If Josh Rosen ever wants to start for the Dolphins again, he’ll have to satisfy the conditions of coach Brian Flores‘ list, as Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald writes. What’s on the list? Apparently, only Flores and the QB know the answer.
“I’ve given him that list, for sure,” Flores said Wednesday. “I’m not giving you that list.”
Salguero, speculatively, wonders if Flores is looking for more personality or leadership from Rosen. Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will play ahead of the former No. 10 overall pick pick for the rest of the season, has both in spades. Fitzpatrick, who was asked a general question about camaraderie, agrees on the importance of the intangibles.
“I just think simple things like sitting in the meal room and eating lunch with guys and getting to know guys, something as simple and as silly as that goes such a long way,” Fitzpatrick said. “In my mind, I’m not like ‘Oh, I’m going to sit with Dan Kilgore today because I want him to block better for me.’ That’s not it.
“I think a lot of it is understanding that you’re part of a team and understanding that no one position is better than any other, that we’re all important and we all have to work together, and it’s such a great team sport to get on the same page to succeed. I think knowing guys personally and getting to know them on that level goes a long way towards chemistry and transferring it onto the field. That’s something I’ve just always placed an importance on.”
Rosen, 23 in February, has two years remaining on his original rookie deal, each with modest cap hits.
Here’s more from Miami:
- Cornerback Xavien Howard had knee surgery a “couple of days” ago, Flores announced (Twitter link via Salguero). That’s at least the third knee surgery Howard has had with the Dolphins (both left and right) and potentially a bad sign for the young star going forward. Howard inked a five-year, $72.25MM extension with the Dolphins in May and landed on season-ending IR in late October.
- In the 2020 draft, Flores says the Dolphins won’t shy away from players who come from a different scheme. “If it’s a good player, the scheme is a scheme versatile defense,” Flores said (via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald). “If we have a good player, we’ll fit – we’ll make it work for set player. That goes at any position; we got a good coaching staff, a lot of creative minds here. We try to put our players in position to make plays. If Lawrence Taylor is available, we would fit the scheme for him; we would do it.” The 3-11 Dolphins are currently slated to pick No. 3 overall. Then, they’ll have two more selections via the Steelers and Texans late in the draft. Those picks are currently projected to fall at Nos. 22 and 23.
How do you draft a guy to be a leader that has no personality or isn’t willing to endear himself to his teammates?
Trade
Why do you trade for a QB you refuse to start and have leadership questions about?
That was a stupid trade
Why use a 1st round pick who is a spoiled brat with a big mouth? He was like this in college. Now he has 1st round money and no reason to change. He is self-absorbed…he thinks the OL is fat….dumb….and beneath him. Read between the tea leaves!!!
They didn’t. AZ did.
Is it just me, or is Brian Flores an absolutely brilliant coach?
It’s just you…..
I like Flores but with regards to building team chemistry I don’t think any coach was more brilliant than George Allen. He had hundreds of those silly little ideas for bonding his players together such as the 3 cheers for Redskins chant. He would follow that up with cake and ice cream. No one expected his rah rah approach to work with the over the hill veterans…but it did.
He might be! He hasn’t really proven anything yet, but I think he has a chance to break the cycle of NE assistants busting out.
Look at Patrica in Detroit. He’s trying to fit round pegs into square holes. Flores as least sees that the scheme should fit the players not the other way around.
3-11 would suggest otherwise
They weren’t expected to win a game. So, yeah, 3-11 suggests more than expectations.
Isn’t Rosen supposed to be the spoiled rich kid?
When they look back on that draft now, I bet a lot of QB needy teams wish they had a redo. Jackson turned into the star of the class, and Allen is pretty solid. I think Mayfield and Darnold can win some games, but they need the right system, and help. Rosen has bust written all over him though.
Miami riding with Fitzpatrick the rest of the way is smart. He’s such an underrated veteran guy. He’s not Drew Brees, but how many guys are? The guy looks like he has so much fun playing the game though that, as a teammate, I don’t see how you wouldn’t want to run through a wall for him.
You’re right on all of those points. But there’s a big difference on how the Ravens run their team vs that of the Browns and Jets. The Ravens want to win while the other 2 franchises can’t even spell the word.
Agree with the take on the Ravens. Jackson may be one of if not the best looking QBs of that draft, but I’m not sure that happens if he goes to another team. The Ravens willingness to change their system to the strength of their QB, and surround him with other players and plays that support him as well, is nothing short of amazing. I’m not sure a lot of teams are willing to do that even if they should be. That whole Ravens organization deserves a ton of credit.
This just shows you how pointless it was for the Dolphins to make that trade. They have no idea what they are doing. This feels like Singletary 2.0. Minkah Fitzpatrick wanting out bc a defensive minded coach can’t put him in position to succeed and is playing him out of position. Think hes doing okay in Pitt. And Ryan Tannehill is now somehow playing like a Top-15 QB vs a bottom 5 QB just 1 season removed from Miami.