Vic Fangio Leaves Dolphins, Hired As Eagles DC Less Than A Day Later?! | Pat McAfee Reacts

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[@bethebullet6511]

Vic never wanted to be apart of the Dolphins. He always wanted to be an Eagle. He got shafted out of the job by Gannon and as soon as that came available, he wanted to come straight back to Philly.

[@jkhoover]

How'd he get shafted by the guy that got the job and took the D to the Super Bowl?

[@EstebanDVO]

His players will love him, just ask Broncos and Dolphins players...

[@cbsharpe0824]

This is correct.

[@jamesbohm3690]

McDaniel and Fangio always seemed like the weirdest pairing. Even watching their interactions in Hard Knocks it was always awkward and stilted

[@mythicgaming2552]

He got paid a ton of money to come to Miami. Was highest paid DC.

[@itzlegion123]

Dolphins fan here no surprise at all. He wanted to be an eagle last season he even said it in his interviews.

[@PSUIVERSON]

After one week Fangio will have the Eagles defense better than Desai/Patricia effort all season. - Eagles Fan

[@maskedman5657]

Now you just jinxed yourself. Because now I see injuries in your future

[@davidmazzini783]

You sure about that,you sure about that!?😂

[@Nightfall_zv]

Hopefully Howie and Jeffery let him actually have a say

[@brendanxtrom]

@@davidmazzini783I am sure about that but also I love the you sure bout that

[@blakeprince3419]

Anything is better than Patricia...

[@brianabob1216]

As an Eagles fan, trust me it can’t be as worse as last year. We lost the last 6 of 7 and guys had no clue where to be on defense. Dropping Reddick and Nolan Smith into coverage lol

[@gogetta0712]

U hit the nail on the head lol screaming at my TV seeing Reddick drop back

[@jamesbohm3690]

In Patricia's defense he was trying to make a wall with popsicle sticks and bubblegum. Linebackers getting cooked, Bradberry beyond washed, dropping Reddick into coverage reeks of desperation

[@kman9884]

@@jamesbohm3690Slay and Bradberry are washed up. They both need to go. Slay relies far too much on athleticism and gets flat-out *BEAT* on so many routes

[@stevensawyer5784]

Yeah they messed up by demoting desai he wasn’t a good DC but Patricia had a different scheme and trying to change schemes mid season was not a good idea

[@daishawnboynton5812]

@@kman9884slay washed? No. Bradberry? Definitely

[@SeferinoFlorez]

Fangio laid a great foundation in Denver for the time he was coordinator. I didn’t want to lose him as coordinator. If the Eagles players buy in, their defense is going to be good.

[@Jus10Again]

Staley........😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤪🥴🤣😂😂😂😂😂 The Defense Guru

[@zachdamenti4387]

Vic Fangio has been everywhere!

[@KBreezy_]

He was really good being the DC for the Bears but soon as he took that HC job in Denver he hasn’t been the same

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

People say Lightning McQueen is speed... Apparently, ya'll never met Fangio

[@maskedman5657]

He's literally the best Defensive mind in the league. Granted some DCs have outshined him in previous years like Lou Anarumo, Joe Gannon, or Mike MacDonald. But Vic is top dawg

[@butternuts14]

@@maskedman5657he was good when we had the starting lineup in at Miami, once the all-stars went down, his ego got the best of him and he allowed veterans who were getting cooked continue to play instead of trying to give the younger guys a shot. Kinda glad he’s gone as he didn’t fit in with what Miami is trying to do.

[@jimmyo68]

Interesting that Pagano replaced Fangio in Chicago as DC in 2019. Staley was a LB coach on Fangio's Defense in Chicago prior to that.....

[@bodoms_demon4159]

Video breaks at 8:26

[@dougweatherhead7193]

I think its cool to have pagano on the show with his views from the coaching side.

[@Jeff-zx3eg]

1 year into a 4 year contract. Why didn't the Dolphins try and get some compensation from the Eagles for Vangio? He still was under contract. Maybe a sixth or seventh round draft pick from Philly would've been appropriate

[@OldManInternet]

It's a coaching contract, so the team isn't impacted by it, only Ross. That said, I assume if there was any chance that they could have gotten something in a trade they would have done it.

