Report: Dolphins might fire Joe Philbin next week

The Miami Dolphins are off to a rough start in 2015 that might cost Joe Philbin his job before the halfway point.

Remember when the Miami Dolphins were picked by some to be the surprise team of the 2015 season? Stephen Ross remembers and he’s none too pleased about the nasty start to the season this year. Miami is hot off a blowout loss to Buffalo Bills and are on a two game skid at a 1-2 record.

That’s not the start to the season that Ross wanted and it’s not the kind of start that is going to keep Joe Philbin employed much longer. According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins will seriously consider firing their head coach if another blowout loss occurs this Sunday.

The odds are not on Philbin’s side, as Miami plays an early game in London this Sunday and it has all the fixings of a nasty game that could result in a one-sided blowout or the kind of sloppy play that will warrants a firing.

It wouldn’t be that outrageous for the Dolphins to fire Philbin if he produces another blowout loss this weekend. The Oakland Raiders were questioned for not firing Dennis Allen during the 2014 offseason, only to fire him following an 0-4 start to last year. The Dolphins have at least one win under their belt but not much more than that.

Philbin is in the position where he needs to produce progress with his team but all e’re getting is dysfunction and chaos. Ryan Tannehill continues to regress and look overpaid, Ndamukong Suh is going rouge and creating turmoil and the wheels seem to have already come off.

The Jets aren’t a bad team that would be embarrassing to get blown out by, but back-to-back divisional blowout losses would be something that not only warrants firing Philbin but would almost require it.

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