MIAMI (AP) – New Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase likes to talk trash to his players, and the team’s performance in recent years has provided plenty of fodder.
Miami’s most recent playoff victory is old enough to drive. The Dolphins haven’t had a winning season since Barack Obama became president. Last year they were outscored 139-65 by the rival Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.
And they keep getting coaches fired, which is why Miami is one of six NFL clubs with a new boss. The other teams are ripe targets for insult, too, thanks to hard times.
Hired to lead turnarounds:
– Gase, who won praise for his work with Jay Cutler, Peyton Manning and even Tim Tebow, and is now the NFL’s youngest head coach at 38;