Playoff birth secured by Christmas Day, enroute to losing a THREE GAME LEAD in 4 weeks for the division? That is a monumental collapse by any objective standard. They lost their way into the playoffs on the back of a great record against trash teams. Until his showing over the last 5 or 6 games of the season improves, and into the playoffs, he's not the guy. Being satisfied by making the playoffs is a barometer for failure, if you want to hoist the Lombardi. Almost half the league makes the playoffs every year...big deal.
His only out is that he's still new'ish at the job, and he's learning, so you could say he's getting to the post-season without being a seasoned HC, what does that mean for when he improves further and gets it? Legit, but how long does it take, when we're STILL seeing repeated mistakes he's been making since day 1? I'm not saying run the guy out of town, but he needs to show something that will give confidence he can take this thing all the way...he hasn't yet, IMHO...any evidence to the contrary? Don't give me padded records/stats from beating scrubs, doesn't wash. The Dolphins' roster alone is good for several wins against .500 and below teams. Should be good to be at least 50/50 against good teams too, but that hasn't materialized.
As much as I can't stand Flores for what he did toward the end, he got much more results out of his team, considering overall talent. This roster, last year and this, is pretty stacked. Far cry from the collection of rejects Flores had to work with earlier on, that he took to 5-11 when everybody prayed we wouldn't be winless. If Flores had this roster and a decent OC, sky woulda been the limit. I'm glad Flores is gone because of all the stuff we found out, but until McD shows something substantial above expectation, he's a tick below IMO. I really hope he figures some things out this year, its desperately needed.
. How will you gauge Tua then?
