I will criticize Flores because his own predetermined QB decision is a big reason why the Dolphins are such a laughingstock. It was evident week one of preseason that Flores was microscopic and silly in his criticisms of Rosen since the same minor things he criticized Rosen for have been components of Fitz's career for 15 years. Rosen outplayed Fitz in the preseason and by all logic on a rebuilding team should have started week one. Fitzpatrick was terrible in the week three dress rehearsal for most of the game, Flores just left hm in long enough for him to mount a single drive (compared to Rosen's numerous scoring drives throughout the preseason) which he could hang a hat on and act like Fitz "won" the job.
We would have gotten crushed week one with the way the defense played regardless of QB, but Fitz didn't really help by completing less than 50 percent and throwing an inexcusable pick for a veteran QB. The defense kept this game in hand well into the game, as much as you could ever expect someone to be against the Patriots. We had only allowed 23 points throughout the bulk of the game, and that was with the offense having a three and out nearly every single drive and the Patriot's offense thus having countless opportunities.
The result is that we're now an historically bad team and every player on this offense now has that stigma. Ten points in two weeks. We've given up 102. Players on this offense have now adopted that. You see it in Grant, Williams, and Ballage dropping passes in the 4th quarter. The plan was likely to imagine that the offense would gel somewhat getting used to the absence of Stills and Tunsil for a couple weeks, but that was a stupid plan. The evidence was there that Fitzpatrick would be just this bad because that's what he put on the field in preseason to anyone actually knowing what they were looking for. The offense under Rosen has produced almost as many yards in 2 quarters as Fitz has in 6, and this with talented, unrelenting coaching staffs on the other side knowing exactly what's coming and not even having to play honest with Rosen in there.
Flores shall get no pass. He made this bed. He wanted it. The evidence was there that it would turn out like this. He ignored it and did what he wanted anyway. That's because he's second-rate. A second rate coach will still be second rate even if we draft 4 first rounders next year.