{"id":7693,"date":"2024-12-05T03:33:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7693"},"modified":"2024-12-05T03:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:33:41","slug":"breaking-news-dolphins-must-target-dream-mike-mcdaniel-replacement-before-its-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7693","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Dolphins must target dream Mike McDaniel replacement before it&#8217;s too late ."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1jttr2w-o_O-style_dngrfw-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Something needs to be done.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"wrapper_ctua91\">\n<div class=\"style_1pa6aqm\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ikxdxv\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Miami Dolphins v Green Bay Packers\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5686,h_3198,x_0,y_155\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/62\/01je85sgh2pf68eyx4sk.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins v Green Bay Packers\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Miami Dolphins v Green Bay Packers\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Miami Dolphins v Green Bay Packers \/ Patrick McDermott\/GettyImages<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sticky_1ds30c3\">\n<div class=\"wrapperBase_1ietptp-o_O-wrapperDefault_dlcy9n\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_wfxu5h\"><main><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_aed5cqb93\">The Miami Dolphins may need to make a move, whether Stephen Ross wants to or not. Something needs to change in this organization, and there is no reason to wait until next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_ectfbho1h\">It is no secret that I&#8217;m not a fan of Chris Grier and believe the Dolphins&#8217; best option this offseason would be to hire a general manager who wants to be more than second place in the AFC East. Until now, I have maintained that Mike McDaniel should remain for at least one more season. That isn&#8217;t how I feel right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_l9ayt8872\">It is tough to make a call that would change your franchise yet again, but Ross needs to realize his team isn&#8217;t winning when they need to, and they are only beating teams they should beat. Against better teams,\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1wimaxg\" href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/former-dolphins-running-back-gets-brutally-honest-about-mike-mcdaniel\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/phinphanatic.com\/former-dolphins-running-back-gets-brutally-honest-about-mike-mcdaniel\">M<\/a>cDaniel doesn&#8217;t know what he is doing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_yx691xp2y\">The Dolphins lack physicality and drive. They lack discipline and have been\u00a0called soft by members of their team. Ross can change that with a simple hire.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"_f45p0ixuu\" class=\"tagStyle_1rck2gq-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_f45p0ixuu\">Dolphins should target Mike Vrabel to replace Mike McDaniel<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_41xe7vwdk\">Mike Vrabel is not going to be available for long when the season ends. He had problems in Tennessee but didn&#8217;t have the talent he would in Miami. Vrabel would buck a horrible trend for Ross of hiring first-time head coaches. Joe Philbin, Adam Gase, Brian Flores, Mike McDaniel. Of those, Flores was probably the best coach for what the team needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_u04ps9z01\">Vrabel is that guy this year. The Dolphins need a coach who has the respect of his players, doesn&#8217;t play games, and holds the team accountable, not telling the team to hold themselves accountable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_5qqz6qzwl\">The former Titans HC can bring in quality assistants and build a good coaching staff,\u00a0something McDaniel has failed to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_sm189tzhu\">It doesn&#8217;t make sense to fire the head coach and leave Grier in his position. If Ross is going to make a move, he needs to hit the reset button. Hire a new GM, and go from there. This is where the problem of landing Vrabel comes in. A good GM looking for a head coach this year should be looking his way, but if teams have to hire a GM first and then find a head coach, it may take too long to get Vrabel under contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something needs to be done. 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