Miami Dolphins players don’t sound thrilled with current coaching

The Miami Dolphins have been a strong team internally especially this year after the locker room makeover but not all players are happy.

Over the last few days the toll of the season seems to be wearing on some of the Miami Dolphins players. It is not surprising given the high expectations of this season and how the season had turned out. It’s only natural that when emotions run high for so long they can bottom out quickly.

While only a few players have made comments that have raised some eyebrows it does beg the question how many other players feel similarly. What is known is that for all the lack of locker room drama that has been a staple for the most part under Adam Gase, things don’t appear to be exactly what they might seem.

Earlier this week the media talked with Charles Harris and sack totals were brought up. Harris responded with a rather curious reply.

Harris’ comments could simply mean don’t ask me but it does beg the question is there a scheme fit problem? Is Matt Burke not putting them in a position to get to the quarterback consistently with play calls? Or is Harris simply frustrated because his first seasons in the NFL have not been very good.

One player who has been very good for the Dolphins is Reshad Jones and when asked about his future playing out of position, Jones told the media that he would play wherever the coaches asked him to and that while he would love to move back to his natural strong safety position, it’s not something he is particularly happy about.

Jones said that while his numbers are down, it’s because of the move. He has played strong safety and in the box most of his NFL career and made the Pro Bowl from there as well. Now it is T.J. McDonald who is playing strong safety and Jones is roaming the deep back. Matt Burke told reporters that Jones has not “expressed that sentiment” to Burke.

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There are obvious issues with the defensive side of things and while talent is part of the problem so is scheme and fit and it is very likely that Burke will not be with Miami much longer.

Things are not exactly great on the offensive side of the ball either. Kenyan Drake has been horribly misused and now Kalen Ballage is in line for the higher workload with Frank Gore on the IR. So why is Drake not getting the reps? It could be running style.

Drake is a shifty running back and because of that can at times lose yardage trying to hit the home run but Kalen Ballage is more like Frank Gore where he hits the hole and takes what the defense gives him. Drake said he won’t change his “running style” to fit what the coach wants.

This could be a problem because for all the talent Drake has not having him on the field hurts but more than that, Ballage is showing a lot of punch in his game. The rookie will get a lot of work the last two weeks and Miami could also lean on Branden Bolden as well. This could severely cut into Drake’s carries and reps.

In his weekly press conference, Matt Burke was asked about the comments made by Harris. Burke said that Harris needs to “finish” plays. Burke isn’t taking or shouldering the blame entirely himself. He shouldn’t but there is definitely stuff going on within the teams construct that is going to need to be figured out especially if these players and coaches end up all back here next year.