Miami Dolphins working on the pre-snap penalty problems

Over the last two years the Miami Dolphins have been one of the worst teams in terms of pre-snap penalties and Adam Gase is working to change that.

Pre-snap penalties have killed the Miami Dolphins on both sides of the ball. They have been drive killers and have extended drives on 3rd and long defensively. It has been a rather ugly issues that hasn’t gone away.

"We’re making such an emphasis on the pre-snap penalties and turnovers. We just have to stay clean on those types of things. There can’t be any lackadaisical moments for either side of the ball. Us being in the back half, really the worst team in the league the last two years, that’s embarrassing. – Adam Gase via MiamiDolphins.com"

Discipline is a big cause of that.

Adam Gase is frustrated about the pre-snap issue and in his post-practice press conference he addressed the issue saying they were working to fix it. Calling it embarrassing. But are they doing better?

Gase said that there are good days and there are bad days. He said that if a player is making those mistakes because of the pressure to not make them, then they need to get players in there who won’t.

Gase believes that his offense is doing some good things but points out that a lot of work is always left to be done. He said pre-snap issues can no longer be a part of the teams annual storyline.

If the penalty issues are a source of frustration for the fans it has to be x10 for Adam Gase and his coaching staff. The good news is that he recognizes the issues as something that needs immediate improvement and we will see in eight days when the Dolphins open their pre-season schedule if it is paying off. Maybe it is. Or like he said about bad days, there may be more in store.

One thing is for certain, the Dolphins can not get better on either side of the ball if they keep putting themselves in a bigger hole.