Greg Cote

I don't know if you guys have noticed, Miami's defense has been pretty good the last three or four games, pretty damn good, as it was in Madrid.

If you're Mike McDaniel, you give your team a 16-13 lead, less than two minutes left, other team has no timeouts, and you trust your defense to not let them drive 70, 60 yards for a tying field goal.

I trust my defense.

It's not 60 yards.

It's 20 yards.

Why would you trust that defense?

The Dolphins' defense has been pretty good the last few games.

You would agree that the Dolphins got lucky with that pick on the first play of overtime?

Okay, Mariota had had a good game.

He made his only bad play of the game to begin overtime.

That's luck that bailed out Mike McDaniel.

Or he was due.

I mean, like, by that logic.

Would you also agree that if the Dolphins end up losing that game in OT, Mike McDaniel is being vilified publicly?

Yeah, but this is a Dolphin defense that has had like three interceptions all season.

I mean, you don't expect that, especially out of Jack Jones, who would not be a starting cornerback on any team in the league.

Well, that's another thing.

My microphone's on.

Stugatz.

Paint the scene.