Thank you for sharing. I will admit I knew zilch about their past history. But what I find completely disingenuous is that most totally dismissed any contributions during Payton's return from a life threatening injury (it was all Payton) while restructuring the play book to maximize his protection, yet they shit all over them for the crappy performance in Tennessee and Chicago with zero mention of the dogs they had to work with, most all seasons with back ups. Even with a back up QB they schooled the Jets and they played NE tough as nails. One other interesting point from the Francesa interview, is that Gase has an extremely good winning record in close games. We on the other hand were simply dismal and literally lost 4 last year after having nice leads most of the game. I'm willing to give him every chance and root my ass off for him.
This idiot Loggains was responsible for drafting Johnny Manziel. Please keep him away from my quarterback. Please.
I was talking about both Gase and Loggains as a team on my reply. And the comments on Payton were against Gase. However, Loggain was the QB coach when Cutler had one of his better years in Chicago before he got injured if my memory serves me right. No much was ever said about that either.
Odds are that no one wanted a job where they had no power to showcase their ability as a coach. Who wants to be an OC on a team where going into the job you know that the head coach is pretty much going to be OC and you're just a glorified consultant?
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachp...explains-why-he-needs-new-oc-dowell-loggains/ Gase also illustrated some of his rationale for the hire when discussing what first-year Lions coach Matt Patricia will encounter as he makes the transition from coordinator to the head job, as Gase did two years ago. “The hardest thing in that first year is just managing your time, because you want to be involved in the side of the ball that you’ve been working on for your entire career,” he said. “You’re trying to manage your time between offense, defense and special teams. It depends on if you’re calling plays or calling a defense. That’s going to occupy more of your time. You’re more involved in personnel and more involved in so many decisions, and then you’re dealing with a lot of managerial-type things. You have to manage your time extremely well, because next thing you know, you’re not hitting things you need to hit.” Gase will retain play-calling duty, which he has had since coming to the Dolphins in 2016, but Loggains will have a meaningful voice in the game plan. He is expected to have more input than former offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen, who described himself as more of a sounding board for Gase. Loggains, 37, was also the Titans’ offensive coordinator in 2012 and ’13. “Dowell knows how I think and we’re able to communicate very easily,” Gase said. There is just something about our connection that it works well, me and him. “As soon as I heard that he was moving on and I knew that he was interviewing… I knew that was really the fit that I was looking for. Being back around him has been great for me… You’re around guys that you’ve worked with before and they know the system. It felt like he never left.” https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-loggains-intro-20180119-story.html Loggains, who worked with coach Adam Gase’s staff in Chicago, said he looks forward to getting going with quarterback Ryan Tannehill. “Excited about working with him,” he said, adding, “he’s a guy that’s got a lot of physical traits. Adam thinks a lot of him so I’m excited for the offseason to start and be able to get in the classroom and start grinding on the field and doing those things to help him get better.” Miami was 28th in scoring at 17.6 points per game and last in third-down conversions (31.7 percent), so Loggains, who worked with Gase in 2015 when the Dolphins coach was the Bears’ offensive coordinator, has a big job ahead. Loggains, however, is confident he can work well with Gase. “We have a really good working relationship, see football the same way, see offensive football and quarterback play the same way,” Loggains said, “so for me it was a no-brainer when I had the chance to come back here and join up with him.” Loggains said he and Gase share a common philosophy and a common vision for how they should practice, develop young players and develop quarterbacks. https://www.thephinsider.com/2018/10/20/18002294/oc-loggains-enjoys-a-day-at-the-sawmill I believe that some of the credit for this should go to first year offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains, who seemed to have the perfect game plan for keeping the ferocious Bears pass Rush at bay and keeping the entire Chicago defense off balance for much of the game. Although he was ranked 32nd and last in the NFL by the oh-so-credible-and-always-impartial ESPN as recently as last season, Loggains redeemed himself in a big way, and may have helped salvage a season that had been teetering on the edge of collapse just two weeks ago. Although Adam Gase apparently calls the actual plays on game day, you know ‘Loghead’ had to have had some input during the week. Although the Dolphins needed overtime to get the Osweiler-Gore-Wilson triumvirate past the 300/100/100 threshold, only Gore needed the extra period to pass the 100 yard mark. Osweiler had 315 yards in regulation and Wilson had more than 150 yards receiving by the middle of the fourth quarter. But hey It's all doom N gloom about Loggains. And anything to the contrary is just a lie. He's in all actuality the new HC of the Jets...Gase is just the figurehead. Further we would've been better off w. some complete unknown or someone spoke fondly of by the media in all likelihood b.c they provide quotes/inside info & absolutely nothing to do with behind the scenes football. Who cares if the OC shares philosophy w. the offensIve minded head coach? Who cares if there are already a ton of huge egos on the Coaching staff already??Who cares that we have a brand new system to install & it might be good to have people on staff who are familiar w. gase & his system? Let's just bring in Jim Kubiak. THEN in December when Cimini puts out an article stating that the offensive staff isn't on the same page philosophically & cant get along let's blame the Jets & call them a circus for another ARRANGED MARRIAGE.
Albert Wilson also looked really good.. Edit* I'd actually be willing to trade a mid round pick for him if he's no longer in the Dolphins plans.
Beg to differ about Sam: "...Loggains will absolutely contribute to installing game plans each week and he will be working with, and coaching, Sam Darnold directly as the quarterbacks coach. No coach will spend as much time working with Darnold as Loggains will, not even Gase, so to simply dismiss the hire as ‘he won’t be doing anything anyway’ would be beyond foolish." http://www.jetsinsider.com/jets-hire-dowell-loggains-as-offensive-coordinator-qb-coach/
That's a quote from a reporter expressing an opinion based on noting but pure speculation. That's not coming from Gase.
Yet you saw WRs like Albert Wilson and Kenny Still continue to improve. Yeah, we get it you hate this coaching staff, but please for the love of God, do some more research on that team. You saw them play twice and Albert Wilson was a huge problem prior to him getting hurt.
Speaking of "please for the love of god do some research"... Kenny Stills put up his 2nd lowest yardage total of his career, 3rd lowest yards per reception, 3rd lowest reception total and 2nd lowest yards per game. Statistically, it was his worst in his four years with the Dolphins. Tell me more though, please...
