Miami Dolphins Interview Offensive Coordinator Candidates

The Miami Dolphins are in the middle of major changes within the franchise.
After letting the offensive coordinator and then the general manager go in consecutive days, the team that barely missed the playoffs might be going about the process of replacement wrong, but there are plenty of top names being bantered about as being the person in control of the Miami offense next season.
The Dolphins made their first move be firing Mike Sherman as offensive coordinator at the beginning of the week, ending speculation that the two-year coordinator would be terminated after the Dolphins failed to produce in the team’s losses in the final two games of the year.
While it could be football suicide to find staff before finding a general manager, the team is still taking that kind of approach.
According to thephinsider.com, here is a look at the offensive coordinator candidates the team is looking at as potential replacements…
Ben McAdoo, Packers quarterbacks coach
McAdoo is the leading candidate at this point thanks to his ties to Miami head coach Joe Philbin. When Philbin was the offensive coordinator for the Packers, McAdoo was his tight ends coach. Philbin wanted to hire him two years ago, but was denied interview rights by the Packers.
Rob Chudzinski, former Browns head coach
Chud was fired by the Browns this year after just one season as the head coach. Before that, he served as the Panthers' offensive coordinator for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, turning around a stagnant offense that was near the bottom of nearly every statistical category in 2010 and finishing in the top 10 in 2011, with rookie quarterback Cam Newton
Karl Dorrell, Texans quarterbacks coach
Dorrell is a familiar name in MIami, having served as the Dolphins' wide receivers coach from 2008 to 2010, then as the quarterbacks coach in 2011. Dorrell has been an offensive coordinator and head coach at the college level, and has been a candidate for offensive coordinator positions several times in the past.
Gary Kubiak, former Houston Texans head coach
The former quarterback worked his way up along the offensive side of the coaching positions, serving as a running backs coach at Texas A&M in the early 1990s, then a quarterbacks coach for the 49ers and offensive coordinator for the Broncos.
Bill Lazor, Eagles quarterbacks coach
Seen as a potential head coaching candidate, Lazor could be a target for the Dolphins at offensive coordinator if none of those top level jobs materialize. He's been a quarterbacks coach most of his coaching career, though he did serve as the offensive coordinator for Virginia from 2010 to 2012
Scott Linehan, former Lions offensive coordinator
Another potential Dolphins assistant who could return, Linehan spend the 2005 as the offensive coordinator for Miami, working under Nick Saban. He was hired as the Rams head coach after that season, working there from 2006 to 2008. From 2009 until this season, Linehan had been serving as the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions until the firing of head coach Jim Schwartz.
Ken O'Keefe, Miami Dolphins wide receiver coach
Philbin could look to stay within house, turning over the offense to O'Keefe, who he pulled over from Iowa's staff where O'Keefe had been the offensive coordinator. O'Keefe has various offensive coordinator and head coaching experience at the prep and college levels, but the Dolphins position is his first NFL experience.
Kyle Shanahan former Redskins offensive coordinator
The son of Mike Shanahan, Kyle was relieved of his offensive coordinator duties with the Redskins when his dad was fired as head coach. The younger Shanahan is said to be looking to re-start his career away from his father, and had been seen as an up-and-coming coach in the league before the Washington stint.
Norv Turner, former Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator
As long as it's not a head coaching position, Turner could be a worthy consideration. He spent the last season with the Cleveland Browns, and is technically still employed by them, but is expected to be let go once the Browns find the head coaching replacement for Chudzinski. If he is released, Turner will immediately jump onto the radar of several teams.