Miami Dolphins coach JoePhilbinwas fired Monday after the team lost three of its first four games. This was Philbin's fourth season as head coach. Dolphins executive vice president Mike Tannenbaum announced tight ends coach Dan Campbell as Philbin’s temporary replacement.
“When we made the decision to make Dan Campbell our interim head coach, it was the 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,” Tannenbaum told reporters.
Campbell called Philbin a class act and said the Dolphins have the talent to turn things around.
"This is my sixth season with the Miami Dolphins, and this is the most talented roster we have had in those six years," Campbell said. "We have to change the culture. I have to change the culture, and that’s what I intend to do. And what that means is we need to become a more aggressive front, or team in general.”
Campbell said he wasn't ready to make any decisions about possible changes in the rest of the coaching staff.
