What a difference a week makes! Not that all is perfect in Dolphinsland, but the arrow is pointing up this week after a very disappointing week with allegations of racism and tanking from our last HC, Brian Flores. Not going to give that nonsense another sentence. So now there is enthusiasm once again as young Mike McDaniel becomes the Dolphins Franchise 14th Head Coach. The Dolphins were very careful and want to portray a certain narrative, and the funny thing is I don’t mind it at all, not one bit. That’s because the narrative is that this offensive minded coach is coming here to work with our young QB that we drafted at #5 in 2020 NFL Draft. There will be no QB controversy this year, Tua is our guy, and Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier have the task of doing what they can to make Tua better, and this team better. Good we finally have our priorities straight and are moving in the right direction here.
Sometimes I think this fanbase deserves all this. I know this because we have social media that proves it every day I read twitter. A brief exchange I had with a so called “fan” of the Dolphins wants the Dolphins to get rid of this “POS” referring to Tua and stating that Watson to Miami is the only missing piece. I wish “fans” like this would find another team to latch on to because I don’t want people like this in my fanbase. I see politically how polarized people are, and it seems it’s the same for our fans. Either you like Tua or you hate him. How does this happen? I mean if you watch this team play every week, and you know the roster, how does that happen? It’s well documented we have the worst O-line in the NFL. We have no running game, and we had a revolving door of receivers opposite our one offensive star, WR Jaylen Waddle. Parker played games 1-4, and then missed games 5, 6, and 7. He came back (probably injured) for game 8 and then missed games 9 through 12. WR’s like Albert Wilson, Preston Williams, Mack Hollins and Isaiah Ford were all starters when Parker was out. So our offense consisted of the worst offensive line, a revolving door of WR’s (of which NONE would be starting in the NFL for any other team) opposite Jaylen Waddle, and the worst rushing attack in the NFL. Yeah, Watson is the missing piece. Can’t root for the good guy who we drafted, we need to get a lowlife sex offender here to be our QB. Unbelievable . . .
So now that McDaniel is here in Miami, he’s slowly building his staff. Josh Boyer will remain the Defensive Coordinator. Former 49ers Coach Jon Embree will come to the Dolphins from the 49ers where he was Assistant Head Coach and TE’s Coach and will resume that role with the Dolphins. Former Miami Dolphins WR Wes Welker joins the staff as Wide Reeceivers Coach. The Dolphins are interviewing fromer New Orleans Saints Coach Curtis Johnson for the Offensive Coordinator position. George Godsey, former Co-Co will be going to the Ravens, and former Secondary Coach Gerald Alexander was let go. So we’re moving and shaking and things are happening. The defense which was the far superior unit will have continuity. It was far from perfect but if you watched the games, the defense was much better than the offense. Now we need to get this offense humming and it won’t just be Mike McDaniel and Tua achieving that, Chris Grier will play a huge part in that as the NFL Free Agency period precedes the NFL Draft.
I feel like there’s a positive vibe in Miami. I know, don’t get too caught up in that because we’ve all seen this before. Maybe I’m naive, but I feel like McDaniel just might be the right guy. I feel good juju with this guy. I like that as an organization, we’re going to support our young QB who has done everything right. He worked his tail off to come back from that gruesome hip injury and then worked as hard as he could to be even better and stronger in this past offseason. It seems he didn’t have his HC’s support and really that’s a damn shame. Ther can be no bigger dysfunction to have your Head Coach not support one of the most important players on the field for your team. It seems the Dolphins have acknowledged this and it’s clear their is a plan to make this right, as there should be. Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel have to fix this O-line. Who we hire to be our O-line Coach is something I’m watching closely. Past the OL coaching hire though, we need to get a couple of anchors for this O-line. I’ve told you I’d love to see a guy like former Niners OG Laken Tomlinson here, or someone like him. Get a guy you know will be solid 17 games a season for you and you don’t have to think about it. I’ve also said I still believe in some of the young players we have, and I believe the right coaching will bring out the best of those guys. Don’t give up on LT Austin Jackson, RT Liam Eichenberg and even OG Solomon Kindley. While there’s still lots of work to do, a week has made a lot of difference. Last week was doom and gloom and this week is legitimate hope for the future of our team.
#stangerstrong
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Firsties!
That’s what someone wearing a onesie would say, they could talk😉
The correct phrase is “first and oink”
Good write Mike!
Think Alexander might be as much of a jerk as Flo, I mean what player let’s their wife speak for them?
Contesting that he called the plays on D, he may have called them for the secondary, but pretty sure he wasn’t the reason for the turnaround
Thanks Steve – I hope so. Hard to know what’s true and what isn’t. As per usghe, we just have to hope we made the right calls.
It’s a little weird to me that Boyer is staying but Alexander was let go
That Indicates some sort of fallout with Alexander doesn’t it?
