Tough love from Flores for Wilkins, who got chewed out, benched after ‘bad penalty’

[DKphin]

Some 24 hours after Brian Flores ripped defensive tackle Christian Wilkins for illegally body-slamming Chargers running back Austin Ekeler, he was “still upset” at his rookie defender.

Refs hit Wilkins with a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty for his WWE takedown on Ekeler during a running play. Flores pulled the first-round pick from the game and chewed him out.

“Look, it’s 10-10, we just missed a field goal and we’re right in it,” Flores said. “We don’t need those. He knows that. I think everybody on the team knows that. I thought it was a bad penalty. We show plays like that on a weekly basis — this is what we’re not going to do, and we do it.”

The silver lining, if there was one, was that penalty did not cost the Dolphins points. They got a stop on fourth down and got the ball back on downs.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article235627732.html

 

[studsatele]

I like that Wilkins has enough bite to violent like that.

I like that Flores ripped his ass to get him to focus and discipline that violence into a smarter game.

 

[Pachyderm_Wave]

I would imagine Ekeler is just thankful Wilkins didn't fondle him afterwards.

 

[Phinatic8u]

Flores should be mad at himself for taking a DT at 11.

 

[EasyRider]

Flores should be mad at himself for taking a DT at 11.

Umm, you mean Grier??? OK

 

[Phinatic8u]

Umm, you mean Grier??? OK

Yup the HC with a scouting background played candy crush on his phone during the draft. I forgot, my bad.

 

[Anvil35]

Yup the HC with a scouting background played candy crush on his phone during the draft. I forgot, my bad.

Where is the link that he did that?? Show proof.

 

[andyahs]

Every thread on this forum turns into something else because of agendas.

Good job by Flores yesterday. They showed his anger several times with stupid penalties and plays, hold players accountable.

 

[Smith21]

Flores should be mad at himself for taking a DT at 11.

Get use to it.. building from the lines out. Sorry you have different beliefs

 

[royalshank]

I like that he’s mad about stupid penalties.

 

[FinsGonnaRock06]

Someone needs to show Coach Flores some tough Love, this product he is putting out there is borderline Worst ever in NFL History.

 

[andyahs]

Someone needs to show Coach Flores some tough Love, this product he is putting out there is borderline Worst ever in NFL History.

That's how you tank (rebuild)

 

[Phinatic8u]

Get use to it.. building from the lines out. Sorry you have different beliefs

I loved the pick man. Stop being so uptight lol.

I'm literally joking my way through this season.

 

[Mach2]

Someone needs to show Coach Flores some tough Love, this product he is putting out there is borderline Worst ever in NFL History.

He has the least talent in the league, and it isn't "borderline".

I can't count more than ten guys that would be considered solid NFL players, and ten is a stretch.

 

[Smith21]

It went over my head I guess.. sorry

I loved the pick man. Stop being so uptight lol.

I'm literally joking my way through this season.