I like the attitude displayed by Gase in an interview with the Miami Herald last Thursday.
He was pointing out that the NFL is a dink and dunk passing league. The stats in the article show he is right. Only 2 QBs had a season in the last 10 years that rank in the top 25 for yards per attempt. None in the top 10. But more importantly to me is the blunt confidence he shows in his statements. So NOT Philbin.
"I'm fine with it. I'm the one scripting the plays, calling the plays," he said Wednesday, per the Miami Herald. "I've had a little success with what we do. There's a time and a place. There's also a time and a place not to get sacked 60 times in a year, too."
"The whole league is 10 yards and under. That's what it is. Nobody is going down the field. There's one team that does it really, maybe two. Pittsburgh and Arizona. Hold onto the ball and they chuck it down the field," he said. "More teams than not, it's 10 yards and under. That's where all the passing game is. The D-ends are too good. If you want to stand back there and have your quarterbacks get your brains beat out, go at it."
The writer then goes on to qualify this position as it applies to the Dolphins saying these things.
"With questions on the offensive line, a quarterback in Ryan Tannehill who doesn't own the most precise deep ball and superior intermediate route runners in Jarvis Landry and DeVante Parker, it's logical Gase would stick with the shorter passing game."
They point out that Carson Palmer had the highest YPA in 2015, and it ranked 50th on the all time list.
"The likes of Tom Brady and Philip Rivers have made an art out of dicing up defenses with a diverse set of quick passes."
"So, when you see the Dolphins' offense sticking to the quick passing game, it's not just Tannehill or Gase who are pro-dink and dunk. It's the overwhelming majority of the NFL, including notable Super Bowl champs."
I not only like his assessment of the league and his own team's skill sets, but the attitude and confidence he displays as a very young rookie coach. This is HIS team, he is calling the plays. Not going to have his QB get his brains beat out being sacked 60 times a year! If you want to do that, go ahead, but he isn't!
He was pointing out that the NFL is a dink and dunk passing league. The stats in the article show he is right. Only 2 QBs had a season in the last 10 years that rank in the top 25 for yards per attempt. None in the top 10. But more importantly to me is the blunt confidence he shows in his statements. So NOT Philbin.
"I'm fine with it. I'm the one scripting the plays, calling the plays," he said Wednesday, per the Miami Herald. "I've had a little success with what we do. There's a time and a place. There's also a time and a place not to get sacked 60 times in a year, too."
"The whole league is 10 yards and under. That's what it is. Nobody is going down the field. There's one team that does it really, maybe two. Pittsburgh and Arizona. Hold onto the ball and they chuck it down the field," he said. "More teams than not, it's 10 yards and under. That's where all the passing game is. The D-ends are too good. If you want to stand back there and have your quarterbacks get your brains beat out, go at it."
The writer then goes on to qualify this position as it applies to the Dolphins saying these things.
"With questions on the offensive line, a quarterback in Ryan Tannehill who doesn't own the most precise deep ball and superior intermediate route runners in Jarvis Landry and DeVante Parker, it's logical Gase would stick with the shorter passing game."
They point out that Carson Palmer had the highest YPA in 2015, and it ranked 50th on the all time list.
"The likes of Tom Brady and Philip Rivers have made an art out of dicing up defenses with a diverse set of quick passes."
"So, when you see the Dolphins' offense sticking to the quick passing game, it's not just Tannehill or Gase who are pro-dink and dunk. It's the overwhelming majority of the NFL, including notable Super Bowl champs."
I not only like his assessment of the league and his own team's skill sets, but the attitude and confidence he displays as a very young rookie coach. This is HIS team, he is calling the plays. Not going to have his QB get his brains beat out being sacked 60 times a year! If you want to do that, go ahead, but he isn't!
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