Rizzi: There’s A Lot Of Positive Things Going On Here

[Daytona Fin]

“It’s great to be back for my eighth season with the Dolphins,” Rizzi said in an interview with The Finsiders. “Can’t believe it’s been that long. I’ve told many people I’m as excited now to be a part of this organization as I’ve ever been. I’m really looking forward to working with Adam Gase. It’s just a real exciting time.”

Gase will become the fifth head coach Rizzi has worked for since joining the Dolphins, including interim coaches Todd Bowles and Dan Campbell.

This is the second time Rizzi was retained through an offseason coaching change, the first time coming in 2012 after Joe Philbin was hired.

Like four years ago, there was some uncertainty for Rizzi while the Dolphins were conducting their coaching search.

“I was under contract for another year, but you never know how it’s going to play out when a head coach gets let go and (as) an assistant coach it’s a year-to-year proposition,” Rizzi said. “Adam interviewed, got the job. The day he got the job, he asked me to come in and speak to him and asked me to be part of the organization.

“This is really where my heart is. I really love this organization, I always have. I just feel like there’s a lot of positive things going on here. I think Adam is going to do a great job. I think the staff that he’s put together, I’m really excited to work with. I think there’s a great mix of new guys coming in and some guys that have stuck around. Real excited about that. The offseason is always a little bit hectic for the assistant coaches, no doubt, jockeying for positions and jobs. I’m just really, really fortunate, myself, my family, to stay here in South Florida and work for the organization that I love.”

“I know on a daily basis I’m going to help Adam with different things here in the building,” Rizzi said. “As far as the games go, it’s kind of a fluid situation. We really haven’t gotten down to cross every ‘t’ and dot every ‘i’ just yet. But Adam knows my skill set, kind of knows what I’ve done here in the past. I’m sure he’s going to lean on me for certain things. That really hasn’t been exactly defined yet, everybody’s role on game day. But that’s one of the things we talked about in my interview process. He knows kind of what I’ve done in the past and I’m sure he’ll use it accordingly.”



“Just a really enthusiastic guy, a lot of energy, and every day I really like his presence with our staff,” Rizzi said. “Obviously a very bright guy. He’s done a great job offensively wherever he’s been. He’s had some great leaders that he’s worked for. Obviously John Fox, Nick Saban, different people that he’s worked for that have done very well as head coaches. So he’s got some great role models that he’s been around.

“We have a lot of the same personality traits, so we hit it off pretty well. Again, he’s trying to fill the building with the same type of people — enthusiastic, energetic, guys that are going to get the most out of the players every day and really have the same common goals. But I think the fan base is going to be really happy with Adam. I’m really, really pleased. Under the circumstances, it was a great decision. I think moving forward it’s going to be nothing but positives.”

Specifically, Rizzi mentioned the work of rookie free agents Matt Darr and Andrew Franks as punter and kicker, respectively, as well as Jarvis Landry’s punt returning and the overall play of rookies Neville Hewitt, Zach Vigil and Bobby McCain and veterans like Spencer Paysinger, Michael Thomas and Damien Williams.

“There were some things we did really well, but there’s going to be some of the things in the offseason here that we’re going to work on,” Rizzi said. “There were times out there we had five or six, sometimes seven, rookies of the 11 players that were out there. For me that’s an exciting thing because all these guys are going to be back and they now have a year under their belt, maybe two years under their belt, guys like Walt (Aikens). So I really feel like with our core players coming back, it’s going to be a really strong unit. And I’m really looking forward. We’ve just got a couple of things that we’ve got to work on, but I really, really feel very, very excited and positive about that moving forward.”

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[DuderinoN703]

During the interview with Rizzi a flag was thrown for holding. 10 yard penalty. First down.

 

[tay0365]

I have no problem keeping Rizzi, love his enthusiasm, is actually one of the better ST coaches we have had in a while, and is very good in helping determine whether to challenge a call or not...successfully helped Campbell quite a bit, and who knows if he also helped Philbin be as good as he was in challenges.

 

[matt11390]

Once again ... is he supposed to say anything different? Let them shut their pie holes and prove it on the field.

 

[phins_4_ever]

First Tannebaum on Gase now Rizzi. What is going on? Are we winning games now based on happiness in the office a few weeks into offseason?

I am sick of hearing how great the athmosphere is and how happy happy joy joy everybody is. I am not even interested how great they all look during camp or pre-season games.
I am tired of being a fan of an off- and pre-season wannabe champion.

Update me on the stadium progress, cuts and signings and otherwise better be quiet.

 

[Bumpus]

Once again ... is he supposed to say anything different? Let them shut their pie holes and prove it on the field.

That's a little difficult to do on Feb. 10th :idk:

 

[royalshank]

Gase is smart. He recognized that he needs someone to work out seating charts for road trips, meals, hotel rooms, etc. Rizzi is the HCs lapdog.

 

[Daytona Fin]

Update me on the stadium progress, cuts and signings and otherwise better be quiet.

 

[psfign]

First Tannebaum on Gase now Rizzi. What is going on? Are we winning games now based on happiness in the office a few weeks into offseason?

I am sick of hearing how great the athmosphere is and how happy happy joy joy everybody is. I am not even interested how great they all look during camp or pre-season games.
I am tired of being a fan of an off- and pre-season wannabe champion.

Update me on the stadium progress, cuts and signings and otherwise better be quiet.

Then maybe you should get off the internet until September. Every team has offseason fluff pieces. Not sure why people are getting so butt-hurt over them this year. You act like they're predicting a Superbowl at this point.

 

[Daytona Fin]

For me that’s an exciting thing because all these guys are going to be back and they now have a year under their belt, maybe two years under their belt, guys like Walt (Aikens). So I really feel like with our core players coming back, it’s going to be a really strong unit.

There was a bit of news there as he mentioned the core group of special teams will be back. Whether that holds to be true or not is another thing.

and the overall play of rookiesNeville Hewitt, Zach Vigil and Bobby McCain and veterans like Spencer Paysinger, Michael Thomas and Damien Williams.

 

[phins_4_ever]

Then maybe you should get off the internet until September. Every team has offseason fluff pieces. Not sure why people are getting so butt-hurt over them this year. You act like they're predicting a Superbowl at this point.

Oh. People who know me know that I am just pulling legs. I could care less.

 

[dolpns13]

First Tannebaum on Gase now Rizzi. What is going on? Are we winning games now based on happiness in the office a few weeks into offseason?

I am sick of hearing how great the athmosphere is and how happy happy joy joy everybody is. I am not even interested how great they all look during camp or pre-season games.
I am tired of being a fan of an off- and pre-season wannabe champion.

Update me on the stadium progress, cuts and signings and otherwise better be quiet.

We're getting ready early this year for our offseason championship trophy, like we are every year.

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Then maybe you should get off the internet until September. Every team has offseason fluff pieces. Not sure why people are getting so butt-hurt over them this year. You act like they're predicting a Superbowl at this point.

We're just the best at it.

 

[darefugee]

"Rizzi: There’s A Lot Of Positive Things Going On Here"

Carlo Rizzi was thinking the same thing...

 

[Phinatic8u]

First Tannebaum on Gase now Rizzi. What is going on? Are we winning games now based on happiness in the office a few weeks into offseason?

I am sick of hearing how great the athmosphere is and how happy happy joy joy everybody is. I am not even interested how great they all look during camp or pre-season games.
I am tired of being a fan of an off- and pre-season wannabe champion.

Update me on the stadium progress, cuts and signings and otherwise better be quiet.

A****ingmen

 

[roy_miami]

Rizzi reminds me of a yappy little toy dog. And I hate yappy little toy dogs.