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Miami Dolphins fans should not judge head coach, judge coordinators

By Matthew Stevens

MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 04: Defensive Coordinator Matt Burke and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Dave Puloka of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a touchdown in the fourth quarter of their game against the New York Jets at Hard Rock Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 04: Defensive Coordinator Matt Burke and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Dave Puloka of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a touchdown in the fourth quarter of their game against the New York Jets at Hard Rock Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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Many Miami Dolphins fans have been in an uproar over the reported target of Brian Flores as the teams next head coach. They shouldn’t be.

Outside of owner Stephen Ross, and one would assume new GM  Chris Grier, not many people are applauding the presumptive hiring of Brian Flores as the next Miami Dolphins head coach.  Most Dolphins players were rooting for special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi.  Most fans wanted the Cowboys Kris Richard or “the next big thing” Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy.

The biggest knock against Flores is that he’s only been calling defensive plays for one season and, technically, has never even been a coordinator at any level; college or pros.  On the plus side, Flores has limited experience as an assistant on offense, defense and special teams and New England’s defense was in the top 10 in yards and scoring defense.

In the end, whether you like the hire of Brian Flores or not, the most important question is who does HE hire?  A head coach’s focus should be on the total team picture; not just the one side of the ball he is familiar with.  It’s especially important when you’re a first time head coach that you hire experienced coordinators who can each handle their particular job.  Let’s use an example to point out a potential best case scenario:

Flores is hired as head coach and he brings in Gary Kubiak as his offensive coordinator and Greg Williams as the defensive coordinator.  In this scenario, Flores would set the overall tone for the organization but he would have aggressive, experienced coaches.  And since they have also been head coaches in the past, Kubiak and Williams could help Flores avoid some of the pitfalls they fell into during their HC stints.

However, if Flores goes the other direction and brings in other equally inexperienced coaches who he has experience working with, then this latest Dolphins head coaching hire will probably end the way the past four regimes have; in utter failure.

Let’s hope that even though owner Stephen Ross hasn’t learned from HIS past mistakes that Flores will have learned from the past mistakes of so many other young/inexperienced head coaches.

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