Remember, pre-snap violations encompass a variety of infractions, including defensive offside, which the Dolphins also were guilty of 11 times (Melvin Ingram and Christian Wilkins each had three.) Probably most grating for fans (and coaches) is that these are seen as mental errors and therefore less acceptable than even a cornerback making a reasonable play on a ball and getting hit with a pass interference call costing far more yardage. Guard Rob Hunt led with four false starts, followed by tackle Brandon Shell with three. Only three teams were hit with more total penalties. The Dolphins committed 18 false start penalties on offense last year, accounting for the largest chunk of their 111 total penalties. “An easy one was pre-snap penalties,” he said. Plus, they were indicative of Miami’s season and high on McDaniel's fix-it list. Pre-snap penalties are ‘easy' target for improvement But they did immediately stall drives in what turned into a 34-31 Buffalo win. Which leads us back to the Bills game, which, to be fair, wasn’t won or lost by those two false start penalties, or two others by the Dolphins that day. “Identifying critical things in our game,” he said. McDaniel knew that kicking off this summer's offseason program with a general “we need to be better” edict wasn’t going to cut it. “But that’s not where we’re trying to go,” McDaniel said. The Dolphins improved to sixth in yards per game and 11th in scoring. McDaniel could have fallen into the trap of admiring his handiwork with the offense. “I didn’t look at our offense and say, ‘Wow, we did all this stuff good.’ I saw all the stuff that we could improve upon.” “It was kind of a critical offseason for me,” McDaniel said. Stunning playoff runs by Heat, Panthers will raise expectations on Dolphins | Habib Loxahatchee retiree says Miami Dolphins cruise promoter scammed her, other fans The inside story on why Andrew Van Ginkel isn't just an outside linebacker anymore
He doesn’t want to hear it.Īnd, in fact, neither do fans, judging by reaction on social media Tuesday after McDaniel outlined his approach to self-scouting following his first season as an NFL head coach. There was one in each of those possessions.ĭon’t tell coach Mike McDaniel they only cost 5 yards. One reason should sound familiar: false starts. But they had to settle for field goals of 48 and 37 yards by Jason Sanders. Playing with third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson, the Dolphins responded by driving into Bills territory on their next two possessions. MIAMI GARDENS - The Dolphins found themselves in a 17-3 second-quarter hole against the Buffalo Bills in their wild-card game in January, but there was hope. Watch Video: Trevor Sikkema of PFF on why Jordan Love is better off now than when drafted
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