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Miami Dolphins’ Adam Gase fires back: McVay sits on bench!
By Joe Schad
Phin Phanatic
Some Twitter heroes have criticized Dolphins coach Adam Gase for the alleged optics of sitting on the bench discussing offense while his defense is on the field.
It’s something some very successful coaches and play-callers have been seen doing in the past, including Andy Reid and Dana Holgorsen.
Gase noted he has something in common with the play-caller for the second-best offense in the NFL.
“I’m not the only one that does that,” Gase said Wednesday. “The guy in L.A. does it a lot (Sean McVay), and they’re all right.”
The Rams average 424 yards and 32 points per game, which admittedly is better than the Dolphins.
“Miami got their doors blown off by the jags but gase on the sideline looking like he prepping for the SATs,” ESPN associate editor Eddie Maisonet III tweeted.
“Adam Gase is on the bench. This game is over.” fan Brad Timmons tweeted.
WPLG sportscaster Will Manso had a different take.
“I don’t care that Adam Gase sits on the bench while his defense is on the field. I care that whatever he’s writing down doesn’t work,” Manso tweeted.
Gase argued he’s not disconnected from what’s going on in the game. Assistant coaches Darren Rizzi and Shawn Jefferson are there to help out, too.
“It just depends where we are in the game,” Gase said. “Just remember, it’s not hard to see that I’m on the headsets with the defense. I can hear everything. I can see what’s going on. There’s pretty big screens on the field. It’s not like I can’t see anything. I hear everything going on. A lot of times I’m trying to get the next series ready so I can tell those guys ‘Here’s what’s coming. Here’s what I’m thinking going into the next series.’”
Gase loves play-calling and it would be hard to ever envision him giving it up. He’s believes he does it well and it gives the team the best chance to win.
“I’m just trying to make sure I’m aware of what they’re doing on the other sideline,” he said. ”‘Here’s what they’re doing down-and-distance-wise. Here’s what they’re doing personnel-wise.’ You go through all of those pictures and you get a feel for how they’re calling a game. That’s important to play calling.”
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill noted most of his bench conversations are with offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains.
“Adam gets the pictures handed to him closer to the sideline,” Tannehill said. “Usually he is closer to the field so he can kind of keep an eye on what’s going on in the game and also look at the pictures. Then we’ll convene if we have anything that we need to adjust going forward.
Usually he is not over there on the bench with us. A couple of times throughout the game, he’ll pop over; but usually he’s up closer to the sideline. He gets the pictures on paper and we look at the (Microsoft Surface) and just try to get on the same page moving forward.”
Miami Dolphins’ Adam Gase fires back: McVay sits on bench!
By Joe Schad
Phin Phanatic
Some Twitter heroes have criticized Dolphins coach Adam Gase for the alleged optics of sitting on the bench discussing offense while his defense is on the field.
It’s something some very successful coaches and play-callers have been seen doing in the past, including Andy Reid and Dana Holgorsen.
Gase noted he has something in common with the play-caller for the second-best offense in the NFL.
“I’m not the only one that does that,” Gase said Wednesday. “The guy in L.A. does it a lot (Sean McVay), and they’re all right.”
The Rams average 424 yards and 32 points per game, which admittedly is better than the Dolphins.
“Miami got their doors blown off by the jags but gase on the sideline looking like he prepping for the SATs,” ESPN associate editor Eddie Maisonet III tweeted.
“Adam Gase is on the bench. This game is over.” fan Brad Timmons tweeted.
WPLG sportscaster Will Manso had a different take.
“I don’t care that Adam Gase sits on the bench while his defense is on the field. I care that whatever he’s writing down doesn’t work,” Manso tweeted.
Gase argued he’s not disconnected from what’s going on in the game. Assistant coaches Darren Rizzi and Shawn Jefferson are there to help out, too.
“It just depends where we are in the game,” Gase said. “Just remember, it’s not hard to see that I’m on the headsets with the defense. I can hear everything. I can see what’s going on. There’s pretty big screens on the field. It’s not like I can’t see anything. I hear everything going on. A lot of times I’m trying to get the next series ready so I can tell those guys ‘Here’s what’s coming. Here’s what I’m thinking going into the next series.’”
Gase loves play-calling and it would be hard to ever envision him giving it up. He’s believes he does it well and it gives the team the best chance to win.
“I’m just trying to make sure I’m aware of what they’re doing on the other sideline,” he said. ”‘Here’s what they’re doing down-and-distance-wise. Here’s what they’re doing personnel-wise.’ You go through all of those pictures and you get a feel for how they’re calling a game. That’s important to play calling.”
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill noted most of his bench conversations are with offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains.
“Adam gets the pictures handed to him closer to the sideline,” Tannehill said. “Usually he is closer to the field so he can kind of keep an eye on what’s going on in the game and also look at the pictures. Then we’ll convene if we have anything that we need to adjust going forward.
Usually he is not over there on the bench with us. A couple of times throughout the game, he’ll pop over; but usually he’s up closer to the sideline. He gets the pictures on paper and we look at the (Microsoft Surface) and just try to get on the same page moving forward.”
