Yesterday Philbin fully agreed that the four minute offense is a bad idea. If he had decided to run the ball and gotten stuffed he probably would have gotten flack for being too conservative. As it was, he got the JSO "Missing in action" award from a group of journalists who only know how to judge results. Unfortunately for Philbin, neither the four minute offense nor the aggressive approach will work 100% of the time. Unfortunately for JSO readers, we will never know what the best strategic decision would have been because all we will ever get from that bunch is results mongering. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...278968451.html

Clay Matthews didn't have a tackle. He's one strong candidate here. But we'll go with the Miami Dolphins' miserable late-game clock management. Joe Philbin and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor completely botched the Dolphins' final offensive possession. After stringing together touchdown drives of 80, 80 and 79 yards, Miami had a chance to finish off the Packers with 4 minutes and 9 seconds remaining. And even though running back Lamar Miller — who had minus-4 yards in the first half — was finding a groove with 57 yards in the second half, Miami called four passes and only three runs before punting. Afterward, Philbin said he wanted to do whatever it took to get a first down and end the game. "Dom (Capers) was playing cover zero, there were 11 guys down," Philbin said. "Again, you have to give them enough credit. They executed better." And the Dolphins basically took a page out of the Dallas Cowboys' playbook from last season against Green Bay — they ignored their running back late.