Brian Daboll to be named Dolphins offensive coordinator

[Adam First]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6030633

He was the Cleveland Browns' offensive coordinator for the past two seasons.
Well then.

[Phishfan]

My first reaction, "Who is that?"

[Pappy13]

Well at least he's young, 35.  That's what half the age of our last OC?

[Jim Gray]

Interesting.  This is a young guy (35), who seemed to do okay with a messy QB situation in Cleveland.  I don't think it will be any worse.  I wonder if he was fired or about to be fired in Cleveland, now that Mangini is gone?

[dolfan13]

didn't the browns score fewer points than the dolphins did this year? their offense was basically hand off peyton hillis, hand off peyton hillis, hand off peyton hillis. with a little wildcat sprinkled in with the cribbs guy they have.

[dolphaholic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgU42Yzbf84

I think this fist pump of a FG is what sold Sparano.......a man after his heart.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

My first reaction, "Who is that?"

I had this same reaction.....I am sure we are not alone. Maybe it is a good thing not bringing in a big name guy!!!!!

[Pappy13]

Don't forget that Cleveland was only 1 of 2 teams to beat New England this year.  Daboll comes from the Belicheck tree and also coached for the Jets recently.  Perhaps he knows a little something about not just coaching those offenses, but how to stop them as well.  Practicing against a real life NFL offense might just give the Dolphins D a better shot at stopping the Jets and Patriots next year.  Wishful thinking I know, but it's all I got for now.

[Jim Gray]

Initially, I said that Daboll did okay in Cleveland, but I went back to look over the numbers.  Not so good, in fact, pretty much at or near the bottom in most offensive categories. 

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?archive=false&conference=0011&role=TM&offensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&season=2010&seasonType=REG&tabSeq=2&qualified=true&Submit=Go

I know it can be difficult to go by numbers alone, but I wonder what they see in this guy that would mitigate the stats.  We basically just hired the guy who was in charge of the worst offense in the AFC, can someone explain this please?

[Pappy13]

Initially, I said that Daboll did okay in Cleveland, but I went back to look over the numbers.  Not so good, in fact, pretty much at or near the bottom in most offensive categories. 

He didn't have much to work with there in Cleveland either though.  I'll take checkdown Chad over anyone that's played QB for the Browns in the last 2 years except for maybe McCoy who looks like he might actually have a bit of something.

[MikeO]

It's a safe hire for Tony. A guy Sparano won't have to look over his shoulder and worry he will be sabotaging or pulling backroom deals with Ross  him trying to get his job.

Not a fan of this move. Hope I'm wrong

[MikeO]

I believe Daboll is a big Brady Quinn guy. He worked with him in Cleveland and was high on Quinn.

Not saying I want Quinn, but nothing would surprise me.

[Spider-Dan]

We replace our OC with one of the few (the very few) coordinators in the league with a worse offense than our own.

This is like if Minnesota fired Brad Childress and then hired Mike Singletary to replace him.

[MikeO]

We replace our OC with one of the few (the very few) coordinators in the league with a worse offense than our own.

This is like if Minnesota fired Brad Childress and then hired Mike Singletary to replace him.

Maybe we are trying to TANK the season to draft Andrew Luck!!

[badger6]

We replace our OC with one of the few (the very few) coordinators in the league with a worse offense than our own.

This is like if Minnesota fired Brad Childress and then hired Mike Singletary to replace him.

And then a week later replaced Mike Singletary with Wade Phillips !!!!!