Former Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase already butting heads
By Brian Miller
The Miami Dolphins replaced Adam Gase with Brian Flores for the 2019 season and beyond and already Gase is making waves in New York.
In many ways the reports out of New York have to be making Miami Dolphins fans smile. Adam Gase is already reportedly at odds with his new defensive coordinator and reports about him having issues with the Jets general manager has been reported as well.
Some Dolphins fans wondered why Gase was let go by Stephen Ross while others were hoping for it. From several people in the Dolphins organization it was said that Gase’s ego got the best of him. In the local media it was reported by some that Gase held himself higher than everyone else and that at times included the owner. Part of that friction was enough reason to move on.
Gase signed with the Jets pretty quickly after he was fired. Many Dolphins fans laughed as Gase continued to build his coaching staff with members of his staff in Miami. Then came the defensive coordinator job.
Gase hired Gregg Williams to run the defense and wanted someone who could handle it without Gase having to be involved. A “head coach” of the defense. In Miami Gase often sat on the bench when the defense was on the field charting offensive plays. This is where the drama begins.
Gase hired Williams and brought in Joe Vitt a long-time NFL assistant and front office staff member in Miami. Vitt is Gase’s father-in-law. Vitt and Williams have a history that dates back to the Saints “bounty gate” scandal that cost Williams 11 months away from the NFL, head coach Sean Payton a year away, and Vitt six months away. During the situation, Vitt said that Williams lied and that the players thought he was a joke.
It should get interesting in New York and there has already been some friction.
Williams wanted to bring his son along with him but Gase didn’t want to hire him at first. This started friction between the two and the frustration grew until Gase acquiesced and hired Williams’ son.
Needless to say there has been far too many rocky moments in such an early time with the Jets. If the Jets don’t turn their franchise around under Gase, the offensive guru who was supposed to be a Sean McVay type genius may be looking for another job in a couple of years. It seems the ego’s in New York are a perfect fit for the Big Apple.