Miko Grimes shouldn’t feel special.
She wasn’t the only one Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was dumping on today.
Ross made such to get a few swings in at some of the coaches he used to employ, in a roundabout way of saying he thought new coach Adam Gase was going to be good for quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
“I’m really optimistic about Ryan,” Ross said, via Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. “I have a great deal of confidence in him. Reading what he has said, . . . the relationship between the coach and the quarterback is essential. If you look at the track record of Adam and quarterbacks, I don’t think you’ll find anyone with any better track record and I have every reason to be optimistic.
“I think Ryan is a rare individual who is exceptionally athletic, exceptionally bright and hard working and dedicated. And I think when he gets the right kind of coaching we can expect great things.”
That’s a fairly explicit suggestion that he wasn’t getting that kind of coaching from Joe Philbin, and he said as much when asked if coaching had affected Tannehill’s play.
“I think so,” Ross said. “He’s had one [head] coach in four years in the league. He played under Mike Sherman in the same system when he came into the league. So I think really, that Adam’s experience and track record with quarterbacks and getting confidence back to Ryan that he needs and hasn’t had, and with the support of the coaches, we’re very optimistic and looking forward.”
Ross said his decision to fire Philbin during the season “speaks for itself,” but it’s clear he’s dropping the blame for this one at the feet of someone other than the quarterback he has a bigger economic investment in.
