Kansas City Chiefs: Getting to know the Miami Dolphins before Week 14
By Cullen Jekel
In Week 14, the Kansas City Chiefs, 11-1, travel to south Florida to face the surging Miami Dolphins, 8-4.
The fact that the Kansas City Chiefs are 11-1 at this point in the season is no surprise. Before the season began, I ranked the Chiefs’ opponents, and at the end of that article, I predicted how Kansas City would fare in each game. Overall, I had them going 14-2. At this point in the season, I had them 11-1 albeit with the defeat coming against the Bucs, not the Raiders.
What surprises me, though, is that the Miami Dolphins are 8-4, in the thick of the AFC playoff picture, and playing fine football into the month of December. It’s also particularly interesting how they’ve done it: going 4-3 under quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick before moving to rookie Tua Tagovailoa.
Maybe before the season began, this looked like an easy victory for the Chiefs. Not anymore.
To get to know the Miami Dolphins better, I reached out to Brian Miller of Phin Phanatic, FanSided’s one-stop shop for all things Dolphins. Brian graciously answered 10 questions I sent his way.
Let’s get to it.
What’s the biggest difference between the Dolphins under Brian Flores than his predecessor, Adam Gase?
Brian: “Everything is different. Organization to preparation for the smallest details. Flores has brought a team-first mindset to the team whereas Gase was all about himself.”
Miami made the bold move to switch QBs mid-season despite being in the playoff hunt. So far, on the field, it looks a good move. But was it a good move off the field?
Brian: “No one is complaining about the move. Fitzpatrick had a moment of surprise but internally the team is behind coach Flores and they trust his decisions. Tua is the team’s future and Fitzpatrick knows that. Even after Tua was benched against Denver, the team knew that this was still Tua’s team.”