Agree
Nice write Mike E. I know you say don’t give up on Jackson, Eich and Kindley but the problem is that you can’t bank on them because if they play like they have then we are looking at another lost season for both the team and Tua’s development. We must add legit starting talent at OL this off season. It is the single most important personnel issue we must address
Agree, but he also said, we need a couple of anchors for the OL, so…
I get that, we need to get 2 veteran plug and play OL, guys that will make everyone enxt to them better, and that’s not fluff. When you have a guy on the other side of you who knows what’s going on and can help you and more importantly you can count on to handle his job, it makes you better
Was hoping we’d get Fangio, but Boyer is ok, and should keep the continuity on D
What I didn’t want is bringing in a DC, that would change things up by putting our square pegs in round holes
Still hoping McD brings in a coach that has HC experience, someone he can bounce ideas off of
Great article Mike! I could care less what happens with Flores and his allegations (toward the Dolphins) moving forward. I just care about the direction of this team.
I am all on board with signing Tomlinson. I thought he played RG but was wrong. He was playing LG in that Baldy video. I would also pay him what he wants to land him. This is because he will be doing much more than solidifying our LG position. He will be a teacher on the field in practice, preseason and beyond.
Y’all kept getting mad at ORob when it came to the OL talk. I tended to agree with him in that our OL was not able to attack. In this new scheme they will and our players who struggled last year may actually play better in this scheme. Guys like Kindley and Hunt would excel more attacking the defense. Not sure about Jackson. I feel as lost about him as he looked on the field last year. He does have the athleticism. If anyone can fix a player, I feel McDaniel can.
Agree, but only if we also bring in an OT and not Armstead for a 4 yr 96m, as has been reported it would cost to get him
I’m with Mike on the OL, but not like we’re going out on a limb, Jackson still young and has too much guaranteed $ left on his contract
No one here got mad at ORob for o-line talk. Pretty much everyone here was in agreement that we needed more out of the run game and that the o-line was bad.
Seems we’re going with an OC, that has never been an OC before, which is fine, because with McD calling the plays and molding the O, the OC is just someone that will coach them up and not bring in their own system
McD I believe is to an O as Flo is to a D, so with the D set, maybe we’ll be good on both sides of the ball for a change
Hope so!
I guess we are keeping Boyer. Has that been officially announced? I do want to see the D stay the same and interested in what other D coaches are retained. I think the biggest interest for me is Boyer officially the DC and who the OL coach is going to be. Well, the NO guy was just an interview so, I guess, I am really interested who we hire as OC and OL coach. Then I will worry about Defense.
I do wonder what the players think of Boyer. That will make a difference.
here ya go
They say opposites attract, how’d that work out for Flo and Grier?
Think McD has a personality more like Grier and think they can work together, kind of like we were told Grier and Flo were
Hate the changing of the guard that comes with a new coach, this doesn’t seem like that, since the D will be intact, if you think about it, it’s like Flo is our DC and we brought in a new OC as HC to fix what needs to be fixed
We could’ve saved a year, if McD was our OC last year
As someone here mentioned, I believe it was Tim, at least we have talent on our roster and we’re not going through a rebuild. We have to re-sign a couple of key guys like Ogbah and maybe Gesicki, and Needham and Hollins, two valuable players. We need to get those quality OL in FA and then supplement what we couldn’t get in FA. Again, I think our most important hire on the staff is going to be that O-line coach. He has his work cut out for him.
Boyer looks like he could be McDaniels brother
Ok, looks like I am late to the game with the Boyer being retained news. I am glad.
Why is it a controversial move as Omar says?
Because “controversial” gets more clicks!!!!
Ahh
Was wondering the same, think it has to do with leftover from old regime, but it’s Omar so…
So far, it’s between Charles London and Curtis Johnson for OC. Wonder if they hire an OL coach before OC?
We could hire Kurtis Blow to be our OC and then in a fitting move, re-hire former Dolphins Coach Chris Foerster to be our O-line coach. He’s actually a very good coach FWIW.
You think Foerster can work with blow?
LOL, I still got a Curtis Blow cassette.
Players feared Shula, it was how things were done back then, but what made him great was how he got hisins to play
Don’t think that approach works too well these days, although Belicheat…for most others it pays to be a mild mannered players coach, at least the younger breed
With that out of the way, think McD is a lot like Shula, in that he can get his guys to play, just uses a different style
Watching some of his videos he explains the why…hope he can get our WRs to block
I can say with certainly that those days are long over. Players made peanuts back then, now more than half the roster makes more than the HC makes, so that stuff just doesn’t fly. They tune them out and collect their paychecks and laugh.
Point was once you get past the style, the results are similar
From a “FanNation” article:
“Josh is going to be the DC,” McDaniel declared in an interview for Dolphins flagship station WQAM. “Here’s another simple formula. I feel like if you’ve coached offense your whole career, one litmus test is if you are deciding what defense you play, how awesome would it be if you didn’t want to play that defense? For it to be the defense you have? And the defense was miserable. They crushed us in 2020.