[@Jeff-zx3eg]

@@OldManInternet True. I was thinking of the whole Jon Gruden episode LOL

[@nadjasunflower1387]

because in reality it's not as easy to trade a coach. (not as easy as it is to trade a player)

[@louislove299]

Dude he’s from PA it’s a family thing

[@duncanmcgee13]

Definitely had that lined up prior

[@anthonystoro]

Yeah shouldn’t that be tampering?

[@duncanmcgee13]

@@anthonystoro nah, its not illegal. Its recommended to have a new job lined up if you know youre current one is coming to a close. Will the Fins feels some type of way? Maybe. Should the Eagles be concerned that he has no problem jumping ship? Probably.

[@JakeFromYoutube]

As a fan of one of the 2 teams without a HC currently, I wish coach Pagano wasn't retired, to be honest. He's so awesome and real.

[@__G___]

The retread cycle is crazy

[@PriCEGotBeats]

From Miami to Philly, must be nice.

[@HandicappedMind]

to be fair.. the dolphins line and linebacker core was starting to be dominant up till all the injuries... the secondary seemed to be WEAK down the stretch.. kinda makes sense...

[@colmodriscoll33]

Vic was never there mentally or physically. He was awful in term of getting guys in the right place the make plays. I am glad his gone.

[@lloydjr8207]

I did find myslef yelling at the tv quite alot at our corners getting smoked..

[@billquantrill4960]

That's because they are either washed, or bums.

[@yaboyjay7202]

Just another reason why Philly is the supreme sports city. If it became public players were bitching about their coach being too tough, they'd be run out of the city, literally 😂 Fangio is gonna do great.

[@RickCobra710]

I'll never forget what he did for my Bears during the 2018 season

[@maxaimassist1867]

Ur bears hell what about my broncos

[@Peewyld]

Damn right. Bear Down

[@coldturkey3012]

If Fangio don’t work in Philly the city will literally burn. Book it.

[@mrunrealizedprofits8431]

Desai learned under Fangio in Chicago, perfect transition

[@devinpotterbaum4652]

This was what fangio wanted last year but the eagles still had Gannon when fangio was offered the deal.

[@electricwall]

I hear that the truth is that Mike McDaniel didn’t let Vic Fangio yell at kids to get off the grass

[@rickmorales6226]

I wouldn't let him either

[@electricwall]

Yeah, but would you kick the field goal to get the record of most points in the NFL history of 73 points?

[@Rowsy91]

@@rickmorales6226and you’d get a soft defense like the fins have 😂

[@drm3259]

@@basdfef4775anyone who uses the word “ageist” wouldn’t get it.

[@billquantrill4960]

McDaniel was the kid caught on the grass. Miami is a team of midgets.

[@wolfhowll55]

Every player in Denver absolutely loved him

[@andrewburns3952]

McDaniel’s lost the changing room. As soon as you give prima donna players power over coaches then you’ve lost your authority.

[@lloydjr8207]

Your dumb

[@Rowsy91]

Yep guy won’t ever win in the playoffs

[@justind4763]

John Torterella said recently something like, "Players are making more mistakes than ever in todays game, but you aren't allowed to coach them anymore." This was said about hockey players but it goes across the board.

[@Dechral]

refused to play cam smith even with all the injuries. Hope we get to see him next year

[@dreadedheathen9987]

Maybe Cam Smith sucks. I mean Chris Grier did draft him. He is know to draft players that suck. He does it more often than not.

[@tristanjohnson2678]

​@@dreadedheathen9987beat reporters said he looked good and players confirmed. Doghouse for not understanding the defense

[@ernestoluzarraga9356]

Exactly, he had something against Cam Smith

[@jayyyy4046]

@@dreadedheathen9987 bro what you saying that he can’t draft are you dumb? So Jaylen waddle is a bad pick? So Austin Jackson is a bad.? so Robert Hunt is a bad pick? So Devon achene is a bad pick? Yeah buddy go do your homework next time casual it’s clearest day that you don’t know nothing about football.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@tristanjohnson2678 well...if you don't understand the defense...your a liability at that point...so why should he play until he understands the defense ? I mean that's just logic. (if that's the real reason why)

[@The-carpenter-420]

Fangio was not even into the dolphins in the first place. I knew that crap he pulled at the beginning of the season when he kept teasing back and forth if he was going to Miami or not. Why would you not put your best defenders against the best receivers and teams dominated miami in the red zone on both sides of the ball.

