$73M Star Responds to Dolphins Coach’s Strong Demand After Mike McDaniel Confirmed Major Boost

Let’s go back a few months, to November 2024, when the Dolphins were struggling with a 3-6 win-loss record. Their former safety DeShon Elliott was so unhappy with his performance that he called them “soft as f—.” HC Mike McDaniel tried to brush it off, claiming they were playing to the best of their abilities. But honestly, that has never worked as an excuse. This year, as they have failed to win a single game in 3 weeks, doubts of a similar nature are popping up again.

DC Anthony Weaver also chimed in with a similar sentiment, “I may sit up here. I’m a nice guy. I smile. I do all those things. But all of our problems that we need to solve can be solved through violence. They want to legislate it out of the game, but we play defensive football. And in defensive football, at some point you draw a line of sand and you say, ‘I’m going to set the edge.'” Well, the DC has spent almost a decade working in defenses of NFL teams. But if he is telling you to be more violent, that’s certainly a call to change.

When asked about this after Friday, September 27 practice, their $73 million star Minkah Fitzpatrick also agreed with DC’s demand. He replied, “We’ve got to be in a position where we can play fast. I think when you’re playing slow, you’re not able to be violent. You’re more reactionary than being aggressive. We’re in a position to play downhill, put our shoulder pads on people, knock the ball off of people. I think that’s when we get that violence that he’s talking about.” Now that’s their defensive leader requesting his locker room to buckle up.

The Dolphins are going in for a wild ride. And everyone is calling for some physical action. Will that change their stance during the games? Let’s wait to watch that happen in action!

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