The Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots are full of mirrored talk this week, each side mouthing practiced pet phrases like “working each day,” and “excited for the opportunity” that suggest a shared, say-nothing philosophy.
Dolphins defensive coordinator Josh Boyer, who like coach Brian Flores was raised in the NFL under New England coach Bill Belichick, best described this Stepford Speech when asked about a player this preseason: “We don’t celebrate the individual. We celebrate the group.”
That idea especially fits an opener where so much talk centers on two former Alabama quarterbacks, the Dolphins second-year one in Tua Tagovailoa and Patriots’ rookie Mac Jones.