Ok...geezer report. From someone who was alive at the time when it all happened.
Westhoff as we all should know was a long time special teams coach for shula era dolphins and as loyal fin as there ever was. He was considered the best in the biz and he was. He turned down EVERY offer when his contract came up
because he was loyal to shula and the brand.
Then came Dave "pornstache" Wanstedt. Wanny, in a very similar lyin' bryan flores way, imediately had to have complete control of all aspects of the teams on the finz. Shula ALWAYS let his coaches COACH but wanny, as mw quickly figured him out, did not posess the goods for all that and had it out with wanny big time, almost came to blows but assistant coaches pulled them apart in the meeting room.
Westoff knew he had no voice with JJ who anointed wanny succsessor on his way out. Wanny told westoff after the heads up confrontation he could choose firing or quiting. Mike went to don shula (who still had serious clout) and layed it all out to don who then went to wayne huizenga team owner but wayne wouldnt budge, he said wanstedt deserved his own way of doing things and after shula reported that back, mike left the fins and joined the HATED jets.....on purpous!! He disavowed the fins and said he was all things anti dolphins for life.
But a note of interest here: westoff told don shula before don went to huizenga, "Don, i am telling you, if dave wanstedt is left in place as head coach he will ruin this franchise and maybe lasting decades from his bad mistakes". And he was correct.
My take on his O bashing? To smear the team, a chance at a quick pound of flesh. But..., there are people coaching and in the front office (like danny marino) who knew about westoffs bad blood and if ANY of the report is true, McD was not going to show him ANYTHING the offense would actually be using knowing he would get it out to every team in our division. And one thing we already know is coach Mcdaniel plays chess while others are playing checkers. Of course westoff, like anyone coming in to a practice/camp has to be ok'd. And when danny and the others saw he was coming you can bet they went right to McD and told the tale. And McD gave westoff NOTHING!!
THE D is known. The O under complete control under McD is not!! And thats a good thing, an advantage. The D have been doing what they do. But reports on the O have been very positive with serious long ball production at times against the starting D. So..... again, if the report is true on westoff, the day he shows up the O just happens to sukaz? I say westoffs checker game was no match for McD's chess game. They knew he would most likely bash the team anyway and mcdaniel and staff gave him ZILTCH!!. See later on how westhoff feels when the finz are carving up his beloved jets. "GEEEEZ!! I didnt see any of that at their camp"!! Right mike, you didn't.
Enjoy your EZ chair Mike and the two jet azz woopin's you will witness this season.
