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
excellent job last until
We did an excellent job until that last drive.
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.
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.
claim decision injuries last position situation somebody taken unstable waiting wish
There's a decision to be made there. We wish we were in a situation where we could say, 'This is the group.' But with the injuries and what's taken place here the last two weeks, it's been an unstable position and we're waiting for somebody to put a claim on it.
biggest coming couple deserved fought good guys last matched offense team
It's disappointing. Guys fought their tails off and deserved better. That's a good offense coming in here, a 2-0 team that had a lot of success, and we matched them. The biggest disappointment was the last couple of series.
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.
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.
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.
talked
Yes, yes. We talked about what they were going to do, yes.
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.
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.
benefits friend good heard hidden invaluable mouth number people word
One of the hidden benefits is you get good word of mouth back on campus, ... That's invaluable because you can't get that with a brochure. I've had a number of people say, 'I'd never heard of CUNA, but my friend had an internship there, and I want to know more.'
believe determine next players
Players don't determine who's the next coach. It's always a positive, I think, that the players believe in me.
best far game
That was by far his best game this season,