The Miami Dolphins parted methods with defensive coordinator Josh Boyer shortly after the tip of the 2022 season. In February 2023, longtime NFL coach Vic Fangio was employed as Boyer’s alternative.
Fangio is understood for serving to develop the two-deep security look utilized by groups the previous a number of years to fight high-powered passing assaults.
Miami’s protection surrendered a mean of 318.3 yards per recreation beneath Fangio and completed the common season ranked tenth in complete protection.
Regardless of what some seen as a profitable first season, Fangio and the Dolphins parted methods final month. The 65-year-old was later named the Eagles’ defensive coordinator.
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Earlier this week, NFL Community’s Mike Garafolo reported the Dolphins instructed star defensive again Xavien Howard he can be launched initially of the league’s new 12 months.
Jalen Ramsey, a seven-time Professional Bowler and Howard’s defensive backfield mate, was not blissful about Howard’s pending departure.
Ramsey took to social media to precise his emotions, apparently taking a shot at Fangio within the course of.
“I will not ever forgive dude for not using our full skillset!),” Ramsey mentioned on X, previously Twitter.
The Dolphins’ defensive philosophy did seem to vary beneath Fangio. The group primarily used zone protection final season, whereas greater than 45% of the Dolphins’ defensive performs had been man protection within the years main as much as Fangio’s arrival.
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It appears Ramsey believes a scheme that put extra of an emphasis on man protection might have higher highlighted his and Howard’s expertise.
Ramsey is the most recent participant on the Dolphins roster to take an obvious shot at Fangio since Fangio’s departure was introduced.
Dolphins security Jevon Holland posted cryptic feedback on social media shortly after studying Fangio wouldn’t return to Miami.
Longtime NFL agent Drew Rosenhaus, who represented a number of Dolphins gamers final season, mentioned there have been “fairly just a few gamers” who weren’t keen on Fangio’s teaching model.
“There have been fairly just a few gamers on the group that did not essentially get together with Fangio, and so it wasn’t a terrific relationship with most of the gamers,” Rosenhaus instructed WSVN-TV. “There have been some guys that cherished him, however there have been fairly just a few that did not.”
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel employed Anthony Weaver as Fangio’s alternative.
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