“And I believe in their style. I think versatility is paramount. You say aggressive? I think every play is aggressive. I think when you’re playing a four-man rush, it’s aggressive. I think you do things that give your players an advantage and you keep offenses off balance. So our style of football is going to be aggressive but we might be rushing four, we might be rushing six. It’s the way we play, our fundamentals, how we attack blocks, the way we use our hands, the way we come off the ball, the way we tackle, the way we strike, the way we go after the ball. The list is long. But it’s an aggressive mentality that I really enjoy. And I enjoy the philosophy of the defense and case in point I don’t want to go against it. So why don’t you join us?”
I like it!!!
Think of it this way McD didn’t create our D, but you can bet he’ll make it better, the same way he makes an O better, by explaining the why and teaching fundamentals
Steve – He did, until he got caught. lol
Did I really need a smiley ☺
No
I see we also retained our DL coach, Austin Clark.
Steve – I hear ya on Shula, I was just saying the days of Coaches ruling with fear is over. Maybe it works on the bottom of the roster but the top guys who make gazillions don’t fear that talk.
We don’t have the draft picks we did last year, but we do have the 2021 drafted studs, so less holes to fill
If we can retain Ogbah, Gesicki, Needham, and Hollins we’ll be in a good position to add to last year’s roster, without meaningful losses
A lot can be said about the FA acquisitions of Grier/Flo outside of Ogbah, but by belicheating their way around and signing a lot of 1 year deals, they’ve left us with lots of cap space…obviously
You could debate whether we’re be better off in 2022, because of those failures in FA
Let’s say Flo wasn’t a jerk and was still our coach, would you feel confident he could fix the O in 2022?
All things considered he actually may have done us a favor, think we’re better off now with the current coaching staff, D in place O guru onboard
What I saw in Welker the player was an undersized overachiever, that was also gritty
Think he makes a great WR coach for McD’s style, will get the WRs to block and play quicker
Think that will add more to the running game, than speed WRs playing with a QB not known for stretching the field
#1970
Welkah wit da wideouts
“what player let’s their wife speak for them?”
That diminutive CB we had with the ‘personality’ wife is the only one that comes to mind, lol. What the heck was his name? Came from Atl. Wife was a hateful b^tch. Made him a cake.
Grimes. Took a minute for recall to bring it back.
apparently it took me two lol
It was Brent and Miko Grimes. This situation isn’t comparable though.
Agreed, not at all comparable. The comment just made me think of them.
Pats top FA’s:
RT Trenton Brown
ILB Dont’a Hightower
CB J.C. Jackson
C Ted Karras
Hightower will be 32 this season.
Don’t do the Grimes if you can’t do the time
Good times when Miko was around . . .
Miko opening her mouth . . .
Lol, that was her.
I just laughed my ass off at lunch. I’m sitting out the counter at the corner diner and the guy next to me starts up a conversation. Rams or Bengals? blah, blah
Then he says “I really screwed up. I am getting married this Sunday and I got tickets to the Super bowl from one of my suppliers. I obviously can’t go to both now can I? ”
I was like that sucks man, what are you going to do?
He says “I don’t know, do you want to go in my place?”
FUCK YEAH I will go!
“Great, the wedding is at 4pm at St. Bartholomew’s church in Delray. Her name is Maria, you can’t miss her, she’ll be the one wearing the white dress”
Lmao, that’s a good one
You should go Rock. Bet she’d like you. And she’d be very appreciative of your gesture.
LOL @ Rock!
I brought up the pats FA’s because it is always nice (if they are worth it) to take away from a rival.
I was high on RT Trenton Brown but came away less impressed the last few games of the season. He is still a beast…when he wants to be. That is his problem.
We need help at ILB. Do you go after a Dont’a Hightower for like a 2 year deal and draft a future replacement like Tindall? Hightower has been a beast in the middle for a long time but is he on a downward trend now?
What about trying to trade CB Jones and sign CB J.C. Jackson for close to same money. Adding another ball hawking CB opposite X. Jackson has 25 INT’s in his first 4 seasons. He had 23 PD’s and 8 INT’s and a pick 6 for 92 yards last year.
Lastly, we only have 1 center on the roster in Deiter (I believe). Why not bring Karras back?
I like Karras the best of the guys you mentioned. Hightower is too old. I think Byron Jones value is more to our team than we’d probably get back in return.
Mike, my same feeling. I just wonder who the disgruntled player is on defense who does not like Tua as their QB and feels he is wasting his career? Is it one of our top CB’s? Don’t think it is X as they are supposed to be buds. Has to be a vet though. Then again, it does not seem like it could have been Jones either as that does not seem to be in character for him. Rowe maybe?
I was just thinking as a possible replacement for X. How many years does he have left? He is releasable after this season as far dead cap. I would rather have a healthy, younger experienced vet who plays at his level as a replacement. X’s contract, as it is right now, is trade friendly. However, he is going to want that pay raise again this year like last year. Do we want to go through that again?
Only thing is you can’t afford all 3.
I’m afraid I have a feeling X won’t be here for much longer, so we’ll have to be looking for someone opposite Jones.
