Jim Bates
Jim Bates
Football coach who served as the interim head coach of the NFL's Miami Dolphins in 2014 after a promotion from defensive coordinator.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth31 May 1946
coaching good job top
It's just one of those things he's got to be on top of. We've got to do a good job of coaching him where he can get back on the field. He's good enough to play in this league, there's no doubt.
evaluate
We're going to evaluate every position. We're going to evaluate, see what happened. We'll evaluate as we do after every week.
definitely field last performs playing roy starters time
We're still going with the starters we had last week. But Manning is making a move. He definitely will get a lot of playing time because we need to see Roy out there on the field and see how he performs under the lights.
defense holes level open second start
When you start penetrating and they get up on the second level of the defense, the holes just open like sieves and your defense can be in trouble,
decision plays total
We'll make that decision (today). But we'll go on a lot of plays and the total preseason, not just tonight.
definitely higher situations third
We definitely have to improve. Third down-and-long situations have been the one that's been most disappointing. We should be off at a much higher percentage.
far guys happen
A lot of things have to happen as far as the injuries. We have to get those guys back.
against good sharp
They have some good athletes. We've got to be as sharp as we were against Romulus.
adds curve dimension doubt far gets learning several totally
There's been a learning curve with him as far as not having Randy, who adds a totally different dimension to the offense. He's made several big throws, and when he gets more comfortable, he'll be back. There's no doubt about it.
game key randy
A big key to this game is eliminating the big play, and Randy can make the big play.
against held last progress run
There was progress made last week. We wouldn't have held up against the run as well as we did against McGahee if we didn't play well inside.
attention moss randy special
Definitely, when Randy Moss is on the field, special attention has to be spent,
applied came fine happens hope job whatever
I was disappointed when I didn't get job but that happens in this business. He applied for the job just like I did and I came in second, I hope I came in second. I'm going to be fine with whatever I choose.
five game gotten scheme
I think there's a lot of things that get into it. He's been in the scheme for five weeks. He's gotten a lot more reps through the game experience.