Marcel Louis-Jacques
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mentioned he is not apprehensive about his job safety, regardless of his crew's 0-2 begin to the season — at the same time as some followers took to the sky to voice their displeasure.
The Dolphins misplaced their house opener Sunday 33-27 to the New England Patriots. Miami had a number of alternatives to take the lead in its remaining two drives of the sport however turned the ball over each occasions.
Followers booed the Dolphins offense at occasions through the sport and left the stadium in droves previous to the ultimate whistle, because the Dolphins began a season 0-2 for the primary time since 2020.
“I believe if I fear about my job safety, I will not be doing my job — and I believe that inherently is in opposition to all issues that I consider in.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel
After the sport, McDaniel mentioned he wasn't eager about his job safety, as a result of it will take his focus away from doing the job itself.
“I believe if I fear about my job safety, I will not be doing my job — and I believe that inherently is in opposition to all issues that I consider in,” he mentioned. “I've by no means felt entitled to this place and it is essential for me to spend all my waking hours worrying about precisely how you can do my job.
“I will not spend one second eager about all of the issues that, no matter folks need me to consider. [I'm] eager about this crew and the Buffalo Payments right here, after I get performed with this podium.”
Earlier than Sunday's sport, some Dolphins followers crowdsourced a banner that was flown over Exhausting Rock Stadium, which learn, “FIRE [Dolphins' GM Chris] GRIER. FIRE MCDANIEL.”
McDaniel mentioned he did not see the banner however understood followers' frustration and did not take it personally.
“Followers need their crew to win … I do not suppose it is private,” he mentioned. “I believe they wish to win. And so do I.”
Each gamers and McDaniel expressed their frustration with Sunday's consequence after the sport.
After an 18-yard completion from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to operating again De'Von Achane introduced the Dolphins' offense to the New England 26-yard line with simply over one minute remaining within the sport, the Dolphins had been penalized for a false begin and delay of sport earlier than taking one other snap.
Dealing with 1st-and-20, the Dolphins gained 8 yards earlier than Tagovailoa was sacked on fourth right down to successfully finish the sport.
“I am very pissed off — there's some coaches and gamers that didn't execute communication in a really dire interval of the sport,” McDaniel mentioned. “With the sport on the road, our communication and substitution was less than par — and finally I maintain accountability for all issues, so I'll guarantee that issues that ought to already be ironed out transferring ahead, we won't fall sufferer to the identical factor once more … we'll put the suitable emphasis on that.
“It was not acceptable. We had the chance to win the sport, and we robbed it from ourselves.”
McDaniel, who calls the Dolphins' offensive performs, mentioned he bought the play in on time however wanted to do a greater job over supervising personnel modifications.
Tagovailoa was additionally sad with the crew's communication in crunch time.
“I used to be pissed off with the communication with the fellows contained in the huddle after which what the personnel is, then the play,” he mentioned. “Do we now have too many guys in? Why do we now have one other man operating in? Simply the entire operation of that was less than commonplace, was less than par. I bought to do a greater job with our guys in that sense.”
Miami's schedule does not get a lot simpler transferring ahead; its week begins instantly with preparation for a sport Thursday in opposition to the Payments — who've gained 15 of the groups' previous 17 matchups.
