Brian Flores wants the Miami Dolphins to be a physical team

The Miami Dolphins have been far more finesse than physical in the last decade by Brian Flores wants to change that.

When Bill Parcells took over the Miami Dolphins in 2008 he had a vision of a team built to be big and physical in the trenches and across the units on both sides of the ball. It started well but didn’t finish well. His choices were not good fits and the physicality he sought went to the wayside with players like Pat White.

Brian Flores wants to change that.

During his press conference on Monday, Flores was asked why he believed that he could turn the team around, more specifically why he thinks he can bring a young team up the standard that Stephen Ross wants the direction to take.

Flores fell back on his three core value mantra that we covered earlier. Team first, Selflessness, and working together. There was more to it than just that and Flores made it clear that he wants a physical football team.

"think there are some things fundamentally that we are going to want to do as a team. We are going to want to play physical. We are not going to turn the ball over. Those are coaching points you hear every week. – MiamiDolphins.com"

The physical part of the game will come when physical players who play smart are added to the roster. There is no denying that Kiko Alonso is a fierce competitor with a lot of physicality but it comes with the price of stupidity and not smart play. He regularly is flagged for late hits.

Turning the ball over has not been a huge problem for the Dolphins but pre-snap penalties are and that is something that was not addressed by Flores but something he will see when he looks at the tape. If the Dolphins are going to improve, they will need players with the discipline to learn and buy into the core structure that Flores and Grier are wanting.

"Whether it’s a young team, old team, at the core of it, it is about getting 11 guys on the same page, and those guys have to work together. As a coaching staff, you’ve got to get the coaching staff on the same page. You’ve got to get the entire organization on the same page. You’re only as strong as your weakest link. That’s a cliché term but it’s the truth, specifically in football. So if there is a fracture in one place, that could be the difference between getting fourth-and-1 and not getting fourth-and-1. I truly believe that."

Flores knows how a football team should be run but now he has to prove that he can lead the team. He spoke of leadership as did Grier and how well these two get on the same page and put those ideas and beliefs into motion will determine where this team goes in the future. Sooner or later.