The Myth of Fire and Passion

[JTech194]

I keep hearing fans and media members say that the dolphins play with no fire or passion. But how often do you see a bunch of fired up passionate losers? It's hard to play with fire and passion when you're getting your face kicked in from the kickoff. It's hard to play with fire and passion when you have no confidence in the schemes being implemented by your coaches. Usually, the only time you see a player fired up or passionate is AFTER THEY'VE MADE A PLAY! if you ain't making plays.... you won't be fired up or passionate. If you're constantly out of position and nowhere near the play, you won't be fired up or passionate. Who showed fire yesterday?? 2 people, Landry because he's good enough to make plays and Stills because he FINALLY made some plays. T
he moral of
this story is... get a coaching staff in here that consistently puts players in positions to make plays and you'll see more fire and passion. Our schemes don't work, and that will extinguish a lot of fires in the NFL.

 

[Coach_Rob]

we need a defensive minded coach period. offensive coaches are usually to passive

 

[Brazzi]

that offense yesterday was a direct reflection of the qb, anemic and incompetent

 

[MarinoEqualsGod]

They don't have fire and passion when the score is 0-0. It's one thing to come out flat once in a while, but to do it every single game? There has to be a common denomenator, and most signs point to that being Philbin.

Also, Jarvis Landry has no problem being full of fire and passion when his team is losing by 20 points, so your theory is kind of flawed...

 

[Dr. Phin]

I don't know. Landry sure seemed to be playing with "fire and passion", and he has been going through the same crap as everyone else!

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

People in all walks of life need to be passionate and motivated in order to really excel. To say otherwise is bizarre. In theory, I agree with Joe Philbin's philosophy of professionalism and that players should motivate themselves.

In practice, Joe Philbin is being handed talented man-children who need their buttons pushed to get the most out of them. When Philbin was hired, people compared his demeanor to that of Tom Landry or Bill Walsh, but failed to realize that when both of those coaches had success, a key part of their coaching strategy was to find sneaky ways to motivate their players and push their buttons. Walsh was an absolute master of this.

 

[Penthos]

I don't think overt "fire and passion" are required. The coach doesn't have to wear it on his sleeve like Rex Ryan. What IS required is competitive intensity. That is what I don't see from the Coach or team.

 

[phishxhead]

I don't think overt "fire and passion" are required. The coach doesn't have to wear it on his sleeve like Rex Ryan. What IS required is competitive intensity. That is what I don't see from the Coach or team.

I also think it is vitally important that the team believes in the organization and they believe the coaches are putting them in the best position to succeed. Who wants to work for a poorly run company selling a poor product?