Dolphins Reportedly Hire Brian Daboll As Offensive Coordinator

by Brian Galliford on Jan 18, 2011 3:00 PM EST

The Buffalo Bills did not have a lot of success defensively in 2010, but one team that they did play fairly well was a Miami Dolphins team that finished the season with the league's 21st-ranked offense. The Bills gave up 98.5 rushing yards per game and 13.5 points per game in splitting the season series with Miami. The Bills only played two teams better all season.

Dan Henning is no longer Miami's offensive coordinator, however. The ultra-conservative coach will reportedly soon be replaced by Brian Daboll, a Bill Parcells coaching disciple that spent the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns.

Guess which team Buffalo's defense had the most success against in 2010? Yep - that'd be the Cleveland Browns, who scored just six points and gained a paltry 187 yards in a loss to the Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium in mid-December. In fact, after that game, we were reading headlines from Cleveland media like this one: "Brian Daboll's Poor Gameplan Costs Browns".

Our good friend Matty I of ThePhinsider.com is spending his Tuesday telling Dolphins fans to either give Daboll a chance to succeed, or to go root for a new team. Revel in the Dolphan discord, Bills fans! Soak. It. In.

Here's something serious to note about Daboll that Matty brings up, however: citing a report from Mike Mayock of the NFL Network, Daboll plans to bring elements of the spread offense down to Miami. That system helped Colt McCoy have moderate success as a third-round rookie, and it should help Chad Henne some, as well. Expect the Dolphins to add a few receivers; Buffalo would do well to replenish its deteriorating depth at cornerback.

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LOL man the Dolphins are going down hill fast.........

and I couldnt be happier.

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jan 18, 2011 3:08 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

Seriously!?!?

the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns.

Man, watching how AMAZING the browns have been the past two years has me shaking in my boots!

"...You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don't care if you don't have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin' me it doesn't matter, then retire. Get out! 'Cause it matters." ~ Herm Edwards

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by Jason from OH-IO on Jan 18, 2011 3:18 PM EST reply actions

YIKES!!

Please everyone go click on the link that Brian provides and just read through half the comments. Then come back here and lets all promise ourselves our community will never become like that. They are all turning on each other like rabid dogs. Phew…

Despite the inappropriateness of their banter I actually think Brian Daboll is a good choice for Miami. He has a reputation around the league as a guy who gets better play out of QBs. Who says Miami will be in a position to start someone other than Henne next year? Even if they get a rookie they dont want to ruin him with Henning like they did to Henne, give him Daboll. Additionally, Daboll loves to spread out his offense and as odd as it sounds this is not the same Dolphins team from 2008 – their running game is their weakness and their WRs are their strength. If you ask me this is exactly what Miami needed. They needed to be ripped out of their old identity and into a new one and I think Daboll is a good candidate.

All that said, I think its crazy telling fans who dont like the hiring to go root for another team. The Phinsider was doing the same earlier when fans on the blog were saying they hoped the team would lose on purpose for draft position. Maybe its just hard to find a fake Bills fan but I think its really uncool to question someone’s fanhood – especially when your cheering for the same team.

i’m sure i’m going to regret this conversation… but what the hell - J2

by poz on Jan 18, 2011 3:38 PM EST reply actions

Guess we shouldnt link to the first few days of threads after the Gailey and George Edwards hire then..........

The Dolfans will go through the same thing we went through here.

1. Outrage by some……others will beat the “wait and see” drum……others will be okay with it.

2. Some folks will talk themselves into liking the idea of the new change………others will still be solely against it…………..and some will try to prove that “it will be different” with the new team.

3. Get into the season with the new players and new system……….and then there will be those who pick up any little improvement they can and run with it………others will pick on parts that are worse………..and then the “wait and see” folks will beat their drum some more.

4. The season finishes and you will still have those who werent happy…….and look at other candidates who did better that were available at the time……….the “wait and see” peeps will say it hasnt been enough time yet………and then some will reach for whatever positive they can gleam.

5. The next offseason comes……..some will clamor for change still, some will say “we can get so and so in the draft/FA and they will make the difference”……and then yet again some will say they can see the positive progress and light at the end of the tunnel…………

And so on and so forth.

