Why I like Head Coach Flores

Kyle Crabs wrote:The Miami Dolphins dropped their 5th consecutive game on Sunday to open the 2019 season — a 17-16 decision at the hands of the Washington Redskins. And while Miami was lifeless on offense for 45 minutes, Dolphins head coach Brian Flores should be applauded for his aggressiveness throughout the game to stay hot in pursuit of the team’s first win of 2019. Because Flores didn’t take this loss lying down — he pulled out all the stops in hopes of a big breakthrough on the field.
Remember — the Dolphins faked a punt on the Washington 45-yard line, direct snapping the ball to Kalen Ballage, who was sent in motion across the set. Miami also converted a 4th and short in this contest. The Dolphins tried to steal a possession at one point with a successful onside kick attempt — but a penalty nixed the Dolphins’ recovery of the kick and forced a re-kick, which was sent deep.

wrote:Remember Adam Gase’s play-calling late in the game against the Colts in 2018? Remember how Joe Philbin felt “a little queasy” late against Green Bay and mandated a running play on a critical 3rd and 9 late in the game? Those Dolphins lost both of those games. How many times did Tony Sparano’s group settle for long field goals?
Flores is coaching to win. His roster isn’t built for that — but we should be applauding the aggressive mentality to go out and win games, not give them away.

Degarmo wrote:It's Flores' job to win with the players they give him.

It's Grier's job (this season) to give him players to lose with, while pretending he's not.

white1 wrote:Serious question: Did Grier "miss" on drafting Dieter or is it too early to tell?

One thing is certain.  Grier MUST draft far better than his predecessors, or this rebuild is dead in the water.  All those draft picks will be of little help if we're drafting the wrong guys.  

Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't it reasonable to assume a team SHOULD be able to draft and develop an effective starting guard in the third round of the draft?

I'm not trying to panic here, but would LOVE to see some signs we are turning the corner on drafting the right players...

Degarmo wrote:The part where it's hard for me to judge Dieter is the fact that more than anywhere else on the field the OL is a unit, a team.  It's hard to develop on this line.  He's trying to get his feet under him in a situation where the guys left and right of him are struggling too, so it's difficult to learn, and one mistake looks massive where everyone is running around blind.

white1 wrote:Serious question: Did Grier "miss" on drafting Dieter or is it too early to tell?

The Miami Dolphins were forced into their fifth different starting offensive line alignment of the season Sunday in a 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills and, somehow, it yielded the Dolphins’ best blocking performance of the season against one of the NFL’s most stout defenses.

Still, the performance was certainly the most positive development yet for the battered and beleaguered unit, and it came among some of the least favorable circumstances imaginable. Boehm made his first start at center in place of injured captain Danie Kilgore... To his right were rookie guard Shaq Calhoun...

mercury22nathan wrote:what was the point of letting Calhoun, a young developing rookie, take all the snaps in preseason only to then supplant him at the last minute...