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cleveland– miami dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel said he wasn’t thinking about his job security after Sunday’s 31-6 loss. cleveland browns Dropped his team to 1-6.
A clearly frustrated McDaniel caught both sides of the lecture while speaking after the game from Huntington Bank Stadium, where the Dolphins continued their worst start since 2021. When asked if he felt renewed concern about his job status, McDaniel again said he felt like worrying would be a detriment to other people inside the organization.
He said, “The way I look at this job, if I’m thinking about getting a job I find it very disrespectful to all parties involved – I have to do my job.” “So, as long as I train for the Miami Dolphins and this organization, they’re going to get everything they want from me. And I refuse to waste my time thinking about [my job security] …You have a job, you do your job and you do it to the best of your ability.
“That’s where my concern lies. I feel it’s disrespectful to all the coaches, players and organization if I’m wasting my precious time thinking about myself.”
McDaniel said he could tell that players’ frustrations against the Browns during the season had boiled over and a difficult situation had been allowed to snowball.
Miami committed 11 penalties for 103 yards in the loss, the highest total for either team since McDaniels was hired in 2022. It turned the ball over four times, including three interceptions from the quarterback. tua tagovailoa And a fumble by the kick returner D Eskridge,
“I think [we] Did everything we could to lose the game,” McDaniels said. “I think you’ve seen a lot of frustrated players all season that let it creep into our game and prevent us from executing… In a game like this, I think we haven’t seen that in terms of our preparation, but you have to absolutely, with 100% certainty, evaluate everything.
“No one, no player or no coach, has had their hands clean, and we have to get back to work and – starting with me – do a better job.”
McDaniel hints at possible personnel changes this week ahead of Week 8 trip atlanta,
“There are a lot of people whose work week will be significant,” he said. “I mean, if you’re negatively impacting the football team on a regular basis, I have no choice but to assess a different player, and I also have to coach a lot better. So, we’re going to find out who and what we’re made of.”
McDaniel said there were “multiple factors” in Tagovailoa’s three interceptions, two of them “extremely preventable”. He did not suggest a quarterback change, although Tagovailoa was benched in the fourth quarter for rookie quinn everswho were promoted to backup over zach wilson This week.
But he did say that Miami will explore all options to move forward, even if it means changing its playing style.
“We’ll watch tape and change our style of play if necessary — everything is on the table,” McDaniel said. “When you go into a game you absolutely know you have the potential to win, and you suffer a very humiliating loss, there are no ifs and buts about it. People need to be professional and people need to step up. And every single person on our team, if you’re saying, ‘It’s not me,’ that’s you.”
Tagovailoa completed 12 of 23 passing for 100 yards and three interceptions. His 24.1 passer rating was a career low.
He said the Dolphins’ offensive drive was substandard on Sunday, noting players were unfairly crowded out, which slowed down their pre-snap process and ultimately slowed down the game.
Tagovailoa is tied for the NFL lead with 10 interceptions and is on pace to throw a career-high 24 interceptions this season. Sunday was the third game this season in which he threw multiple pitches after doing so only twice in 2024.
Sixth-year quarterback, who signed a four-year, $212.1 million deal Expansion In the summer of 2024, admitted that his play this season has not been up to standard.
“Obviously I’m not happy, not proud of where I’m at with my game, how I’ve done with things this year,” he said. “I know I have to be a lot better, and I’ve been better for the Miami Dolphins in years past — but it’s not last year. It’s this year, right? [I’m] Just trying to maneuver everything and trying to build a collection of people to bring with me, and I have to be able to multitask, if that makes any sense? To be able to do that while continuing to build on what I had last year and the years before that, so I can move forward again.”
Before this season, 154 teams in the Super Bowl era started 1–6; Only cincinnati bengals Made it to the playoffs in 1970.
linebacker bradley chubb Said that Miami’s locker room remains together and believes a turnaround in the season is still possible.
“It’s going to be tough,” he said. “But you have to welcome that firmly into your life to get to where you want to be. We’re going to do the things necessary to get there and look at ourselves in the mirror this upcoming week. Things have to change fast – and they will.”