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jan 18, 2011 4:50 PM EST up reply actions

well when you put it like that

this blog doesnt sound fun anymore haha

I don’t recall accusations of not being true fans though do you? Then again, I spent most of this off-season bantering back and forth specifically with you :)

i’m sure i’m going to regret this conversation… but what the hell - J2

by poz on Jan 18, 2011 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

Ha you dont remember people telling me that I should go root for the Raiders or Niners......

Or if I hate the team so much that I should just go away?

People were questioning my fanhood a ton………..thankfully there were others around here who squashed that talk kinda fast.

Granted I was being a lot more stubborn than I probably should have been………but I’m sure I dont need to explain that to you :)

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jan 18, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions

Well, you're not the only one around here carrying a scarlett letter.

I started a “Fire Gailey” thread after one of our losses. While I still loathe his tendency to give up on the run, my discontent has cooled down a bit. Oh! The shame.

Ryan Fitzpatrick -- Buffalo's new flavor at QB -- Diet Flutie

by NordicBillsfan on Jan 18, 2011 5:08 PM EST up reply actions

My discontent hasnt changed........

but obviously harping on the issue doesnt add anything productive to our discussions here…….it only took me about 3/4th of the season to realize that.

I just have to keep reminding myself that it really doesnt matter what I think (but okay to state my opinion)…….the team is going to do whatever they want………

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jan 18, 2011 5:19 PM EST up reply actions

The pendulum swings both ways

I just have to keep reminding myself that it really doesnt matter what I think (but okay to state my opinion)…….the team is going to do whatever they want………

And no matter what the team does there will be a difference of opinion somewhere.

by blknites on Jan 18, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions

now that you mention it maybe I have forgotten how bad it got, I do seem to recall you specifically having a bullseye for being so outspoken on the management.

but I’m sure I dont need to explain that to you :)

haha no, no you don’t. But then again, I may need a refresher course because I think people are starting to get really sick of my stance on Bell.

i’m sure i’m going to regret this conversation… but what the hell - J2

by poz on Jan 18, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah

Poz there were a few folk throwing the “if you don’t like it follow another team” comments around. I seem to remember Jason getting a few of those which really p!ssed me off at the time.

As you say, we all follow the same team and all want them to win. Hopefully the few folk here who did pass out those comments have learnt that it not cool.

Go Bills in 2011

2011 - Revenge of the Bills fan !

by Will G on Jan 18, 2011 5:07 PM EST up reply actions

Yea, Im starting to think that maybe I need to go back and look at some of the threads from this off-season. We’ve all been a bit worked up this year but I guess thats part of the rebuilding isn’t it? The fans have to go through it too.

And Amen to Go Bills!

i’m sure i’m going to regret this conversation… but what the hell - J2

by poz on Jan 18, 2011 5:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

True

I think on some occasions we all need to remember that it’s just a game afterall – no matter how much we’d like to see the Bills win them all.

Constant losing will wear on everyone for sure – coaches, owners, players AND FANS.

Personally, after about 0-8 all of my anger re the season went away – what was the point after that ? At least we have a few young players to build around and maybe a few more solid guys if we can re-sign them (Poz etc) The nucleus is there if we add a good draft this year – but there’s the hitch hey !

We draft so well from round 4 onwards usually. Here’s hoping we can put together a nice solid draft this year !

2011 - Revenge of the Bills fan !

by Will G on Jan 19, 2011 1:33 AM EST up reply actions

This is an improvement for them, right?

Other than their reactions, shouldn’t we be kind of ticked that they replaced Henning?

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Jan 18, 2011 4:22 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Mularkey!

Did Henning replace Mularkey? Because we should have been pissed then, but that seemed to work out well for us…so while i am upset that Henning is gone, this news doesn’t really make me too nervous based on this guys history as the Browns OC.

by buffaloparks on Jan 18, 2011 6:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Did Henning replace Mularkey?

Huh???

Henning was OC during the 97 Todd Collins, Billy Joe Hobart Season, Marv’s last season as HC.

Gilbride was OC when Mularkey took over as HC in 2004.

