Ever try to make a recipe without all the necessary ingredients, and there’s no time to go the market?
That is exactly the spot Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and his defensive coaches found themselves in during the 2019 season while trying to build a 3-4 hybrid defense in the image of the one Flores coached in New England without having the necessary pieces to make it work.
The Dolphins didn’t have any competent edge setters in 2019. The unit lacked a true nose tackle. And there wasn’t a versatile linebacker who could serve as an interchangeable piece in the front seven, or a pressure player who could get after the quarterback consistently.