[@FedUpVet]

I assumed it was coming after how badly the defense was doing in the secondary

[@dreadedheathen9987]

Lol the defense improved in almost all metrics under Fangio. This is more cope from Dolphins fans. The franchise is dysfunctional.

[@mattdude]

@@dreadedheathen9987if you watched the games you would know that the defense was fraudulent as hell. Against good offenses they continually got lit up. And despite getting lit up, there were never any coaching adjustments made to try to stop it.

[@Typzical]

​@@mattdudeYeah the dolphins D was ass. They just got covered up by the best offense most of the time

[@Brandon-qy4rs]

On average 6, yes, 6 starters were hurt. The last 4 or 5 games they were signing players that hadn't played in over 2 years just to fill out the roster on D.

[@dreadedheathen9987]

@@mattdude they shut KC out in the second half of their first game and held them to mostly FG in the second game.

[@matthewhairell849]

Too much zone and not enough press coverage. Ramsey and Howard are built for press man

[@lukeaschenbrand5001]

God I love chuck, one of my favorite personalities on the show. Jett Passan up there too

[@jelly_fishing]

Last year, when he brought Renaldo Hill, I thought to myself this stent is short term and the delay in signing with Miami - something stunk

[@freedomrulesjavier3904]

The sad part about coaching pro sports is the owners and the GMs dictate who you will coach...No matter how bad THEIR choices are... YOU still held accountable.

[@Broncos8818]

As A Bronco fan, I'm not shocked by his firing but I am shocked about his hiring.

[@Dafabi]

Check his resume it’s actually not bad. 10th in yards allowed(not great) but 8th in takeaways, 7th against the run and 15th against the pass… all which are significantly better than what the Eagles had at DC.

[@maskedman5657]

You Broncos fan will make anyone look bad. He might not be a great head coach but he made y'all defense look lights out

[@MrMazaing]

wish he came back to be the Bears DC

[@EstebanDVO]

First thing he told the broncos D when he got there was "I don't believe in science". He's an out of touch dinosaur.

[@bsmith8943]

The coach you guys got now isn't doing you guys any better

[@donmaduro5262]

So now the players decide who they want.

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

Yes soon you won't be able to tell the NBA and the NFL apart.

[@urthpainter]

one of the complaints in Denver was Vic's old school, run players into the ground in practice approach. I wonder if Fins feel like the injury bug was related to his practice approach. Vic was not liked in Denver, but while he was HC, the Denver defense was fierce. His failure in Denver was OC and QB, which is a pretty common problem

[@WESTSIDEOXD]

That's the problem these dudes don't want to practice anymore.

[@Rowsy91]

Yep fins have soft players . Not a good match

[@jucaperez9727]

Players now a days come from that entitled generation, god forbid they get a tough love kinda coach.

[@DeMan59]

People say Fangio slipped last season. But I think the blame for that goes to the Phins training staff. The D was so banged up last season. Even then they did well against the run. Fangio is a massive upgrade from what we had. Lol.

[@mavswrld]

It’s Fangiover😔…

[@t.k.1319]

I think he’s just an old-school coach and some guys just didn’t like being coached hard

[@Rowsy91]

Yep more and more new age guys that just wanna be coddled told how great and fast they are Miami was the best team hill has ever played for remember 😂

[@leetraviusmckay314]

"i had a weird feeling this was coming"

[@pauldelray5839]

Chris Grier has been an employee fo the Dolphins for 24 years. Last 8 as GM. Dolphins have not won a playoff games in 24 years. Fangio lost to Chris Grier. Fangio was brutally honest about his team in press conferences. Won't play players who he feels are not ready. What does Mike McDaniel know that Vic Fangio didn't know? Stephen Ross' best friend is Chris Grier. When Chris Grier gives you a player, your job is to play him and make it work. Not sit them on the bench the entire season. Cam Smith. Mike says, "See ya Vic. Have a nice day."

