The Miami Dolphins got flat-out embarrassed by the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, losing 33-8. The loss was so bad that Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said that he couldn’t see things getting much worse for the team this season.
“It was embarrassing flat out, and in that there’s nowhere to hide,” McDaniel said, according to Next Impulse Sports. “Within the game, it’s almost good that it wasn’t reachable, that we were minus-four [in turnover margin], because as a team we have to — I was really looking forward to seeing the stuff that we’ve really worked on diligently, and I didn’t see any of it, and that’s a problem.”
“I would say the good news and the positive is I don’t see how it could be worse,” McDaniel said. “And I also believe in the coaches and players to get it fixed because it’s just a shame. You work behind the scenes for months on end, and you don’t show any of it — it’s frustrating.
“But that can be a good thing and that’s what I saw from the positive. Also you could tell as frustrating as it was, the team didn’t splinter and the effort still remained.
“There’s things there, but overall — I’m not trying to paint a glossy … I’ll call it what it is. It was embarrassing and not anything that paying fans sign up for.”
However, one ESPN Analyst is over McDaniel and his tenure as the Dolphins’ head coach.
“What the hell’s he talking about? You know, maybe he’s on a different level, McGenius Guy, whatever the hell he is, nerd boy,” Rex Ryan said, according to Awful Announcing. “But anyway, their team has no respect for the coach. They play like that. They’re like, ‘C’mon man, get us a dang guy in here.’ Where’s the physicality of this team? They’re soft… every part of their football team.”
It’ll be interesting to see if McDaniel responds to the comments.
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Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.