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
biggest came darn deserved football fought given good guys offense played players today together wish
It's disappointing. The guys fought their tails off today and deserved better, ... I mean, our players came together and played a darn good football game. I wish we could have given our offense the ball back at the end, that was an important part of the game. That's the biggest disappointment.
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.
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.
basic fault looked open rule stay wide
The basic rule is you stay on coverage, but you can't fault him when it looked like (Griese) was wide open to the end zone.
controlled football good gotten great job open passing played running wait
They've gotten to where they are doing a good job running the football with a controlled passing game, and they've played great defense. They may open it up a little bit. We'll just have to wait and see.
best interview process talking time
I'm going to go through the interview process just like everyone else. Me being right here, there's a lot more flexibility. We'll be talking when it's the best time for Ted.
attempt capable far given kicking opportunity yards
It's very frustrating. No. 1, we did not think he was capable of kicking a 56-yarder. But we shouldn't have even given him the opportunity as far as the 10 or 12 yards they made on that play to even have an attempt at a 56-yarder.
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.
talked
Yes, yes. We talked about what they were going to do, yes.
excellent job last until
We did an excellent job until that last drive.
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.
coaches decisions hard ted
There's going to be hard, hard decisions for our coaches and Ted and his staff.
attention moss randy special
Definitely, when Randy Moss is on the field, special attention has to be spent,
good inside push
Sometimes when you want inside push we'll use Grady. He's been a good pass-rusher in his career.