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Dolphins new head coach Joe Philbin is an offensive guy.
He coached offensive line for a handful of different college teams from 1986 to 2002 and led the Packers' offensive line for a half decade after that before serving as offensive coordinator his last five years in Green Bay.
But as a first-year head coach in Miami, Philbin will need to learn to be involved in every corner of his team.
And he has a pretty good idea of what the focus should be on defense.
He coached offensive line for a handful of different college teams from 1986 to 2002 and led the Packers' offensive line for a half decade after that before serving as offensive coordinator his last five years in Green Bay.
But as a first-year head coach in Miami, Philbin will need to learn to be involved in every corner of his team.
And he has a pretty good idea of what the focus should be on defense.
Philbin, however, is trusting his defense-savvy coaches to take care of the "nuts and bolts."
"Am I going to be asking the defensive tackle to step six inches over with his right foot? Probably not," Philbin said. "From a fundamental standpoint and concept, yes. But from nuts and bolts standpoint, no."
With a complete installation of his offense and a quarterback battle that includes a rookie top-10 draft pick in the works, Philbin has enough to worry about on that side of the ball.
Follow Nick @NickStDenisWith a complete installation of his offense and a quarterback battle that includes a rookie top-10 draft pick in the works, Philbin has enough to worry about on that side of the ball.
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