Found January 24, 2012 on NBC Miami:
While deliberating with his Miami Dolphins brain trust last week, it seemed Stephen Ross was intent on keeping interim head coach Todd Bowles around to be the team's new defensive coordinator. That plan does not seem to be working out at the moment. The Miami Herald reported Monday that Bowles and new head coach Joe Philbin spoke on Sunday, but Bowles may soon depart Miami for greener pastures. The Dolphins have granted him permission to pursue jobs with other teams - not exactly a stirring endorsement from Miami. Not that this is a total surprise. The Dolphins, like any other team that just hired a new coach, are giving Philbin the authority to assemble his own staff. What coach wouldn't find some new blood to shake up a team that has consistently underperformed the past three years? The team has already let offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo bolt to the New York Jets (where he'll join former Dolphins coach Tony Sparano) and wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard join...
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