Is it playoffs or bust for Dolphins’ Philbin and Ireland?
But, but, but what if the Dolphins beat the Jets and still miss out on the playoffs. In my humble opinion, they should both be fired. Why? Isn’t what happens in Cincinnati and San Diego out of their control? Yup, and this team, this coaching staff, this GM put the Dolphins in this position. Consider that the Dolphins, just last week, held their playoff destiny in their own hands. All they had to do was to beat 2 sub-.500 teams. With that, this team came out and scored as many points as I did on Sunday against the Bills. Unbelievable, but believable and expected if you’ve become a scorned fan like myself. Like I said, I think the Dolphins will get the help they need, but they must beat the Jets to punch their playoff ticket.
Don’t get me wrong, I am still for some big changes this offseason (i.e. Sherminate the Sherminator), but I’d rather make those changes after a playoff season. Jeff Ireland hasn’t shown me much in terms of his ability to scout talent in the draft. That needs to be addressed. The Dolphins have lacked motivation when playing bad teams and after an extra long week (Bills, Bucs). That needs to be addressed. There are a lot of changes that will still need to be made. But again, I’d rather do that coming off of a 9-7 where the Dolphins made the playoffs. Changes could come anyway once the NFL releases it’s report about the Incognito/Martin fiasco. Joe Philbin and Jeff Ireland could both be gone if the report shows that they told Incognito to ‘toughen up’ Martin. Changes are going to happen in Miami regardless of Sunday’s game.
I’m just tired of the mediocrity that has crept into this team and this fan base. We deserve better. If a team like the Cardinals can be a 10 win team in the very good NFC West, why can’t the Dolphins at least make the playoffs? It’s all on the line on Sunday. Beat the Jets and give yourself hope for another game this season. Lose and Black Monday could be very ugly in Davie, FL. In my opinion, it’s playoffs or bust time. What do you think? Let us know in the comment section and polls below: