Then, in the fourth quarter, the Dolphins had their first goal at the six-yard line, and they called three straight passes. On the first one, Tagovailoa ended up scrambling for three yards, which isn’t bad. Then on second and goal from the three-yard line, they called a fade pass in the corner to Hill, which has been successful, but the Dolphins have run it too many times, and Hill isn’t 100 percent last night to run that play so why not run it. Then on third and goal, Tagovailoa gets sacked, and the Dolphins kick another field goal. Those two sequences didn’t cost the Dolphins the game, but after watching them run the ball with Mostert on the last two possessions in the red zone for touchdowns, it made me angry as a fan, and yelled ‘why don’t you run more in the red zone!’ It’s situational football, and in the red zone you must assert yourself running the ball too many times. McDaniel has gotten away from that, and the winning has covered up that issue with him, but last night it cost him potential points because he is too pass-happy at times. The funny thing is, in the previous two games against the New York Jets and the Washington Commanders, the Dolphins had long drives in the second half and ran the ball. I know they had leads in both games, but they didn’t get away from it. Then you see situations like last night and McDaniel gets away from the running game. Do what’s working for your offense in the game, and last night it was running the ball. McDaniel self-evaluated himself last year. Well, he needs to do it again and how he handles the situations in the red zone when the running game is working. The post McDaniel Needs To Stop Abandoning The Running Game In The Red Zone appeared first on Miami Dolphins.
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