See above my reasoning. J.C. Jackson would be a great replacement. Like I said, X’s contract is trade friendly for a guy his caliber.
Love X but this might be the right time to pull that trade trigger.
Then again, X is only 28.
Rock when the organ player plays “Here comes the bride”
STAND THE F%@! UP!!!
LOL
I am not going to be within 10 miles of St. Bart’s church this Sunday! I guarantee! LOL
Pats won’t have enough money to resign CB Jackson. The team who needs a CB most in 2022 is the 49er’s but they don’t have much cap space and not much in trade compensation as they don’t have a pick until #61. Maybe they could trade Deebo and a later pick for X. 😉
Another team with a need at CB and plenty of cap space is JAX. Pick #33 for X?
Eagles are another team needing a CB who have 3 picks in the middle of the 1st round.
just putting this out there because I am bored. lol
CBSSports.com
New Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel says he would start Jaylen Waddle in fantasy football next season
Waddle caught 104 passes during his successful rookie season
By Bryan DeArdo
Saying that Mike McDaniel is excited about getting to work with Jaylen Waddle would be a massive understatement. The new Dolphins head coach didn’t wait for the question to fully be asked before he screamed Waddle’s name during a recent interview.
McDaniel was asked which player — outside of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa — he feels he can get the most out of their talent upon looking over the Dolphins’ roster.
“Waddle!” McDaniel emphatically declared during an appearance on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. “I just talked with him on Monday, and I think he understands his leadership role on this team. He’s a phenomenal talent, and guess what, the best and easiest way to get yards is give it to a really talented player.
“The 49ers, the last four or five years, have led the league in YAC. The reason is because we were addicted to getting our skill position players that are good with running the ball the ball. So yes, I would start him in fantasy. Beyond that, I think you should see some jumps in the Miami Dolphins’ offense next year. What those look like will be determined this offseason and the way the players work and attack things moving forward.”
While he’s only 38, McDaniel has already worked with a number of players who enjoyed big statistical seasons. When McDaniel was Washington’s offensive assistant, Robert Griffin III won Rookie of the Year while helping guide Washington to a division title. That season (2012), fellow rookie Alfred Morris rushed for 1,613 yards and 13 touchdowns. McDaniel was an offensive assistant during Atlanta’s 2016 Super Bowl run. Matt Ryan won league MVP that season, while running back Devonta Freeman and receiver Julio Jones were each named to the Pro Bowl.
With McDaniel as the 49ers’ offensive coordinator this past season, Deebo Samuel was tabbed as an All-Pro for the first time after rushing for eight touchdowns while also tallying 1,405 receiving yards and leading the league with an 18.2 yards-per-catch average. Samuel’s success helped the 49ers clinch a playoff berth before upsetting the Cowboys and Packers in the postseason.
McDaniel clearly sees potential in Waddle, the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. While he averaged less than 10 yards per reception last season, Waddle was a consistent and reliable target for Tagovailoa. He caught 104 of 140 targets for 1,015 yards and six touchdowns while helping the Dolphins finish with a 9-8 record after a 1-7 start.
Those numbers will likely increase under McDaniel, who has traditionally gotten the most out of his best offensive players.
“Every player, traditionally, has their career year with us,” McDaniel said. “And I think that’s not correlation, I think it’s causation. Because we’ve had so many different variables and different skill levels at so many different positions, that I feel like I’m very adept at getting the best players the ball in unique ways and then adjusting to their skill set.
“I think that empowers the quarterback. I think run games empower the quarterback. I think it all relates to each other. So adapting the talent and versatility to do whatever our skillsets necessitate, I think it would probably be my best [approach].”
It starts by having teams respect your run game. Run the ball effectively and then you can pass because teams can’t sell out on defending the pass. Find a couple of receivers that will require teams to pay attention to them as well as Waddle, and Waddle’s YPR will go up by 4-5 yards. I still don’t think we’re going to have Deebo like role from Waddle in as far as rushing the ball. He’s not that type of player. I think McD just wanted have Deebo get as many touches as possible, whether it was handing the ball off to him or throwing screens, the more touches the better. I think he’ll try and get the guys who can make things happen the ball as much as possible.
SI.com by Alain Poupart
Among the many comments new Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel made during his introductory press conference that produced some laughter from those in attendance was one pertaining to his familiarity with the Dolphins roster.
“I did play against the Dolphins in 2020 and we don’t need to talk about that game at all,” McDaniel quipped before pausing. “I’m the head coach the Dolphins now. We kicked the 49ers something.”
McDaniel was referring to the Dolphins’ 43-17 victory at Levi Stadium in Week 5 of the 2020 season, and it’s a game that obviously left a big impression on McDaniel.
“I’m the head coach the Dolphins now. We kicked the 49ers something.”
LOL, love it
And that game came up when he discussed his decision to retain Josh Boyer as defensive coordinator Josh Boyer.
“Josh is going to be the DC,” McDaniel declared in an interview for Dolphins flagship station WQAM. “Here’s another simple formula. I feel like if you’ve coached offense your whole career, one litmus test is if you are deciding what defense you play, how awesome would it be if you didn’t want to play that defense? For it to be the defense you have? And the defense was miserable. They crushed us in 2020.
