Lazor responds to Darlington "Abrasive" report ...

[Penthos]

Last week there was a lot of talk about Darlington's article where he heard from several players that they were frustrated with the offense and that Lazor was abrasive. Apparently, the Lazor doesn't see it that way:

Lazor told reporters Monday he didn't read the report, but believes he acts appropriately toward his players and values their input.

"I think it's about what a normal NFL offensive team would be," he said, per the Palm Beach Post. "So I've had players tell me how much they appreciate the standard of expectations we have and I've had some players in a very professional way over time come up and maybe say, 'Hey, I think this other approach might help us at times.'"

Perhaps more interesting was the news that Ryan Tannehill was not allowed to audible, yet Lazor seems to counter that as well:

"Ryan (Tannehill) has more options than a lot of quarterbacks that we've coached," Lazor said. "Now, we do certain things differently. Some of them are what you would call verbal audibles, some of them are right at the snap, some of them are built in options. It's how we choose to play football. Ryan has the ability to handle those things and in my opinion does them very well. I think that's one of his strengths. He uses all of the different options, whether they be audibles or built in options to get the ball distributed around the field. That's probably when we've played our best offensively, is when he's used all of those things."

Source: Bill Lazor denies 'Fins players unhappy with offense

 

[iambanned]

I think some of our failures have been when Tannehill has been too conservative with the read option. I think he personally could keep it a lot more than he does. He misreads the D compared to how the play is blocked.

 

[Sons Of Shula]

I usually enjoy Darlington's reporting but thought that piece was a reach. I was never worried, especially considering the success we are having offensively.

 

[sixzero]

In Lazor I trust.

 

[Sons Of Shula]

I think some of our failures have been when Tannehill has been too conservative with the read option. I think he personally could keep it a lot more than he does. He misreads the D compared to how the play is blocked.

I think there's a little more to the zone reads and how defenses counter with gap exchanges than you might be seeing. :idk:

 

[67Stang]

I think it is pretty simple, when the O-line has played well, Tanne and the offense (thus the team) do well. When the O-line plays bad and Tanne has no time, Tanne struggles.

 

[Penthos]

I think it is pretty simple, when the O-line has played well, Tanne and the offense (thus the team) do well. When the O-line plays bad and Tanne has no time, Tanne struggles.

This is so true... Miami had arguably THE WORST offensive line in the NFL last year (historically bad), Tanny was sacked a record 58 times, and yet he STILL somehow posted over 60% completion percentage and an 81.7 QB rating. I'd like to see how some of the "Franchise" QB's in this league would have fared with such and awful o-line.

 

[utahphinsfan]

Shawn Michaels once said, "Nice guys may not finish last but they sure don't finish first."

As long as he gets results & doesn't cross into Sherman/Incognito territory, Who cares if Bill is abrasive?

 

[Jay131866]

I think it is pretty simple, when the O-line has played well, Tanne and the offense (thus the team) do well. When the O-line plays bad and Tanne has no time, Tanne struggles.

Exactly right. I'm hoping Tanny starts improving when the line is bad and he's facing constant pressure. I think that's the biggest step he has to take toward becoming top tier. I don't think he's as inconsistent as most people on here think...I think the line is inconsistent which leads to poor performance by Tanny.

 

[67Stang]

Tom Brady is a perfect example! Look at how the Pats started out while their line was new, being jumbled around. Brady looked pretty bad. Once the line gelled and started playing better, well unfortunately we see the results now. If a QB like Brady struggles with bad o-line play, well I think that speaks for it self.

 

[ChambersWI]

Couple things.

1)I don't think Darlington was trying to stir the pot so to speak. He probably had a piece to write, he talked to players that didn't like certain things, and he was able to make a story for the game.

2)No matter what you can't keep everybody happy. No matter how good things get, there will always be a few that aren't happy.

3)I could see Lazor being very blunt.

 

[FSU Truth]

Couple things.

1)I don't think Darlington was trying to stir the pot so to speak. He probably had a piece to write, he talked to players that didn't like certain things, and he was able to make a story for the game.

2)No matter what you can't keep everybody happy. No matter how good things get, there will always be a few that aren't happy.

3)I could see Lazor being very blunt.

"Coach, why am I not more involved in the offense?"

"you're not getting separation."

Lazor goes back to working on Tannehill's footwork...

 

[NY8123]

Tom Brady is a perfect example! Look at how the Pats started out while their line was new, being jumbled around. Brady looked pretty bad. Once the line gelled and started playing better, well unfortunately we see the results now. If a QB like Brady struggles with bad o-line play, well I think that speaks for it self.

People forget that this actually is a team sport. I understand you can't put the best line in football out there with a terrible QB and expect to win week in and week out but you can't put a horrible line in front of a pro-bowl QB and expect it to be alright either.

 

[67Stang]

Yep, and having a legit red zone target helps too.

 

[MD]

Obviously big stats mean bigger money but the simple truth is not everyone is going to get 90 touches and 1000 yards. This is a professional environment and its a professional relationship not personal. Listen to some of the stories people tell about Shula, Parcells, Couglin, etc and you'll find most didn't like them either.

I'm sure at some point we have all worked for bosses that are demanding or that we don't always agree with. You need to be able to separate personal from professional.