Miami Dolphins front office and coaches: It takes a name to get a name
While Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross is taking the in-house route for his front office it seems like doing so will lead to predictable outcomes.
Don’t expect to see any elite head coaches as candidates for the Miami Dolphins anytime soon because in the NFL it takes a name to get a name. No knock on newly hired GM/VP Chris Grier but it is highly unlikely he would be able to pull the stings needed to line up anyone of prominence.
There have been mostly coordinators, a position coach and in-house special teams/assistant HC Darren Rizzi lined up so far. The only one with past head coaching experience is current offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Munchak. He headed the Tennessee Titans to a record of 9-7, 6-10, and 7-9 from 2011 to 2013.
Why the emphasis on former coaches with past NFL experience? Well the one thing in common with the last decades of dissidence is that none of the coaches had that past experience. It looks like a very outside chance one of the Harbaugh’s would be coming here or someone like Bill Cowher or my favorite Mike Shanahan. These are all examples of the elite class having enough experience. Bruce Arians would also be one.
The other advantage of have this type of coach is just like it takes a name to land them, they in turn can fill out a staff that could also have names or at least more established coaching staffs and perhaps even players. Whatever head coach is brought on will play a pivotal role namely by deciding on who will play QB as Grier has stated. The role of the coach should not be understated as so many seem to do by getting caught up so much on who the QB is.
Other off-season thoughts:
Miami Herald sports writer Armando Salguero recently launched his ‘Tank for Tua’ campaign. Tua Tagovailoa is a highly sought after QB who plays for Alabama that looks to be available in the next years draft. While I don’t ever favor tanking oddly enough I already have a plan due to a QB who caught my eye. This QB is Nick Mullens the backup 49ers QB who had to fill in week nine finishing with a 3-5 team record.
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The reason Mullens caught my eye is his play when being blitzed by getting the ball off with a quick release and even making completions. He played behind an offensive line that Pro Football Focus had rated middle of the pack for most of the season while PFF had rated the Miami Dolphins line next to last for most of the season. He wouldn’t be exactly set up for failure as some see him as starter material and with the Miami Dolphins habit of overlooking guard that could work in his favor.
A few interesting stats on him are having his TE George Kittle set the season record with 1,377 yards. Mullens also had the most passing yards of the season for week 13 with 414 yards. Whatever QB is brought here should have the trait of Mullens’ quick release to have a somewhat entertaining year and not have Miami Dolphins games that are just about unwatchable.