Gase counting on former colleague
DAVIE — Dolphins offensive coordinator
was introduced Friday, and the 5-foot-6, 37-year-old comes with a hard-working attitude. Loggains, a former quarterback at Arkansas and 10-year NFL coaching veteran, said hard work and knowledge have helped him get ahead.
“It’s work ethic,” he said of playing college quarterback at his size. “It’s knowing your own limitations and knowing what you had to do to separate yourself when you’re playing guys that are a lot more talented than you. You just work your tail off and try to put yourself in good situations.
“It’s kind of the same way in coaching,” said Loggains, who served as Chicago’s offensive coordinator the last two years and Tennessee’s offensive coordinator for two years (2012-13). “You might not always be the smartest guy but you’ve got to know your own limitations and kind of work harder than the next guy. I think that’s how you get jobs in this league and how you stay in this league, develop an unbelievable work ethic, try to outwork as many people as you can and have selfawareness.”
The Dolphins also announced
who had served as wide receivers coach, is assistant head coach/ offense, ex-offensive coordinator
is director of football and player development,
is offensive line coach, and
previously assistant wide receivers coach, is wide receivers coach. Christensen, offensive coordinator for the last two seasons, will attend practices, work with players and serve as a resource for the game plan.
The team announced it will not retain secondary coach defensive line coach
or running backs coach
The Dolphins are expected to name
formerly of Denver, as running backs coach, and ex-Detroit assistant defensive line coach.
Loggains, who worked with in Chicago, said he looks forward to getting going with quarterback as
“Excited about working with him,” he said, adding, “he’s a guy that’s got a lot of physical traits. Adam thinks a lot of him, so I’m excited for the offseason to start and be able to get in the classroom and start grinding on the field and doing those things to help him get better.”
Miami was 28th in scoring at 17.6 points per game and last in thirddown conversions (31.7 percent), so Loggains, who worked with Gase in 2015 when the Dolphins coach was the Bears’ offensive coordinator, has a big job ahead. Loggains, however, is confident he can work well with Gase.
“We have a really good working relationship, see football the same way, see offensive football and quarterback play the same way,” Loggains said, “so for me it was a nobrainer when I had the chance to come back here and join up with him.”
Loggains said he and Gase share a common philosophy and a common vision for how they should practice, develop young players and develop quarterbacks.
“I think that’s our common bond, the vision we had on the evaluation process of the quarterback, the way you coach them on the field, the way you develop them in the offseason,” he said. “It was a shared vision. We became close quickly because of that.”
In addition to being offensive coordinator for the Titans, Loggains served as quarterbacks coach in Cleveland (2014), quarterbacks coach for Tennessee (2010-12) and quality control coach for Tennessee (2008-09).
Loggains is Miami’s fourth offensive coordinator since 2012, joining a list that includes
(2012-13), (2014-15) and Christensen (2016-17). It sounds as if Gase will retain his role as offensive architect and Loggains will be second in command, so to speak.
“Adam will be the playcaller,” Loggains said, “and I’ll be involved in every aspect of the offense, including being with coach [quarterbacks coach and coach Christensen, and being around the offense, especially quarterbacks.”