Miami Dolphins could soon lose Todd Bowles to Dallas

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Miami Dolphins could soon lose Todd Bowles to Dallas
by: Mike Berardino January 5th, 2011 | 9:41 PM

Apparently, the Dallas Cowboys don’t care very much about dropped interceptions.

Word out of Dallas tonight is that Todd Bowles, the Dolphins’ assistant head coach and secondary coach the past three years, is expected to be named the defensive coordinator under soon-to-be-elevated interim head coach Jason Garrett.

I told you on Tuesday this was a strong possibility, and here it is again, looking like it will happen. Bowles, who previously interviewed for the head coaching positions in Denver (Josh McDaniels got it — oops) and Detroit (Jim Schwartz), interviewed for the Cowboys’ top coaching job on Wednesday afternoon.


But in similar fashion to the way he grabbed Garrett off the Dolphins’ staff in ‘07, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has used a head coaching interview to fortify his group of assistants.

They definitely need help on D in Big D, where the Wade Phillips-led defense slumped to second-worst in the league in scoring average (27.3 points per game) after his November firing as head coach. Phillips has since hooked on with the Texans, by the way, where the defense was nearly as bad (29th in scoring average).
Gotta love the NFL!

Bowles, 47, previously spent three years in Dallas coaching defensive backs. He was a Bill Parcells hire there as well. Bowles played eight seasons in the NFL with the Redskins and 49ers.

Thanks in part to Bowles, the Dolphins’ pass defense improved from 24th to eighth in 2010. He helped the Dolphins bring along two young free safeties in second-year man Chris Clemons and rookie Reshad Jones as well as two second-year starting cornerbacks in Vontae Davis and Sean Smith.

Vontae and Sean, by the way, already have 48 combined NFL starts — 24 apiece. Unfortunately, Dolphins defenders — not just the DBs — dropped at least a combined 19 interceptions in 2011. (Smith led the way with six dropped INTs.) They actually managed to pick off just 11 passes, a total just three other teams failed to reach.

Once Bowles leaves, six members of Tony Sparano’s original coaching staff will have moved on or been fired. And that doesn’t even count offensive coordinator Dan Henning (expected to retire) or embattled quarterbacks coach David Lee, who became a public target of Brandon Marshall’s frustration this week.
The others who have left: offensive line coach Mike Maser (fired), defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni (fired), outside linebackers coach Jim Reid (to Virginia as DC), inside linebackers coach George Edwards (to Buffalo as DC with a brief stopover in Gainesville) and, of course, former special teams coach John Bonamego, who became the first known Dolphins assistant dumped during the season after the Week 4 debacle against the Patriots.
 
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Just seems like more of the same speculation.

Doesn't address how we could get him, as he's under contract and can't leave for what essentially would be a demotion.
 
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Midswat said:
Just seems like more of the same speculation.

Doesn't address how we could get him, as he's under contract and can't leave for what essentially would be a demotion.
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He'd gain far more responsibility by being the actual coordinator, its a good progression for him.

I suspect they'll give him permission to leave if we ask, as that whole staff is likely to be gone next yr anyway.

Lastly, DC Mike Nolan didnt hire Bowles, and Nolan might want to bring in some d coaches he has worked with previously.
 
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The thing I like about Bowles is he is young like Garrett, and the Dolphins defense did improve under him.

But, just like Midswat said it's just speculation at this time.
 
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dbair1967 said:
He'd gain far more responsibility by being the actual coordinator, its a good progression for him.

I suspect they'll give him permission to leave if we ask, as that whole staff is likely to be gone next yr anyway.

Lastly, DC Mike Nolan didnt hire Bowles, and Nolan might want to bring in some d coaches he has worked with previously.
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He'd gain more responsibilities, I agree with that. But by titles, it's a demotion.

The Dolphins would have to essentially give him to us. And he'd have to be content with just being a coordinator, and firmly believe he's not a candidate for any of the head coaching vacancies currently out there.

I don't know. I just would think it's an underwhelming hire, considering some of the talent potentially out there.
 
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The thing that surprises me is the defense wasn't really the problem in Miami.

Their offense was horrible.
 
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Well, He wouldn't be too much of a retread. I am down with it, even if he did play for two teams I despise and was part of a coaching staff in Dallas that made me puke.
 
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dbair1967 said:
You disagree? Or as usual are you just trying to be a dipshit?

If you dont think he'd be a good add, would be interested in why.
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I'm trying to correctly point out that you are a worthless read who thinks everything the Cowboys are currently doing is good. Doesn't matter if it's Quincy Carter, Tony Romo, Wade Phillips, Jason Garrett, you will spin it positive.

There are two reasons why I'm right on Bowles.

1) There are more established candidates out there with prior coordinator experience.

2) Those candidates have no ties to any of the current defensive staff here. So they're less likely to retain any of those bums if they took over the defense. Which is what this team needs. An entirely new set of faces running the defense.
 
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There are other candidates that I would consider before Bowles.

Mangini, Nolan, Ryan just to name a few.

lol @ Nolan, Ryan ~the pitcher~

But of course my favorite is still a part of the Packers defense. Capers.
 
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Cr122 said:
There are other candidates that I would consider before Bowles.

Mangini, Nolan, Ryan just to name a few.

lol @ Nolan, Ryan ~the pitcher~

But of course my favorite is still a part of the Packers defense. Capers.
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I'm not saying Bowles can't be a good defensive coordinator. I'm saying, factoring everything in, he wouldn't be near the top of my list for potential hires.

And I don't give a rats ass what the Cowboys' players think of him. Those losers would be the last people I'd listen to.
 
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The one plus with Bowles is you're getting a young, maybe up and comer. I do like that. That's also the theme with Garrett. Get the next great coach rather than reinventing one from the past.

So I see the upside, but still would rather give the defense to a guy like Mangini or Ryan who have been around the block and learned from a great coach. They know the scheme front to back and both are demanding with the players.

You could argue that a rookie head coach like Garrett needs experience at coordinator. Particularly when he's also the running the offense.
 
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sbk92 said:
I'm trying to correctly point out that you are a worthless read who thinks everything the Cowboys are currently doing is good. Doesn't matter if it's Quincy Carter, Tony Romo, Wade Phillips, Jason Garrett, you will spin it positive.

There are two reasons why I'm right on Bowles.

1) There are more established candidates out there with prior coordinator experience.

2) Those candidates have no ties to any of the current defensive staff here. So they're less likely to retain any of those bums if they took over the defense. Which is what this team needs. An entirely new set of faces running the defense.
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1.) Wouldn't the same thing applied to Garrett when he was made OC? There certainly were more established canidates with prior coordinator experience. Where do you think most coordinators come from asswipe? Usually from being a position coach first. Not always but mainly. It's called promotion.


2.) Bowles was here under Parcells. Other than Pasqualoni, Bowles has no ties with any of the current staff, because much of the current staff was under Wade.
 
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