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Will Mike McDaniel be able to turn things around?<\/p>\n

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Things seem a little better for the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0as\u00a0Tyreek Hill\u2019s agent shot down trade rumors, and\u00a0Mike McDaniel cracked down on tardy players. Also, McDaniel brought the hammer down by firing two coaches after the Dolphins missed\u00a0out on the playoffs, according to a post on X by Tom Pelissero.<\/p>\n
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The #Dolphins fired special teams coordinator Danny Crossman and wide receivers coach\/pass game specialist Wes Welker.<\/p>\n

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The Dolphins finished a very disappointing 8-9 in a season that began with Super Bowl aspirations. Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s injury woes surfaced again and the Dolphins couldn\u2019t find a consistent winning groove.<\/p>\n

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel looking new direction<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Firing position coaches seems like finger pointing. But in the NFL it\u2019s part of the business. But McDaniel\u2019s lack of toughness seems to have trickled down to the players.<\/p>\n

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One of those players called out the team for it after an embarrassing loss to Green Bay in cold weather. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks said the Dolphins didn\u2019t\u00a0have enough toughness, according to profootballnetwork.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimple as that, I thought we were soft today,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if guys was too cold, (and) I don\u2019t know what it was. I feel like the elements played a part in how we played as a group, and that was the result that we got.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And it\u2019s not just the weather. The Dolphins have a losing record when the opponent scores first, showing a lack of ability to battle back consistently. Also, they are double-digit game under .500 playing against opponents with a winning record.<\/p>\n

McDaniel said he knows he needs to hold his players accountable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think holding people accountable is part of how as a coach you can impact toughness,\u201d McDaniel said. \u201cI think overall, it\u2019s a violent, competitive sport that when things don\u2019t go your way, a lot of things get thrown out there. Who\u2019s to say who\u2019s right or wrong?<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you disagree with that sentiment, to me, there\u2019s only one emotional reaction, and that\u2019s to focus on proving that wrong. But to sit here and debate \u2014 you know, tough, not tough. All I know is dudes are aggressively tackling each other, taking on hits.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I assess the tape because that, to me, is fact. You could hypothesize innumerable amounts of things, whether it\u2019s player, coach, all that. If you\u2019re worried about the toughness of your team, to me, you study the effort, intentionality, and how people are playing when things are tough, when things are down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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