{"id":34482,"date":"2025-09-14T18:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/mcdaniel-isnt-worried-about-his-job-after-the-dolphins-0-2-start\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:20:16","slug":"mcdaniel-isnt-worried-about-his-job-after-the-dolphins-0-2-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nfl\/mcdaniel-isnt-worried-about-his-job-after-the-dolphins-0-2-start\/","title":{"rendered":"McDaniel isn&#8217;t worried about his job after the Dolphins&#8217; 0-2 start"},"content":{"rendered":"Amid a complicated start to the season, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel remains calm despite the pressure.\n\n<h2>McDaniel Faces Pressure<\/h2>\n\nAfter the home defeat against the New England Patriots, with a score of 33-27, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel addressed the team&#8217;s current situation. Despite some fans expressing their discontent, McDaniel remained firm and focused on his work.\n\nThe team struggled in the crucial moments of the match, missing key opportunities to take the lead. The fans, visibly frustrated, expressed their feelings with boos and by leaving the stadium before the end of the match. This 0-2 start to the season marks the first time the Dolphins have faced this situation since 2020.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0914%2Fr1545647_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><em>Carmen Mandato\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I think if I&#8217;m worried about the security of my job, I won&#8217;t be doing my job, and I think that&#8217;s inherently against all the things I believe in.<\/p><cite>Mike McDaniel, Dolphins coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMcDaniel emphasized that his priority is the team&#8217;s performance and that he will not be distracted by external concerns. He acknowledged the fans&#8217; frustration, but assured that his focus is on improving the team&#8217;s performance.\n\nBefore the game, a banner was seen over Hard Rock Stadium with the message: &#8220;Fire Grier. Fire McDaniel.&#8221; The coach downplayed this gesture, understanding the fans&#8217; passion and their desire to see the team win.\n\nBoth players and the coach expressed their disappointment with the match result. The lack of communication and errors at critical moments were pointed out as key factors in the defeat.\n\nIn a key play, after a significant yardage gain, the Dolphins suffered penalties that prevented them from advancing. Finally, a sack on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sealed the defeat.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I am very frustrated, there are some coaches and players who did not execute the communication in a very critical period of the game.<\/p><cite>Mike McDaniel, Dolphins coach<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMcDaniel took responsibility for the errors and promised to take steps to prevent their recurrence. The coach emphasized the importance of improving communication and execution in decisive moments.\n\nTua Tagovailoa also expressed his frustration with the lack of communication on the field, acknowledging the need to improve coordination between players.\n\nThe Dolphins&#8217; next challenge will be to face the Bills, a team that has historically dominated in their recent matchups.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid a complicated start to the season, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel remains calm despite the pressure. McDaniel Faces Pressure After the home defeat against the New England Patriots, with a score of 33-27, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel addressed the team&#8217;s current situation. Despite some fans expressing their discontent, McDaniel remained firm and focused on his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[8727,2839,7459,1409],"class_list":{"0":"post-34482","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-0-2","9":"tag-dolphins","10":"tag-mike-mcdaniel","11":"tag-patriots"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}