McDaniel's Playcalling, Underutilized Talent, and Missed Opportunities

[Dthrill_08]

After watching the game, I can't help but feel frustrated, not just with his injury, but with how this team is being run. Tua tried to play hero, showed heart but he really should've slid. That’s behind us now.

The bigger issue to me is McDaniel's playcalling. It's been so vanilla lately, and I’m tired of hearing excuses about hiding Tua's arm strength. The constant behind-the-line screens, the predictable runs with Ingold on 3rd and short, and forcing Achane up the middle aren’t cutting it. We all know Tua can throw, so why are we still playing safe? He is accurate short and mid throws and even over threw on deep passes.


And what’s going on with Jonnu Smith? Why is he getting less playing time than Smythe and Hill (#89)? It’s frustrating to see underutilized talent sitting on the bench when they could make a difference.


Also, why did McDaniel play to run the clock out like that? It’s something I’ve never seen in my life—just felt like he gave up the game instead of taking a shot.


I honestly think McDaniel has been figured out. He hasn’t been the same coach, and teams seem to have his number. As for the defense, I’m still not sold on our new coordinator. We need to see more of Chop Robinson because this defense isn’t stepping up the way it should.

 

[royalshank]

To be fair, the Ingold play had been money until that try. 3-4 I think this year now. But we suddenly have major, franchise setback-for-years issues if Tua can’t play again. Grier and McDaniel went all in for this year and next and now it looks pretty bad.

 

[Bridgeburner]

$58 million in WRs on the sideline on crucial downs.. there's no defending that.

 

[PhinFan1968]

$58 million in WRs on the sideline on crucial downs.. there's no defending that.

One THOUSAND percent. Tyreek took himself out several times that I saw, and couldn't even wait 'til halftime to get an IV, WTF is that? How many new pregnancies happened during the pre-game?

Two linemen exiting stage right. Receivers who don't know the routes playing over other guys that know them more (Berrios/EZ). Jonnu nearly ignored until Skylar came in. Running Ingold when you're not getting any push and they watched you do it several times in last game's film...I was telling myself over and over, "Don't run Ingold...Don't run Ingold..."

McD is borderline fraudulent...he's definitely unequipped, at minimum...but if you need a coach that can hug it out and dap dudes up, you have your man!

 

[MrChadRico]

It's amazing how a fan of this team can enter the year with, pretty much, the lowest expectations out of the entire fan-base... yet, somehow... the Dolphins still managed to disappoint and embarrass me on a level, I never thought possible.

It's so Dolphins, it's a microcosm of the "Stephen Ross Era"

Im so pissed!

 

[davet]

One THOUSAND percent. Tyreek took himself out several times that I saw, and couldn't even wait 'til halftime to get an IV, WTF is that? How many new pregnancies happened during the pre-game?

Two linemen exiting stage right. Receivers who don't know the routes playing over other guys that know them more (Berrios/EZ). Jonnu nearly ignored until Skylar came in. Running Ingold when you're not getting any push and they watched you do it several times in last game's film...I was telling myself over and over, "Don't run Ingold...Don't run Ingold..."

McD is borderline fraudulent...he's definitely unequipped, at minimum...but if you need a coach that can hug it out and dap dudes up, you have your man!

Tyreek is an idiot, he has proven it over and over

 

[Thathra]

If you watched the post game interview with McD, I swear to god our coach is either stoned, drunk, or cranked out. That man could not make a coherent sentence.

 

[Waddle]

It’s concerning too because we’ve seen this sporadically throughout his tenure here. Conditions have to be just right, otherwise we fall flat.

 

[DrMultimedia]

It's amazing how a fan of this team can enter the year with, pretty much, the lowest expectations out of the entire fan-base... yet, somehow... the Dolphins still managed to disappoint and embarrass me on a level, I never thought possible.

It's so Dolphins, it's a microcosm of the "Stephen Ross Era"

Im so pissed!

 

[WallyinPortCharlotte]

When you are down 17 to 7, I am not a big fan of kicking field goals

 

[royalshank]

If you watched the post game interview with McD, I swear to god our coach is either stoned, drunk, or cranked out. That man could not make a coherent sentence.

He looked stoned the entire game on the sideline.

 

[royalshank]

When you are down 17 to 7, I am not a big fan of kicking field goals

Nothing wrong w that. Makes it a one-score game. Depends where you are in the game time-wise. First half, sure.

 

[MARINO1384]

I don’t think it’s his system being figured out that’s the problem.

It’s the fact that he uses madden to pick plays at times. Just poor decisions like gaining 8 on first down then using a toss that requires it to go 5 yards backwards and results in a loss of 3. Or constantly going for it giving the defense a short field. Sure you make it to like the 38 and want to go instead of kicking a 55 yarder then yeah that’s fine but as soon as we cross our own 40 it’s go for it in his mind. There’s no need for that in close games especially in the first half even first quarter. Sometimes short fgs are okay as well. Yeah it sucks to come away with 3 but there’s been games where we go for it and don’t get it 3 times leaving 9 points on the board dude needs to level out

 

[Bridgeburner]

I don’t think it’s his system being figured out that’s the problem.

It’s the fact that he uses madden to pick plays at times. Just poor decisions like gaining 8 on first down then using a toss that requires it to go 5 yards backwards and results in a loss of 3. Or constantly going for it giving the defense a short field. Sure you make it to like the 38 and want to go instead of kicking a 55 yarder then yeah that’s fine but as soon as we cross our own 40 it’s go for it in his mind. There’s no need for that in close games especially in the first half even first quarter. Sometimes short fgs are okay as well. Yeah it sucks to come away with 3 but there’s been games where we go for it and don’t get it 3 times leaving 9 points on the board dude needs to level out

I keep seeing this argument that his system is still good except for the play calling.

It doesn't make any sense to me. Play calling is a part of "the system" and really the most important part. There have been pretty simple systems that have had huge success in the NFL. Every season we hear about someone "simplifying" the playbook. If he's calling plays they're not executing then the system is broken. The play calls are the system. They look at the other team and pick plays they think they can run and the other teams can't stop.

It reminds me a guy who left the company I work at and we're having lunch with him and he's telling us how his new boss is so awesome because he just sort of comes in and throws an idea at them then leaves and let's them execute it. The co-worker I was there with and I look at each and both are like.. "Uhh.. ideas are easy. Every idiot has ideas. Execution is the hard part."

 

[Ray R]

It's amazing how a fan of this team can enter the year with, pretty much, the lowest expectations out of the entire fan-base... yet, somehow... the Dolphins still managed to disappoint and embarrass me on a level, I never thought possible.

It's so Dolphins, it's a microcosm of the "Stephen Ross Era"

Im so pissed!

Still exercising your "jacking off" muscles" I see.
Is it helping?
I doubt it. - LOL