What is surprising about this sort of hire for the Dolphins?
He is going to the Dolphins. That team is in the middle of a massive rebuild. This doesn't seem like a bad move to warm the seat for a year or two. I can't imagine the hottest young coaches are lining up to lead that collection of offensive players. Now, two years from now when they have their young QB and some other pieces the story will be different.
You're right but not to warm the seat. If in a massive rebuild as you say, they want him for his personnel evaluating ability. He is supposedly the best personnel evaluator in the business, thus the reason KC hired him as OC and Bills hired him as HC. Don't know how the Bills are doing but KC seemed to work out pretty good after his rebuild.