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by The Buffalo Kid on Jan 19, 2011 2:19 AM EST up reply actions

brian youre on fire with articles today haha so many

Awesome news.

by sketchydave on Jan 18, 2011 4:25 PM EST reply actions

seriously

I thought 4 Locos were banned haha

i’m sure i’m going to regret this conversation… but what the hell - J2

by poz on Jan 18, 2011 4:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Nope...

Just took the caffine out… still black out in a can tho. Haha

Lets Go Buff a lo!!!

by bflo on Jan 18, 2011 6:02 PM EST up reply actions

HA

"War Memorial Stadium looks as if whatever war it was a memorial to had been fought within its confines."-Brock Yates

by Blo2Death on Jan 18, 2011 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

Expect more of the same. New goal: 8 posts per day, minimum. Keep your fingers limber.

Editor-in-Chief, BUFFALO RUMBLINGS®
@BrianGalliford

by Brian Galliford on Jan 18, 2011 7:48 PM EST up reply actions

Keep your fingers limber.

Is that a TWSS?

by Buffalo for Eternity on Jan 18, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions

I still find it amazing

That you can handle your full-time job and still put all this time into Rumblings. Unless you go through an eight ball a day, you are a well-oiled machine. Maybe both apply.

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Jan 19, 2011 1:29 AM EST up reply actions

hahahahahahah

Unless you go through an eight ball a day, you are a well-oiled machine. Maybe both apply.

Beautiful stuff that.

i’m sure i’m going to regret this conversation… but what the hell - J2

by poz on Jan 19, 2011 1:37 AM EST up reply actions

I thought this was his full time job!

The score dictated they pass

by norcaliangelsfan on Jan 19, 2011 7:10 AM EST up reply actions

I do a lot of my writing a) in my lunch hour at the real job, and b) at night. Many of the posts that you’ll see today (Wednesday), for example, were written last (Tuesday) evening.

Editor-in-Chief, BUFFALO RUMBLINGS®
@BrianGalliford

by Brian Galliford on Jan 19, 2011 7:49 AM EST up reply actions

well thanks a lot man – I know I really appreciate it and i’m sure the fan base in general does.

seriously – thanks lot!

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by J2 on Jan 19, 2011 9:17 AM EST up reply actions

8 posts a day ?

Wow, good sir you must be a machine ! Hopefully you don’t need to take the pills that Truck Drivers do to keep awake enough for 8 a day – hahaha

2011 - Revenge of the Bills fan !

by Will G on Jan 19, 2011 1:35 AM EST up reply actions

It won’t just be me. Matt, and anyone else who wants to, will be pitching in from time to time. I love them.

Editor-in-Chief, BUFFALO RUMBLINGS®
@BrianGalliford

by Brian Galliford on Jan 19, 2011 7:50 AM EST up reply actions

more recievers?

I did not think that was there problem

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-Steve Tasker-

by billsoferie on Jan 18, 2011 4:38 PM EST reply actions

Oh! The tears of unfathomable sadness.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy, YUMMY guys!!!

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Ryan Fitzpatrick -- Buffalo's new flavor at QB -- Diet Flutie

by NordicBillsfan on Jan 18, 2011 5:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

hahahahahaha

i’m sure i’m going to regret this conversation… but what the hell - J2

by poz on Jan 18, 2011 5:12 PM EST up reply actions

Squish. The. Fish.

by cmeid on Jan 18, 2011 6:59 PM EST reply actions

Mad Fishes

"War Memorial Stadium looks as if whatever war it was a memorial to had been fought within its confines."-Brock Yates

by Blo2Death on Jan 18, 2011 7:03 PM EST reply actions

While the Dollfish fans are certainly riled up a bit today.......

……. I really think they are wrong with their Chad Henne bashing.
He is on a team with two old running backs and only one good receiver.
His O-coordinator the last two years thinks its 1974, and he is just learning how to play.
What the heck are they talking about?

I hope their front office thinks the same and releases/benches Henne and drafts some bozo in the 1st round to play QB. That would be better for us.

"Adversity is an opportunity for heroism." Marv Levy.

by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Jan 18, 2011 7:27 PM EST reply actions