[@JohnHowell-vp8uk]

Grier isn't going anywhere especially with the Brian Flores lawsuit still going on. We have become a dumpster fire next year will be embarrassing.

[@theshow1269]

How dare you come at Chris Grier…. 😂. Phins will never win under Grier. He was taught and groomed around such dysfunction. Plus lawsuit makes him being fired a bit dicey. Freakin Miami Dolphins! 🤦‍♂️

[@OgiesDad]

Chuck is a real one

[@mykofreder1682]

He wanted to go there in the first place, it was probably money, they had a good defense and offensive performance against good teams was the problem. They had 6 opportunities to shoot it out against playoff teams and they scored 1 20 point and many below that in 6 losses, the defense failed against the Bills and Ravens.

[@robertbooker5466]

and the Titans

[@matthewdigiacomo2580]

Absolutely. Offense wasn't great at times against iffy teams, either (24 against New England in the first meeting, 20 against the Raiders). But when you criticize the offense, I think most people just remember the 70 against Denver. But if you look at the entire body of work ... the offense was up and down (mostly down against playoff teams) and, as a Dolphins fan I'll say it ... seems to be generally overrated.

[@WopTopDrop]

Let's keep it real.... if Vic Fangio was that good of a D.C., he wouldn't have bounced around so much.

[@gatienlaurol5793]

He doesn’t bounce around much. He before the Dolphins, he coached the Broncos for three years before that he was the Bears successful DC and before that the Niners DC.

[@Omnis2]

There is literally zero good Italian food down here. He wanted to go back to philly where Big Dom knows how to slice the garlic

[@TheJdangle]

He wanted big doms sausage

[@ramseykerkula7758]

I mean he consulted the eagles when they were in the Superbowl..... He probably didnt like things were being ran in miami causing him to be fired 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@grupocolosalgrupocolosal856]

We don't miss anything without Fangio stay with the birds for a very long time.....

[@SpankinYaBoy]

Is there a place that Ramsey has played where he hasn't complained?

[@stickybunnn]

funny Jevon Holland whos very quiet and humble was happy as soon as Fangio left

[@ros73dros]

Indeed. Tons of talent...but.. diva

[@nadjasunflower1387]

the answer to that is...nope. lol complained in Jacksonville, complained in L.A., now complaining in Miami. all mouth, little results to back it up. good player, but not as good as his hype says. gets burnt on the regular for being a " shut down " corner, that he supposedly is.

[@Rowsy91]

Ramsey is who he is

[@richardgale1287]

Franchises adopt the attitudes of their cities. Does Fangio seem like Miami or Philly? Exactly.

[@theshow1269]

Secondary.. A 2nd rounder never played, Cam Smith…. Even with a ton of injuries. J Ramsey wanted to mirror teams best WRs…. Fangio wasn’t having it. Typical BS. What really happened? Fangio wanted out…. To join Phili.

[@eyepatch3769]

I'm surprised he didn't wait and go to the Charges with Harbaugh

[@Rowsy91]

Wonder if Jim is bringing any of his staff from Michigan

[@21sled]

Did we all forget that he wanted to be the eagles DC last year???

[@sectorz1019]

Not going to lie I feel that we where cheated from Vic originally I was so hyped for he’s hiring but now I realize he never wanted to be with us. Dude should have sat out the whole season instead of wasting our time

[@killerb5726]

Agreed

[@CG89119]

Staley had prime Aaron Donald and jalen Ramsey. Of course he was going to have success.

[@KoriePrince]

Coach talking about how he dealt with players coming to him with issues is probably why he’s not a coach anymore. This old school way of doing things is over.

