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
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.
both carry field guys high playing practice shown sort
We just have to sort through that and keep improving. They've shown on the practice field they can do it, but have to carry it to the field. We have to sort this out and get both guys playing at high level.
chance head list opportunity people pick whom worked
When you get that opportunity to be a head coach, you have a list of people you've worked with. I wanted to give him the chance to pick those people with whom he had relationships. I didn't want to get in his way.
sit soak sometime talk tape visit
We (coaches) will sit around and talk it over, and let the tape soak in and see where we are. We'll visit sometime (today) and be set for Wednesday.
great joey opportunity players ready stamp until
Well, when you have as many young players as we have, until they put a stamp on the position, it can change. And so nothing's permanent, especially with the young players. But Joey now has the opportunity, he's ready for the opportunity and he had a great offseason.
asked eyes legitimate starter thus
He's a legitimate starter in our eyes. Thus far, he's done everything we've asked him to.
almost amount ball consistency misfortune missed plays throughout tremendous
He was here all winter, all spring, had a tremendous amount of consistency and made a lot of plays on the ball throughout the offseason. His misfortune was he missed almost all preseason.
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He has caught on surprisingly fast. The one thing he has going for him is he's played in the NFL and started a lot of ball games. So, he understands football.
carry couple good job limiting penalties run speed spells throughout
He did a good job throughout the preseason of limiting the penalties. He had a couple spells where he had more penalties than he should have had. He has all the athleticism to carry out the technique, the speed to run with the receivers, the toughness. And he had a good camp,
learning moved
He's improving. He's still learning a position. He's been moved around a lot.
guy high liked nice obviously surprised
He's really had a nice camp. I can't say I'm that surprised because obviously we liked the guy a lot to take him as high as we did.
ready step time
He's ready to step in any time we make the call.
five last nickel played several special teams
Ahmad will get several opportunities in the nickel and he's on the special teams and for us the nickel back is like a starter. Over the last five years, our nickel back has played as much if not more than one of our linebackers because of the substitution.
guy missed saw
The guy called it the way he saw it, and he missed it,