“And I believe in their style. I think versatility is paramount. You say aggressive? I think every play is aggressive. I think when you’re playing a four-man rush, it’s aggressive. I think you do things that give your players an advantage and you keep offenses off balance. So our style of football is going to be aggressive but we might be rushing four, we might be rushing six. It’s the way we play, our fundamentals, how we attack blocks, the way we use our hands, the way we come off the ball, the way we tackle, the way we strike, the way we go after the ball. The list is long. But it’s an aggressive mentality that I really enjoy. And I enjoy the philosophy of the defense and case in point I don’t want to go against it. So why don’t you join us?”
The Day the Dolphins Spanked the 49ers
In that October 2020 game, the Dolphins sacked quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and C.J. Beathard a combined five times, came up with two interceptions and had nine quarterback hits, and built a 30-7 halftime lead on their way to the convincing victory.
The five sacks were recorded by five players still on the Dolphins roster — Jerome Baker, Andrew Van Ginkel, Emmanuel Ogbah, Zach Sieler and Elandon Roberts, though Roberts and Ogbah are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents next month.
I know it’s the hype part of our season, but reading and seeing all this stuff I’m finding it very easy to be psyched about McDaniel and his vision for our team.
The worst lunch of your life
If I was on there, I would need at least 2 people on the other side so I would not fall backwards.
I don’t even like picnic tables. ON THE GROUND!
Me either for the same reason stated above. Like a see-saw.
From Brian Miller:
So far, the biggest vacancy is the OC position. McDaniel is conducting interviews for the job. Here is what we know so far with certainty regarding McDaniel’s staff.
Defense
DC – Josh Boyer
Boyer will continue to run the defense which is a smart move on the part of McDaniel. The Dolphins defense is good and the players fit the scheme that Miami has employed the last three seasons. Making a move to say, Vic Fangio, would create a new system that many of the players wouldn’t fit into.
OUT – Gerald Alexander was fired on Thursday and will likely join the Jaguars staff.
LB – Anthony Campanile will remain in his role
DL – Austin Clark looks to be remaining in his current role
CB – Charles Burks will remain in his role
Secondary coach – Unknown who will replace Alexander
Offense
OC – To be determined
OL – To be deterimined
WR – Wes Welker
RB – Eric Studesville
TE/AHC – Jon Embree
QB – To be determined
OUT – George Godsey
Special Teams – Miami will retain Danny Crossman
Aside from the OC position, fans are watching what McDaniel does with the offensive line coaching job. Many wonder if the Dolphins will go after a big name coach with a lot of experience. Coaches like Chris Foerster who has been with Miami twice previously, or maybe a Mike Munchak type. So far there is no news on whether or not Lemuel Jeanpierre will be retained.
Lol
So far there is no news on whether or not Lemuel Jeanpierre will be retained.
I guess it’s hard to find the right person to take on a job it took two people to do last year. 🤷🏼♀️
Lol….the perfect candidate is here
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Why is my shit going to spam? it’s not even a link, it is what I typed.
The computer filter must think you’re a bad boy Rock!
It took me a while to type I WILL NOT DRINK THE KOOL-AID 50 times.
Well, it can’t hurt to just take one little sip….
OH YEAH!
Thank you for clearing that.
I’m not gonna let them suck me back in again…sip…..this year. There is no way…sip….that I am gonna get suckered in again…sip…sip…They can’t just swap out one guy and expect me to …sip…um excuse me…
Chug chug chug
Slow down man you’ll get drunk
For Rock
I took another and another and another…
My roommate and I wore this album out my Freshman year. 😍
One bourbon, one scotch, and one Kool Aid . . .
Let’s do a Friday night songs theme
Songs about excitement for the future
I’ll start
Crap, a perfect opportunity for me to post “Daybreak” by Barry Manilow, and I can never get songs to post! 🤨
You honestly think we don’t have you filtered?
Lol!
Cmon, don’t you think his coaching staff “goes together like a ram a lam a ding dong”?
That look when Bookman disappoints you
Lmao!!! In that picture he looks like one of those dancers Tim posts.
Ok, I get ripped on and Brittany Spears is posted????? lol
I’d like to get you all in a room somewhere and sell every damn one of you a bridge I own in Brooklyn. It’s a great bridge.
bookman,
Strangely, most of the songs I found about getting screwed over and regret over falling for the same crap are by gals. Go figure! Lol
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Besides, you can always just turn off the sound on a Brittany Spears or Katy Perry song and still enjoy it….not so much with Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond! Lol
Lol!
Good write, Mike.
So we’re keeping most of the defensive staff. That’s cool. I the style we play.
Yup, Coach said he rather run a defense he’d hate to play against so he kept Boyer
Yeah I saw that, makes sense.
Bookman try typing something in the field before pasting the link like this.
It tricked the spam filter. You posts that don’t work are probably sitting in the folder.
