‘I don’t know who the snitch is’ – Mike McDaniel addresses leaks as Miami Dolphins star admits meeting left him ‘mad’
Mike McDaniel knows there is no room for error after the Miami Dolphins’ nightmare 2-6 start. Trailing by eight points at the beginning of the fourth quarter- the Dolphins fought back to beat the New York Jets and move to 6-7. GettyMcDaniel wants team business to be handled behind closed doors[/caption] They are two games behind the Broncos, Chargers and Ravens and it keeps alive their playoff hopes with a 27.1% chance of making the postseason after a thrilling overtime win, per the PFN Predictor. McDaniel held a series of private meetings as he looked to ensure his team didn’t let a defeat to the Green Bay Packers turn into a rot. “There’s been a lot of very motivated, passionate meetings, whether it’s led by myself or Frank [Smith] and Weave [Anthony Weaver] or by players,” McDaniel said. “It’s not always a bad thing when people think you can’t do stuff. “I was an only child in Greeley, Colorado, which you guys don’t know what that is. It’s like 70,000 people. “And I was 4-foot-10-inches tall in seventh grade. So there was a lot of people that said that I couldn’t. “I see that in our team. There’s just so many people that can attest to being able to press forward regardless of who says what.” McDaniel looked surprised at being asked about the meetings – suggesting that they should have been kept under wraps. “I don’t know how you know about a team meeting. I don’t know who the snitch is,” he added. “But the team meeting isn’t the headline, the headline is guys coming together. I thought the vision of the team, I couldn’t be prouder of the fourth quarter. “Whatever I said, the players chose to believe. The players to chose to have an absolutely motivated practice week. GettyJonnu Smith celebrates his game-winning touchdown[/caption] GettyThe Dolphins’ playoff dreams are hanging by a thread[/caption] “The players chose to not to give up in this game and when you do that and you survive some adversity, the thing on the other side is the, that’s the best stuff, regardless. Defensive tackle Zach Sieler was also asked about the meetings and revealed that it took him some time to appreciate McDaniel’s words. “McDaniel had a meeting earlier which, at the time I kind of was mad because I was like, ‘I don’t want to hear this anymore,'” he revealed. “It was just about the resilience in the team and he hit the nail on the head. “Today just showed the resilience, we had issues in all three phrases, but the fact were able to bring it back in and finish the game the way we did was awesome. “I need to go tell him that was probably his best meeting.” The Dolphins face the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers over the next fortnight. Two cold-weather contests against the Cleveland Browns and Jets close out the regular season. McDaniel will likely need four wins to secure a spot in the playoffs. He will also be relying on the Baltimore Ravens or Denver Broncos losing twice and the Indianapolis Colts dropping at least one game. talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
Mike McDaniel knows there is no room for error after the Miami Dolphins’ nightmare 2-6 start.
Trailing by eight points at the beginning of the fourth quarter- the Dolphins fought back to beat the New York Jets and move to 6-7.
They are two games behind the Broncos, Chargers and Ravens and it keeps alive their playoff hopes with a 27.1% chance of making the postseason after a thrilling overtime win, per the PFN Predictor.
McDaniel held a series of private meetings as he looked to ensure his team didn’t let a defeat to the Green Bay Packers turn into a rot.
“There’s been a lot of very motivated, passionate meetings, whether it’s led by myself or Frank [Smith] and Weave [Anthony Weaver] or by players,” McDaniel said. “It’s not always a bad thing when people think you can’t do stuff.
“I was an only child in Greeley, Colorado, which you guys don’t know what that is. It’s like 70,000 people.
“And I was 4-foot-10-inches tall in seventh grade. So there was a lot of people that said that I couldn’t.
“I see that in our team. There’s just so many people that can attest to being able to press forward regardless of who says what.”
McDaniel looked surprised at being asked about the meetings – suggesting that they should have been kept under wraps.
“I don’t know how you know about a team meeting. I don’t know who the snitch is,” he added.
“But the team meeting isn’t the headline, the headline is guys coming together. I thought the vision of the team, I couldn’t be prouder of the fourth quarter.
“Whatever I said, the players chose to believe. The players to chose to have an absolutely motivated practice week.
“The players chose to not to give up in this game and when you do that and you survive some adversity, the thing on the other side is the, that’s the best stuff, regardless.
Defensive tackle Zach Sieler was also asked about the meetings and revealed that it took him some time to appreciate McDaniel’s words.
“McDaniel had a meeting earlier which, at the time I kind of was mad because I was like, ‘I don’t want to hear this anymore,'” he revealed. “It was just about the resilience in the team and he hit the nail on the head.
“Today just showed the resilience, we had issues in all three phrases, but the fact were able to bring it back in and finish the game the way we did was awesome.
“I need to go tell him that was probably his best meeting.”
The Dolphins face the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers over the next fortnight.
Two cold-weather contests against the Cleveland Browns and Jets close out the regular season.
McDaniel will likely need four wins to secure a spot in the playoffs.
He will also be relying on the Baltimore Ravens or Denver Broncos losing twice and the Indianapolis Colts dropping at least one game.
talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
