Dolphins Coaches

[CF DolFan]

Ok.  I was pretty much done with what has become a social justice warrior website anyway.  Thanks for the good conversations over the years everyone. 

It used to stay in the off-topic area but seems to bleed into the football forums more and more these days. Don't let it bring you down.

[Tenshot13]

Strawman argument.  If you read the posts I've made recently here you'll see I'm simply recommending that the team doesn't devote exorbitant resources to the attempt to attain an exceptional offensive line, because it's clear one isn't needed to win a Super Bowl, and that attempt may detract from the team's ability to devote resources to areas that actually are strongly related to Super Bowl-level play.

Once again, the Jaguars just spent more than any team in the league on offensive linemen and finished 3-14, while the Bengals spent half that much on offensive linemen, to the tune of the second-worst pass protection in the league in 2021 (barely above the Dolphins in that regard), and came within 50 yards of winning the Super Bowl.

You don't need an exceptional offensive line to play at a Super Bowl level.  What you do need however is exceptional play in other areas, and so that's where you should devote the bulk of your resources.

I think the part you're missing regarding the Bengals is Joe Mixon had the 3rd most rushing yards this season, so while their pass blocking wasn't very good their run blocking was excellent.  The Dolphins have neither a good pass block or run block.  We need to spend somewhere between what the Bengals spend and what the Jags spent to improve our Oline.

[pondwater]

Ok.  I was pretty much done with what has become a social justice warrior website anyway.  Thanks for the good conversations over the years everyone. 

Come on Dolph, don't go. Don't you want to talk about the strongest "predictor of winning" just a bit more LMAO?

[Dolfanalyst]

I think the part you're missing regarding the Bengals is Joe Mixon had the 3rd most rushing yards this season, so while their pass blocking wasn't very good their run blocking was excellent.  The Dolphins have neither a good pass block or run block.  We need to spend somewhere between what the Bengals spend and what the Jags spent to improve our Oline.

The Bengals' run game was 22nd in the league in EPA per rush in 2021.  What made them distinctive was their 9th-best passing game in the league in EPA per pass dropback, the strongest predictor of winning in the league, which again surmounted their poor pass blocking.

[pondwater]

I think the part you're missing regarding the Bengals is Joe Mixon had the 3rd most rushing yards this season, so while their pass blocking wasn't very good their run blocking was excellent.  The Dolphins have neither a good pass block or run block.  We need to spend somewhere between what the Bengals spend and what the Jags spent to improve our Oline.

Did the Bengals shitty OLine have something to do with them losing the SB? Yes.

Also did their OLine have anything to do with Burrow's leg almost getting snapped like a chicken wing at Hooters. Yes.

Did our shitty OL also have anything to do with Tua cracked ribs which resulted in BBQ Brisket losing several games for us. Yes.

So he's saying that the Dolphins and the Bengals both have shitty Olines, but the difference is that we have Tua and they have Burrow. This whole line of reasoning is a thinly veiled attempt to basically say that he thinks Tua sucks. And that's fine, but just come out and say it instead of hiding behind some silly "predictor of winning" nonsense. And just to be clear, hiring coordinator, coaches, and assistants to fix the OL isn't devoting exorbitant resources and has nothing to do with draft picks and salary cap money.

Hey, I have a question for everyone. Who here thinks the Dolphins need to fix the offensive line? Yes or no? Maybe we should put up a poll.

[Dave Gray]

Please stop being shitty to each other.  You can have disagreements about football matters without being jerks....the whole point of this website is to argue about football matters.

And yes, I believe we should improve our O-line.

[pondwater]

UPDATED DOLPHINS COACHING STAFF

Head coach: Mike McDaniel
Offensive coordinator: Frank Smith
Defensive coordinator: Josh Boyer
Special teams coordinator: Danny Crossman
QB coach/run game coordinator: Darrell Bevell (per report)
Running backs coach/associate head coach: Eric Studesville
Wide receivers coach: Wes Welker
Tight ends coach/assistant head coach: Jon Embree
Offensive line coach: Matt Applebaum (per report)
Defensive line coach: Austin Clark
Linebackers coach: Anthony Campanile
Outside linebackers coach: Tyrone McKenzie
Defensive backs coach: TBD
Cornerbacks coach: Charles Burks

[EDGECRUSHER]

Please stop being shitty to each other.  You can have disagreements about football matters without being jerks....the whole point of this website is to argue about football matters.

And yes, I believe we should improve our O-line.

Agreed. We're all men here, so let's just talk about what a disaster the 19th Amendment has been for America and what we can do to fix it.

