"Gonna Need A Wheelbarrow For His Nuts" - Tyreek Hill On Mike McDaniel, The Dolphins HC Who's An Alleged Dubious Leader Of Men
Yeah so the context of Tyreek Hill's statement about Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel — aka the best thing to happen to the coaching profession in recent sports history — is McDaniel's gutsy 4th and 7 call to go for it against the Patriots on Sunday. It was a classic "if this fucks up, you look like a classic rookie head coach" scenario.
What transpired instead was Tua Tagovailoa ripping the fuck out of an in-breaking route to Jaylen Waddle, who took it the rest of the way for a 43-yard touchdown to make the score 17-0 before halftime:
Talk all your shit about Tua. Say Mike McDaniel will "struggle to be a leader of men" because of his slighter stature. Guess what the fuck McDaniel just did? He helped position Tua for an exceptional passing day: 23-for-33 for 270 yards, that TD to Waddle, and a 104.4 passer rating vs. the Patriots' reigning No. 2 pass defense.
Safe to say McDaniel has the players' respect. I'm sure Hill appreciates how he was a big part of the game plan, racking up eight receptions for 94 yards with his new team.
And oh by the way, McDaniel was hailed for his chops as a running game schemer coming out of San Francisco as Kyle Shanahan's right-hand man. The Dolphins' o-line struggled mightily to block New England's stout front seven, as Miami managed only 65 yards rushing and fewer than three yards per carry as a team.
Didn't matter. McDaniel still beat the shit out of Bill Belichick in his NFL head coaching and play-calling debut. Just a testament to McDaniel adjusting on the fly and not panicking even when the bread and butter of his system wasn't being executed well at all. I've been trying to tell y'all about Mike Mac Daddy all offseason.
Hold that L, Patriots Nation. Oh, and Mr. Hoodie, maybe you should get someone better than Matt Fucking Patricia to be in charge of your offensive call sheet. Poor Mac Jones would appreciate it.
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