I just don’t know how to copy it at all and paste it, or whatever. I’m dumb
How do I do it from an I phone?
Push where it says share and then copy link then come on here and mash your finger in the comment box til it says paste push paste and voila
We had a CBs coach and a DBs coach?
I think DB and secondary
About Alexander the DB coach, I was not impressed…actually I thought our CB play was less than expected vs previous years with those same guys. X is still great on takeaways, but I thought he got beat some.
X had a PFF of 70, only 5 INTs after 10 in 2020, and let in 48 receptions on 84 targets.
Byron Jones got a PFF of only 65, no INTs, and let 54 receptions on 86 targets.
Needham got a 65 grade, 2 INTs, and yielded 39 of 54 targets.
etc.
as a team we were 16th in passing yards given up (3871), even though we got the 5th most sacks.
We did have the 7th best passer rating given up, but the Bills and patsies were 1 and 2.
I thought Byron Jones played better this past year than the year before
maybe, no picks though
His PFF grade was 1 point better in 2021, but he got 2 INTs in 2020. His grade in 2019 was way higher, 11 points higher at 76. And in 2018 it was 83!!
Test
Ok, it worked, sorry folks 😄
Although I posted the wrong song
Is this your ode to Flores?!?!?!
🤣
Lol!
So we are keeping Studesville? I had not heard that. I am not sure I like that, although maybe he will be better without the added Co OC duties.
Keeping him but Godsey is gone and I bet he (Godsey) wielded the most authority last year or at least had the bigger mouth. McDaniel isn’t playing he’s getting his own guy and Studsville takes a step back
^^^
I’m sure more of these guys will be gone as time goes on.
Did someone say Homeraide?
on the rocks baby
😆
While I’m still sober …
I do think McDaniel is not ready, but I think he will make fast progress like a first round draft choice rookie who had a very productive college career and has natural talent.
I’m hoping to see a more fun offense and some development of young players this first season.
If we have a good FA and draft, we could win 11.
Hoping McDaniel does not get outcoached too often, but then Flores lost a few games for us, and we still had back to back winning seasons and swept the patsies.
soooo …
The main things are for us to not start so horrible and be an exciting team to watch.
(Hoping the NFL scheduler guys don’t screw us up like they usually do with a killer September.)
On not being ready, at least the bar isn’t set too high, 0-7, 1-3, 1-7
Back in the day, a guy I worked with car was broken into. Stole all his cds EXCEPT Barry Manilows. I thought it was so funny they took the time to go through them and say nah, you keep ‘em.
lmao
I was at a dinner where the grand door prize was 2 Manilow tix, and the winner gave them back and told them to redraw another number.
I am offended and amused. 😂
Manilow’s real last name is Pincus, from Brooklyn.
He was married to a girl who was his high school sweetheart for a year, but she had it annulled. 12 years later he then lived with a man for 35 years before marrying him when same sex marriage became legal in 2014.
Manilow is even older than I am!! by 8 years!
For some reason this image just flashed in my mind. 😉
TMI
Look, I love his music, always have. His personal preferences?, not in alignment there. Maybe I like gay music but not the other. Lol
There’s no maybe you do love gay music
Forgot the lol
I hate you. Lol
Is it normal to 🤮 halfway through some of these videos?
If it’s one I posted that makes you an asshole
Bookman, I like Barry Manilow too.
Son, I like Anita Baker as well.
Ok, so you like Barry Manilow. But do/did you like him enough to buy his albums or cds?
I had some 45’s and he was on the radio all the time.
I have his greatest hits CD, which, by the way has 22 songs
Glad ya added that last line.. I’d have assumed was a 45 🤡
Barry wrote a lot of great tunes. He’s a really talented guy. He also wrote a bunch of popular jingles.
He is really an awesome song writer and singer
Just BB … there are a couple I do like.
Most of it seems to be on defense and I don’t have a problem with that. The defense is in good shape.
The main coaches we need to hire are OC and OL. We retained RBs coach Eric Studesville and STs coach Danny Crossman which is solid.
I like coach McD’s approach in why he retained Boyer and others. He spent time with them and didn’t just say keep them. His staff so far has plenty of experience. Having experience with Embree and Welker should help. Now there are 3 former SF coaches that know the offense.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33269649/new-miami-dolphins-coach-mike-mcdaniel-retain-josh-boyer-defensive-coordinator
Manilow wrote a lot of great songs. I like talent. I don’t care about gender orientations. I just thought it was a great story … that he fell in love with some girl in high school and still says she was perfect but they realized it was not working, but eventually he lived with that guy for decades and then got married first chance. I’m kindofa sentimental romantic sometimes.
When McDaniel was being mentioned for head coaching jobs in late January, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo talked about the role the offensive coordinator had in Shanahan’s offense.