[Tenshot13]

UPDATED DOLPHINS COACHING STAFF

Head coach: Mike McDaniel
Offensive coordinator: Frank Smith
Defensive coordinator: Josh Boyer
Special teams coordinator: Danny Crossman
QB coach/run game coordinator: Darrell Bevell (per report)
Running backs coach/associate head coach: Eric Studesville
Wide receivers coach: Wes Welker
Tight ends coach/assistant head coach: Jon Embree
Offensive line coach: Matt Applebaum (per report)
Defensive line coach: Austin Clark
Linebackers coach: Anthony Campanile
Outside linebackers coach: Tyrone McKenzie
Defensive backs coach: TBD
Cornerbacks coach: Charles Burks

I am so stoked about our coaching staff.  This is the difference between McDaniel and Flores, experienced coordinators want to work with McDaniel.  I think we already have nice pieces in place on the oline for a zone blocking scheme, plus adding 2 nice Vets in free agency and perhaps Linderbaum C, Iowa with our first round pick would turn our Oline from a weakness into a strength almost instantly.

[EDGECRUSHER]

I am so stoked about our coaching staff.  This is the difference between McDaniel and Flores, experienced coordinators want to work with McDaniel.  I think we already have nice pieces in place on the oline for a zone blocking scheme, plus adding 2 nice Vets in free agency and perhaps Linderbaum C, Iowa with our first round pick would turn our Oline from a weakness into a strength almost instantly.

I really like our O-Line Coach hire. Couldn't have realistically gotten anyone better since great O-Line coaches in the NFL are always under contract and you can't poach them without a promotion. McDaniel himself being so heavy into running games knows how the lines work and can improve as well.

[Dolfanalyst]

Did the Bengals shitty OLine have something to do with them losing the SB? Yes.

Also did their OLine have anything to do with Burrow's leg almost getting snapped like a chicken wing at Hooters. Yes.

Did our shitty OL also have anything to do with Tua cracked ribs which resulted in BBQ Brisket losing several games for us. Yes.

So he's saying that the Dolphins and the Bengals both have shitty Olines, but the difference is that we have Tua and they have Burrow. This whole line of reasoning is a thinly veiled attempt to basically say that he thinks Tua sucks. And that's fine, but just come out and say it instead of hiding behind some silly "predictor of winning" nonsense. And just to be clear, hiring coordinator, coaches, and assistants to fix the OL isn't devoting exorbitant resources and has nothing to do with draft picks and salary cap money.

Hey, I have a question for everyone. Who here thinks the Dolphins need to fix the offensive line? Yes or no? Maybe we should put up a poll.

It wouldn't matter what QB a team had -- my perspective on the resources a team should allocate to the offensive line wouldn't change, because the relationship between pass blocking and what makes teams most likely to win (the offensive passing game) is relatively weak.  Contrary to conventional wisdom, a QB's and a team's performance in the passing game, over whole seasons, doesn't hinge to a large degree on its pass blocking.

The Dolphins should certainly strive to improve their offensive line, but they certainly shouldn't strive to improve it to the degree that it prevents valuable resources from being allocated toward areas of the team that are more responsible for winning in the NFL.

Receivers for example are more important than offensive lines.  The Dolphins would do better in 2022 by improving their receiving corps more than they would by improving their offensive line.

[Fau Teixeira]

I like the coaching hires, it seems like McDaniel can field better assistants than Flores did

[CF DolFan]

Adam Beasley kind of nailed it. The doom and gloom days of Flores are behind us. Now we are going to see if that works out for us as it has other teams.

I have to honestly say that it appears we have done very well in the coaches we've brought in. I guess it's the same old story of me getting optimistic in the offseason but for once it's for a different reason. Hahaha

[EDGECRUSHER]

Adam Beasley kind of nailed it. The doom and gloom days of Flores are behind us. Now we are going to see if that works out for us as it has other teams.

I have to honestly say that it appears we have done very well in the coaches we've brought in. I guess it's the same old story of me getting optimistic in the offseason but for once it's for a different reason. Hahaha

Like I said elsewhere, most teams fire their coaches after losing seasons and half the time initiate a rebuild. We are coming off back to back winning seasons and are in good cap shape. I expect to compete for the division this year and I think McDaniel feels the same. There is no "wait and see" and that's refreshing for once.

[CF DolFan]

Wow ... didn't see this coming. Pretty cool!

The Dolphins are hiring Sam Madison as their cornerbacks coach/pass game specialist, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Madison, a four-time Pro Bowler with the Dolphins, spent the past three seasons coaching the Chiefs’ cornerbacks.