Film12Hawk
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The only name on this list that intrigues me is Frank Smith. He's beloved by his players, especially Darren Waller, for good reason. He also has experience with personnel that suits our roster.
“I never had a relationship with a coach like I do with Frank,” Waller said. “I honestly text him more than I text my friends. We laugh every day at practice, but I seriously respect him as a teacher and a coach and an authority figure you can talk to as a friend. Nothing’s off limits. We can be real and honest with each other about everything. That’s so important to me, having him in my life.”
When Waller was going through his battles with overcoming substance abuse and returning to football, he says Smith was one of the guys who helped him through it.
“Frank helped so much with my transition to the Raiders,” Waller said. “He has a friend that was in recovery like I am, who worked the 12-step program and went to rehab. He was able to understand me by understanding his friend. We learned a lot from each other, and he was able to welcome me in without putting too much pressure on me. But he wasn’t allowing me to be someone just happy to be there. He had me set goals, something I never did before that.
“He really opened my eyes to the fact that I could be great. I never really thought I could be great. I was too worried about all the pressure and the negative things. I never saw the game in a positive light. He helped me see that football can be so much fun if you’re not worried about things outside of what you can control.”
On the personnel side he was the run game coordinator and offensive line coach with the Chargers before joining the Dolphins. This would suit us well and help us to substain drives. I'd say that isn't a bad thing in a division with Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan. The biggest downside with him that I can find is he doesn't call plays but maybe he just needs a chance.
“I never had a relationship with a coach like I do with Frank,” Waller said. “I honestly text him more than I text my friends. We laugh every day at practice, but I seriously respect him as a teacher and a coach and an authority figure you can talk to as a friend. Nothing’s off limits. We can be real and honest with each other about everything. That’s so important to me, having him in my life.”
When Waller was going through his battles with overcoming substance abuse and returning to football, he says Smith was one of the guys who helped him through it.
“Frank helped so much with my transition to the Raiders,” Waller said. “He has a friend that was in recovery like I am, who worked the 12-step program and went to rehab. He was able to understand me by understanding his friend. We learned a lot from each other, and he was able to welcome me in without putting too much pressure on me. But he wasn’t allowing me to be someone just happy to be there. He had me set goals, something I never did before that.
“He really opened my eyes to the fact that I could be great. I never really thought I could be great. I was too worried about all the pressure and the negative things. I never saw the game in a positive light. He helped me see that football can be so much fun if you’re not worried about things outside of what you can control.”
On the personnel side he was the run game coordinator and offensive line coach with the Chargers before joining the Dolphins. This would suit us well and help us to substain drives. I'd say that isn't a bad thing in a division with Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan. The biggest downside with him that I can find is he doesn't call plays but maybe he just needs a chance.
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