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Miami Dolphins Seeing Real Culture Change

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...[FONT=&quot]For 56 minutes the Dolphins were lifeless but as we now know, Ryan Tannehill took control and the battered offensive line found some rhythm.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sunday’s game isn’t going to be on of those games that people talk about a year or two from now. Hell they might not be talking about that game two months from now unless Miami makes the playoffs by a singular win. Instead, yesterday’s game showcased the change in attitude and culture that has been so lacking.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Culture change is something that the Dolphins have been preaching for the last few years but in reality it goes back almost a decade or more. The Dolphins have only known how to lose and games like Sunday would have been yet another loss in the column. This however isn’t the same Dolphins team.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Adam Gase has the team believing in themselves and his system. Vance Joseph has the defense believing that they can go out and win every down not every series. Don’t be fooled by the five game winning streak, the Dolphins have a lot of holes, a lot of weaknesses, lack of depth at almost every position, and are young. But they believe.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Losing in itself is a culture. Once it has taken root in a franchise, it doesn’t leave. It’s hard to get rid of and sometimes winning a few games doesn’t make it go away. In 2008 the Dolphins were in dire need of a culture change. Losing under Dave Wannstedt in his final years coupled with Nick Saban’s dismal two years and then Cam Cameron’s singular season blunder, Miami needed change.
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[FONT=&quot]Bill Parcells should have been that change but the culture under Parcells never came close to the stigma of Parcells. Instead, Parcells sat back and let Jeff Ireland and Tony Sparano drive the team into the ground with bad personnel decisions, bad coaching, and in fighting that would eventually cost the team years of opportunities.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The Dolphins however made the post-season in that 2008 season winning the AFC East. The success of that season however was more on the legs of the “Wild Cat” than anything the Dolphins were doing right. Miami kept the formation for another year with none of the same success. Eventually the poor drafting of Parcells and Ireland and the poor coaching of Sparano doomed the franchise.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Losing breeds losing and when Joe Philbin arrived again people thought there was real change on the horizon. After all Philbin was coming from a very successful Green Bay Packer team. Instead the Dolphins continued to spiral downward.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]So what happened? Well for starters, Adam Gase happened.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Gase is nothing like Sparano or Philbin. He isn’t a tough as nails coach who demands anything from his players. He earns respect and only demands that the players put in the effort but unlike his predecessors, Gase coaches.[/FONT]
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More at LINK: http://phinphanatic.com/2016/11/21/miami-dolphins-seeing-real-culture-change/
Your thoughts? :ponder:[/FONT]
 
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