“Mike is awesome, man. He really is. He’s kind of that, I don’t want to say the mastermind behind everything, but he’s kind of that guy in the background that doesn’t say a whole ton to a lot of people, but his mind is always moving,” Garoppolo said. “The ideas that he comes up with are so fresh and new that it’s a cool guy to have on the staff. Just the way that he can implement things. And he simplifies it down to, I mean he’s a lot smarter than most of us. So he dumbs it down for us and kind of gets us all on the same page.”
McDaniel gave a glimpse of his job in a press conference following the regular season.
“He expects good information from me. He expects that if I tell him something that it is the most informed information that I could possibly have,” McDaniel said. “But, he also knows, and this is something that he’s very candid about that, ‘Hey, whatever your suggestion is, ultimately, I’m saying the play to the quarterback and I’m responsible for the outcome.’ ”
“Kyle Shanahan is losing a trusted wingman to the Miami Dolphins. McDaniel was Shanahan’s eyes and ears in the booth on game days and his specialty was coordinating the running game.” MNews
Mike McDaniel: The unsung genius behind the San Francisco 49ers’ running game
Kyle Shanahan previously blocked interview requests for him, while George Kittle wanted him as part of his contract. Run game coordinator Mike McDaniel is the offensive mastermind behind the San Francisco 49ers’ rushing excellence.
By Cameron Hogwood
Last Updated: 07/12/20 11:54pm
Mike McDaniel is the brain-scrambling, lane-paving offensive wizard behind the San Francisco 49ers’ revolving door of backfield contributors.
Tight end George Kittle joked earlier this year he wanted the run coordinator included in his contract, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan claimed he is as vital to him as anybody he works with and running back Jerick McKinnon accompanied teammate Kyle Juszczyk on social media to rejoice over the news McDaniel would be staying put in San Fran in 2019.
McDaniel interned for Kyle’s father Mike Shanahan with the Denver Broncos in 2005, his knowledge of technology seeing him tasked with adding overlays to game film. When you spend hours every day watching tape of a Shanahan team, you’re bound to come away a more intelligent football mind.
His entry shared parallels with that of Kyle, who would spend 12 hours a day breaking down film and incorporating the software program SuperPaint while drawing up plays as assistant coach for offensive quality control to Jon Gruden with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. Both are modern innovators in every sense.
It’s no stroke of luck that the 49ers’ run game has been able to survive a string of high-profile injuries over the past two seasons.
McDaniel has garnered a reputation for polishing undrafted unknowns into ‘who’s this guy?’ commodities, at the same time accentuating a lack of value
to drafting running backs in early rounds.
The 49ers’ run scheme harnessed and often mastered the art of misdirection in 2019 as McDaniel and Shanahan dealt out lessons in zone blocking and deception of the eyes with a rushing attack that ranked No 2 overall, behind only the Lamar Jackson-inspired Baltimore Ravens.
McDaniel made a star of Mostert, who led the team with 772 yards for eight touchdowns on the ground as the subject of an incredible revival story having been cut by six teams since going undrafted out of Purdue in 2015.
A journeyman soon became the starting back at a Super Bowl, Mostert helping the 49ers reach Miami with 220 rushing yards for four touchdowns in the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers.
Breida, undrafted out of Georgia Southern in 2017, followed him with
One of the NFL’s most potent running games wasn’t reliant on an elite running back. In many ways, it wasn’t reliant on a running back at all.
Subterfuge became a staple of the 49ers offense, ghost routes and jet sweeps from the likes of Deebo Samuel and Emmanuel Sanders exposing coverages, stretching defenses from east to west, perplexing linebackers and often handing offensive lineman advantageous blocking angles as defenders tiptoed left or right to follow their motioning.
Zone blocking efficiency was meanwhile boosted by the dedication and execution of Kittle and fullback Juszczyk to cracking every obstacle in their path, unleashing the track speed and patience of a Mostert, a Breida or even a multi-purpose Samuel to punch the right hole at the right time.
No offense used pre-snap motion more than the 49ers, McDaniel even turning Juszczyk into one of the most impactful players without the ball as he shifted from decoy receiver to halfback to outright blocker at the line of scrimmage.
On occasion McDaniel would fake the outside zone and instead hand it off to Samuel on the revere, Kittle and Juszczyk peeling off to serve as bulldozers clearing a path on the end-around.
The scheme’s success was also testament to expert drafting, Kittle and Samuel in particular fitting the blueprint of Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to perfection.
Besides injuries to skill positions in 2020, McDaniel has had to contend with changes to the offense line. Guard Mike Person was released in April, tackle Joe Staley retired after 13 seasons and center Weston Richburg was placed on the reserve/PUP list at the beginning of the season.
It’s been a major test of McDaniel’s ability to uphold what the 49ers do best on offense.
With Mostert and Coleman out and McKinnon limited, Week Seven saw him turn to Jeff Wilson, who weaved and scooted his way to 112 yards rushing for three touchdowns off 17 carries in a win over the New England Patriots.
Wilson had previously recorded just 105 yards for four touchdowns off 27 carries in 2019.
Wilson became the latest case of McDaniel refuting reputation and background by exploiting a player’s strengths, something that has been a feature to Shanahan’s entire coaching staff.
