Gase calls out DeVante Parker again

“I think just consistency,” Dolphins coach Adam Gase said, when asked of what he expects from Parker this offseason. “That day in, day out, coming in the office at the right time, making sure that you’re doing every little detail right. It’s one of those things that some of us that have been around some really good players take for granted. He’s just got to understand everything he does is important. It’s a trust level with everyone in the building.”

Gase then gave a strikingly specific example of where Parker needs to improve.

“If you tell someone you’re going to be there at 11 o’clock to lift, be there,” Gase said. “Don’t call in and ‘Hey, I’m not going to show up today.’ He’s done a good job at the end of the season and what he’s been doing it sounds like so far is he’s doing good with just staying with his regimen. And that’s how he had some success last year.”

Parker had “three really good weeks in practice” last year, Gase said, and it was no coincidence that he had productive games those weeks. But it can’t be a once-in-a-while occurrence. Parker needs to comport himself that way all the time.

white1 wrote:Totally agree it's not a lead pipe lock that Parker will be worth a huge contract in a few years.

white1 wrote:They're kids, and I believe this was the "old DeVante" Gase was describing.  In a clarifying tweet from Armando, apparently he straightened out and finished the season on a strong note.