The Miami Dolphins’ run sport will likely be a crucial part of the workforce’s success offensively, and it nonetheless stays considerably of a thriller how coach Mike McDaniel will break up touches along with his working backs.
McDaniel has one of many league’s deeper backfields that may determine to play out like a committee. The Dolphins signed working backs Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert within the first week of free company and added Sony Michel later within the offseason. They even have Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed as holdover working backs from the Brian Flores period. Youngsters in 2021 seventh-round choose Gerrid Doaks and undrafted rookie ZaQuandre White are additionally competing for a chance.
Out of respect for the character of the competitors two weeks into coaching camp, McDaniel stopped brief on Sunday of showing any imaginative and prescient he has for find out how to divvy up working again reps as soon as video games are performed.
“For me to sit here and say every practice is important, every rep is important and it’s a constant competition, the only way that I can really follow through with those words, is I have to consciously — which I do — consciously refrain from doing that,” McDaniel mentioned.
“I don’t want to limit an opportunity by having a preconceived notion. There’s guys that really got our running scheme, really got it early, maybe they’ve had a history in it, but you don’t shortchange the process of learning, nor do you really allow to get ahead in the predictive future.”
Mostert has earlier expertise in McDaniel’s system from time along with the San Francisco 49ers.
McDaniel is letting the method play out, however he additionally expressed optimism over how the working backs have carried out in camp.
“My mindset is really just to coach guys and see what they do with it,” he mentioned. “I’m very, very happy with that room. One of my favorite rooms I’ve been around. The competition is fierce, but they’re bringing the best out of each other. They get along.”
Healthy going into joint practices
The Dolphins are wholesome forward of this week’s joint practices with the Buccaneers in Tampa on Wednesday and Thursday.
“We’re fortunate enough right now that every bump and bruise and slight issue is not long term,” McDaniel mentioned. “That is something that doesn’t always happen, but right now, we feel very fortuitous in that regard.”
McDaniel mentioned it’ll be “case by case” with how he handles completely different veterans’ workload in joint practices in Tampa subsequent week. He added there are veterans that “need to chill out [Sunday]” within the workforce’s ultimate intrasquad follow earlier than going through the Buccaneers. …
— McDaniel additionally touched on Dolphins second-year tight finish Hunter Long, whom Miami chosen with a third-round choose within the 2021 draft.
“Hunter is a player that we had on our radar when I was on [the 49ers],” McDaniel mentioned. “He is a young player that fits what we do, so been very excited with him.”
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