DAVIE — There’s little denying that Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores is a product of a fruit that fell from the Bill Parcells coaching tree.
He might be one of Bill Belichick’s proteges from his 11-year tenure as a Patriots assistant in New England, but plenty of Belichick’s teachings come from things he learned in his decade working under Parcells, a Hall of Fame coach who once ran the football side of the Dolphins organization.
When discussing the evaluation of young players Parcells once famously said, “If they don’t bite when they’re puppies, they usually won’t bite.