[@markm9282]

As a Dolphins fan I don't mind Vic moving on..if he isn't happy and the players aren't..good luck in Philly. I DO find the fast turnaround curious and of course Miami will get NOTHING for any kind of tampering with coaches under contract like every other team seems to get. Goodall really has a Hate On for Ross I think

[@stacktus9158]

It’s just a rat deserting a sinking ship. Fangio knows everyone is getting fired next year so he’s just leaving early.

[@saydaddy91]

It’s not that hard fangio is from east Strasberg and his family is local. Not to mention he wanted to be in Philly last year but Gannon waited to go to the cardinals

[@jasonr_2017]

Top tier content 🦅

[@AlainNavasDrama]

Dolphin fan here...Fangio did a solid job, especially after half the starters went down, def a good pick up for The Eagles...Dolphins do this all the time, throw huge wads of money to guys like Saban, Parcells, Fangio, etc... That clearly don't want to be here..Fangio seemed miserable all season.

[@shawnstarks1743]

It was over before it started PEOPLE! Vic was on the fence before he got hired by the Dolphins.

[@patmcgowan5143]

Lmao fangio is one of the best but how could the team not get behind him

[@jimmysweat2200]

Wow great Coach Game changer

[@leetraviusmckay314]

8:26-8:41😂

[@DinoMan_6]

Alright...been an Eagles fan for 10 years...I think its over....it is over..

[@timothy8484]

The happy Philly fans 😂 they were the same ones celebrating Gannon leaving just to be sad watching that defense get turned out week after week

[@matthewhairell849]

Ejiro Evero please! Or Anthony Camponile

[@almightyironhead25]

Dammit. Come on up to detroit. We're going to need ya when A.G. leaves.😅

[@Raptor717]

Won't miss Fangio at all lol

[@TruSavage62]

Of course they had a issue what good CB wants to play 10 yards off on 1st down?

[@alexistorres2425]

They also didn’t like Flores and now it’s Vic Fangio now it’s a trend?

[@torsch69]

Vic is old and inflexible. He wasn't a good fit for Joe Cool.

[@midwestyle]

"...Jalen Ramsey has been frustrated with the way he was being used." So it was a typical day for Jalen Ramsey?

[@chrislocke1042]

As a Phins fan.. I'll tell you what happened.. He wants to coach for a winning team. He wants to coach players who wanna be coached and not coddled like children. These are some of the softest players out there. You can see it on the field every week. So yeah I don't blame Vic

[@josephsmithmeyer1195]

As a die hard man definitely a die hard dolphin Then I was kind of upset. To see Staley's in the running after he had Herbert and couldn't finish at thats kind of our same problem at the moment. I love Mike McDaniels. He's an offensive genius, a scheming genius. But he's got to work on his. Game endings strategies this year r. Because a lot like the there's, we obviously couldn't finish games to. We get big leads and then they walk us down and honestly to keep Kansas City under 30 and a playoff game. It's kind of impressive when your offense isn't playing good. Because that takes the life out of the defense too. Unless you're Ray Lewis and the the 49ers defense. I see a Baltimore Ravens, 49ers rematch. I hate betting against mahomes. But I think Lamar's on fire this year. And they say he's got a great defense. But hope the lions win but I thought vic v was great everywhere else but he started coming

[@KK-eg3em]

As an Eagles fan, I hate the Fangio style defense. It's way too passive, teams go up and down the field all day. I don't get it.

[@ianurbano548]

AJ is always smirking at random moments. His wife prob in front of him teasing or something lol

[@freddiemarino5367]

Eagles tampered, hopefully we get some picks out of it

[@dolfan_salwa5452]

For me its iligal, we should get a compensation pick from Philly

[@mikelliteras397]

A lot of people down here don’t like Fangio. Fangio didn’t seem happy here either.

[@Salsa-Lizano]

He's the real deal, especially when he coached Patrick Willis and that stingy 49ers defense

[@adammoore5686]

Defense was non existent in the playoff game. Waat!

[@rawleigh729]

He was tired of being beat by good teams

[@RangerDaddy]

Philly’s piss poor offense beat fangio’s defense. What’s there to get excited about?