The Wilson experiment had to be put on hold after he was placed on injured reserve due to the high ankle sprain he sustained while running in his third touchdown against the Patriots.
And with that came his next project. Enter JaMycal Hasty.
The undrafted rookie started the year on the practice squad and notably rebuffed offers from other teams in favour of fighting his way into this running back club, McDaniel’s ‘next man up’ policy and evident success clearly a motivating factor.
Hasty snuck his way to 57 yards off nine carries behind Wilson’s standout day against New England,
In a schematic sense, McDaniel’s record of allowing his backs to shine is quite remarkable. In a leadership sense, the ability to secure unwavering dedication from personnel without the ball to a disciplined and often complex approach bodes extremely well for his head coaching prospects.
most of the above is from old articles by Skyy news.
Good stuff Naples thanx
Yeah good stuff Naples.
Barber: Mike McDaniel is 49ers’ Super Bowl secret weapon
PHIL BARBER
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
January 31, 2020
MIAMI
‘I’m trying to think back to the first time I met him,” 49ers tight end Garrett Celek said Thursday. “I don’t really remember what my initial thoughts were at the time, but they were probably along the lines of, ‘What is this small, unathletic guy, how does he know at all what to do when it comes to football?”
The small, unathletic guy sat before a few reporters Thursday, legs crossed casually, ?wearing a black cap, yellow hoodie, fashionable jeans, white sneakers, dazzling watch and thick eyeglasses. He looked like a guy who might edit video for the 49ers by day and DJ small clubs at night.
But no, Mike McDaniel is the man most responsible for the ground attack that eroded NFL defenses like a raging river this year. Only the Baltimore Ravens, with their hypermobile quarterback, ran for more yards than the 49ers (144.1 per game) in the regular season. And San Francisco kicked it into overdrive in the playoffs, pummeling the Vikings for 186 rushing yards and the Packers for 285.
And yes, he knows he looks nothing like the typical thick-necked, shaved-head NFL coach.
“You go to these new teams, and I always get a kick out of the first time that we’re around the players, and I start talking to an offensive lineman about technique,” McDaniel said. “And the look they give me is priceless. Because I get it.”
How did this happen? How did someone who might have been pulled from the cast of “Clerks” wind up orchestrating a run scheme that would make Vince Lombardi proud?
Flash back to seventh grade in Greeley, Colorado. Inside of McDaniel’s Little League helmet, right next to all the decorative NFL decals, he wrote the words “I will make it.”
“I was very specific with my word choice,” McDaniel said. “I was consciously not writing ‘play,’ because I was smart enough to know. But I made a decision when I was very young that I wanted to be a professional football coach.”
McDaniel played wide receiver at Yale and, after graduating with a history degree, managed to talk his way into an internship with the Denver Broncos in 2005. The head coach there was Mike Shanahan. That’s a heck of a connection these days. The next year, when Mike’s son Kyle joined the Houston Texans as a wide receivers coach, he acted on a tip from his father and recommended McDaniel as a low-level offensive assistant.
McDaniel was 23 at the time. Kyle Shanahan was 26, a seasoned vet. The younger coach soaked up every lesson he could on how to watch film, how to interact with players and how to structure an offense.
Reunited in Washington in 2013, McDaniel found himself surrounded by offensive brainpower. Mike Shanahan was the head coach, Kyle the offensive coordinator. The quarterbacks coach was Matt LaFleur, now head coach of the Packers. The tight ends coach was Sean McVay, who took the Rams to the Super Bowl a year ago.
During an offseason film session one day, McDaniel realized most of those guys were focused on the passing game. When it got to the run-game portion of the video cut-ups, offensive line coach Chris Foerster did all the talking. McDaniel, seeing an opportunity to make himself useful, began studying under Foerster.
It was a move borne of necessity, but McDaniel naturally took to the ground game.
“It seemed like the most football part of football,” he said. “It’s collaborative, it takes multiple people to accomplish a given goal. It’s lacking ego. Results-driven. Everything that epitomized the game of football, I feel like – line-of-scrimmage play – it kind of embodies.”
So Mike McDaniel gradually became a run guy. There he was, walking into meeting rooms and winning over NFL players with knowledge and self-assurance. He followed Shanahan to Cleveland, to Atlanta and to Santa Clara.
Nate Burleson, the NFL Network analyst and former wide receiver who played for them in Cleveland, recalled the first time he met Shanahan, then the Browns’ offensive coordinator. The coach was wearing baggy shorts and unlaced Nike Air Force 1s. He looked Burleson in the eye and told him his offense would be all but unstoppable if the veteran receiver could help get the young guys to study and run the routes correctly.
“As long as I played, I never had a coach say it that simply,” Burleson said. “It’s usually a coach trying to convince you, but also convince themselves it’s the real deal. I mention that, because when I went and met with Mike, it was the same thing. It was like they were clones of each other.”
In McDaniel’s case, he had created a video montage of Nate Burleson highlights to show those younger receivers, helping to establish respect for the 12th-year veteran.