9 when they won four out of the next five games, however, it wasn't enough to save Sparano as he was fired the day after the Dolphins lost to the Philadelphia Eagles because of rumors about Sparano's job security becoming a distraction, according to Ross. Todd Bowles was named interim head coach. The Dolphins won the final game of the season against the New York Jets, eliminating them from the playoffs in Jason Taylor's final game. The Dolphins finished the 2011 season with a 6–10 record. In the 2012 offseason, fans organized a protest outside the Dolphins' team facility to call for the firing of General Manager Jeff Ireland. In the 2011 season finale, other fans also raised money to fly an airplane banner over SunLife Stadium that said "Mr. Ross, save our Dolphins, fire Ireland." 2012–2018: The Ryan Tannehill era 2012–2015: The Joe Philbin years 2012 The Dolphins were in contention to hire former long-time Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, but he accepted the head coach position with the St. Louis Rams. The Dolphins hired Green Bay Packers assistant Joe Philbin instead as the 10th coach in team history. Philbin had served as the Packers OC for five years, during which time their offense was never ranked below tenth in the NFL, and was also part of their 2010 Super Bowl-winning squad. The Dolphins also pursued quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Matt Flynn and Alex Smith, all of whom chose to sign elsewhere. The Dolphins signed David Garrard and selected Ryan Tannehill with the 8th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Garrard originally won the starting QB battle against Tannehill and Moore in training camp, but injured his knee in a bizarre accident at home. Rookie Ryan Tannehill won the starting job for the 2012 season after a strong showing in preseason and camp. Garrard was eventually released. In his first game as a professional football player, Tannehill struggled, throwing three interceptions in a loss on the road against the Houston Texans. His first home game was a much different story, as he ran for a touchdown and did not commit any turnovers while dominating the Oakland Raiders. Miami then lost back-to-back OT games against the Jets and the Arizona Cardinals, despite Tannehill throwing for 431 yards, the most ever for a rookie QB in a single game in team history, and receiver Brian Hartline racking up 253 receiving yards,