[@conlanchastain3708]

Miami’s defense was awful all year. I would have been more surprised if they kept him

[@maskedman5657]

No it wasn't. Clearly don't know what you are talking about. It was bad the first half. Then the defense got a lot better then ended up falling off the cliff again because of injuries. That's not on Vic

[@conlanchastain3708]

@@maskedman5657 I agree the injured aren’t on him. That’s part of the game and there’s nothing you can do about that. But if the best argument for him doing a good job is “we only sucked for half of the year” then I get moving off of him

[@WESTSIDEOXD]

He wasn't Miamis DC all year. SMDH

[@conlanchastain3708]

@@WESTSIDEOXD Miami fired him in February of 2023 as their DC….

[@WESTSIDEOXD]

@@conlanchastain3708 he wasn't fired LOL

[@fweezy31]

Vic was supposed to be the Eagles dc last year

[@lbonds362]

He wanted to be close to his family in PA the whole time and asked for his release simple as that

[@TheJdangle]

Fangio does not get the most out of his players…

[@ThanosMahomes]

I’ll guarantee you this, Philly won’t give up another touchdown all season 😤 fly birds fly

[@AttilatheThrilla]

If Dolphins hire Staley then it’s two stooges in coaching positions for them 🤣

[@nomasterabovemenoslavebelo3628]

I see why you don’t have a position in the NFL, keep your day job! 🤡

[@brendanxtrom]

Did y’all forget that Vic was supposed to be in Philly last year but Gannon fucked the whole jawn up? This isn’t a one sided situation.

[@jaymoney4570]

Welcome Too philly Vic

[@TimboTactical]

You gotta be slow if you thought Fangio would work well under McDaniel😂 Philly needs him to take over for Sirianni once he’s fired

[@geraldbartczak8832]

Maybe that’s why he went there what’s another year?

[@billquantrill4960]

The Dolphins............. Lol!

[@heavymetallabrat]

Fangio defence is lethal if you have the players with the skills to run it who buy in. He has expectations that players know their role and doesnt put up with people not knowing their roles. He is not a players coach. He is a no nonsense "get your job done and shut up" coach, lol.

[@walidhannaoui1802]

Nah his little two high looks can be deciphered by D2 league qbs these days and plays prevent defense anytime they had a lead

[@OlinKreutzRules]

It’s damn near deadly when he’s got healthy LB’s to run it.

[@heavymetallabrat]

@@walidhannaoui1802 Nah. Watch the tape again. The dolphins lost most of their primary dogs to injury and the backups couldnt handle it. It was very lethal before all the injuries hit. Fangio's defence is complex and requires players who are football smart and committed to their role each play.

[@walidhannaoui1802]

@@heavymetallabrat I watched every game and don’t dispute it CAN be deadly but it’s also severely flawed. Offenses have developed and adjusted to that two high look and any good qb can tell post snap what the safeties are rotating to. I mean I watched the Ravens run the same rub route with their RB two times in a row and another two times in the same game with no adjustment. Check his stats vs mobile quarterbacks as well, which in 2024 is damn near every qb. They’re not good. I watched this dude call prevent defense in the titans game and had Will Levis looking Tom Brady. He may have been a defensive pioneer but his playcalling in todays game is severely outdated

[@heavymetallabrat]

@@walidhannaoui1802 He was exceptional against mobile qbs in denver. He built a defence in Denver that became the envy of ever defence used afterwards and was top 5 in almost every major category. Its hard to adjust if the defence doesnt buy into the program. Personel also severely limits your ability to change your scheme and the depleted dolphins need more depth. The dolphins also desperately need someone who can cover the middle of the field without taking away coverage. Defence wasnt the reason the dolphins collapsed in the end of the season. Blaming Fangio hurts the dolphins in the long run. Its was injury that did them in. Firing Fangio was a terrible decision.

[@Rowsy91]

Bombshell!

[@dreadedheathen9987]

Crazy seeing dolphins fans celebrating Vic leaving. Vic wasn't the reason the phins collapsed in December again. The offense was missing in action the whole months of December and January. The defense improved in almost every metric this year from last. Tua on the other hand regressed despite staying healthy and despite developing a running game. Miami is missing the playoffs next year and will start another 7 year rebuild in 2025.