AMakados10
Club Member
Grier is soft. McD is soft.
We’re going to have a soft, finesse team.
It is what it is.
We’re going to have a soft, finesse team.
It is what it is.
Oh, you're just a big "softie". - LOLGrier is soft. McD is soft.
We’re going to have a soft, finesse team.
It is what it is.
This is why I'm not a McDaniel fan... it's a physical game, so I'd prefer a physical team. Some speed and finesse on offense is fine, but IMO your offense shouldn't be based upon it. This is especially important since Miami is in the AFC East with three cold weather teams.
Sporano had the team on the right track with the physicality but the problem was all those physical players weren't very talented. Then Philbin was allergic to physicality and aggression and got rid of all that for a boring limited finesse team. Gase continued it. Flores reversed a little a bit but the talent took a dip. It's very hard to have a nice balance of talent and physicality like say San Francisco.Grier is soft. McD is soft.
We’re going to have a soft, finesse team.
It is what it is.
Miami built needing the playoffs to have to go through Miami for any real success. The problem is you most likely still have to win in the cold in DEC/JAN to get that homefield advantage. There's no avoiding it.This is why I'm not a McDaniel fan... it's a physical game, so I'd prefer a physical team. Some speed and finesse on offense is fine, but IMO your offense shouldn't be based upon it. This is especially important since Miami is in the AFC East with three cold weather teams.
I remember Dan Campbell taking Philbin's finesse team and putting a whooping on the Texans. I also remember Philbin taking old-school Sparano's o-line, switching to finesse blocking schemes, and then the same guys went from doing well against the physical d-lines of the Jets and Bills to being pushed around. This is a generalization, but it seemed to me that even with several 1st round picks, Philbin's o-line was bad at pass-blocking, with Tannehill being sacked more than any other QB during his first 4 seasons (although some were his fault). And then, with mostly the same guys, Gase's o-lines seemed to be a little better at pass-blocking, but they were absolutely terrible at run-blocking. During the Gase regime, Miami's o-line really struggled to convert 3rd or 4th and short on the ground, and they probably gave up more tackles for a loss in the backfield than any other team.In general, a team's physicality mirrors the personality of the HC. Would Miami be more physical with no personnel changes and Harbaugh were the HC? Would BALT be less physical with no personnel changes and Mcd were the HC?
Good point, but I'd add this: The problem with Sparano's team was that overall, they needed more talent at the offensive skill positions. They had a defense that could go toe-to-toe with top teams, but their offense too often had to settle for FGs instead of TDs, meaning that they lost games they could have won if they had better talent.Sporano had the team on the right track with the physicality but the problem was all those physical players weren't very talented.
Yep, another year of the power puff girls!Grier is soft. McD is soft.
We’re going to have a soft, finesse team.
It is what it is.
I understand that perception about the team, but ANYONE who overcomes alcohol addiction, isn’t soft. Consider that before making that statement about McD.Grier is soft. McD is soft.
We’re going to have a soft, finesse team.
It is what it is.