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Tannenbaum: "Things weren't going as we had hoped"

Wednesday, October 07 2015 by SNTV
  • SuggestedLeadIn: The Miami Dolphins fired Head Coach Joe Philbin four games into his fourth season

    Script: SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Tannenbaum, Miami Dolphins Executive VP of Football Operations

    "I appreciate everybody coming out today. First on behalf of Steve Ross (Miami Dolphins Owner), I just want to again publicly thank coach (Joe) Philbin and his family, Diane his wife, for four great years with the Dolphin organisation and truly giving this organisation everything he had. It was important today that we try to handle everything with as much respect and dignity as we could and we had good conversations. Steve (Ross) did, I did with coach (Joe) Philbin. And again he gave us everything he had for four years. Obviously things weren't going as well as we had hoped this year. Steve (Ross) made the decision this morning and then we moved forward accordingly. Turning the page, we made the decision this morning because this season is only four games old. And when we made the decision to make Dan Campbell our interim head coach, it was to thinking that again this season is four games old and we can still accomplish all of our goals this year. Not a three year rebuild but in 2015 the Dolphins can, we can achieve all our goals that we set out for. Dan Campbell played in the NFL (National Football League) for 11 years, he's coached for six, he brings leadership, toughness and energy and I'm really proud to have an opportunity to work with him. With that, I'd like to introduce Dan Campbell as our new interim head coach."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Dan Campbell, Miami Dolphins Interim Head Coach

    "We have enough to win. We have to change the culture. I have to change the culture and that's what I intend to do."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Dan Campbell, Miami Dolphins Interim Head Coach

    "We're going to play by the rules but we are going to be much more aggressive. We're going to walk that line is what we're going to do. There's always the line, this is okay to do and this is dirty. I'm not saying we want dirty players but we're going to walk that line. That's what I want to do. I don't want, I want us pulling the trigger. I don't want us playing conservative and playing on our heels. I want us playing on our toes and we're going forward and we're going through you. That's the mentality.

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