Yes, of course, which is why he was able to “coach them up” to playoffs. You all make it sound like Flores is “coaching up” this decrepit roster to the playoffs.
My point is, yes 3 wins, 2 against solid teams, with this squad is a great accomplishment, but it’s not any more impressive than turning a 1-15 roster (with minimal additions other than vet QB) into an 11-5 division winner like Sparano, or turning Tannehill into a legit Top 10 QB for a stretch on the way to the first playoff appearance in a decade.
And each of those coaches eventually failed here in large part because they could never develop a young stud QB. In a way, Gase suffered from tremendously bad luck. Who knows what would have happened if Tannehill never got injured.
I didn’t even like Gase, but a lot of people want to wipe away his first year like it didn’t exist. He had an impressive first year with the Dolphins. Everything was looking up and FH was brimming with optimism at the prospects of a healthy Tannehill in year 2. The training camp injury derailed the season and all semblance of development and cohesion from one year to the next, and ended in the mess we saw in year 2 and 3.
If Flores doesn’t get and develop a young QB, his tenure will end in Miami the same way it has for every coach before him.