And even without all those performances to look back on, the kind of “goofy” that LeBlanc is good at is shaded quite differently from how Burrell portrays Phil.
That said, I have little trouble believing that Joey would be responsible for having children like Haley and Luke.
While we’re not going to make any solo assumptions about the kinds of performances that Matt LeBlanc might not excel at as well as others, it’s certainly hard to see him within the role of Phil Dunphy after so many years of watching Ty Burrell’s magnificent awkwardness.