Adam Gase was in a surly mood after the Miami Dolphins were throttled 40-0 by the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, and the head coach placed the blame on his offense.
"I'm pissed, I'm tired of this. I'm tired of the offense being awful," Gase said Friday, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. "Guys better need to get their heads right. Coaching staff needs to do a better job. Obviously, our players not knowing is a direct reflection of them."
Gase made his name in the NFL as an offensive guru, but his club has been atrocious on that side of the football. Despite entering Thursday's game on a three-game winning streak, Miami has only scored more than 20 points in one game this season.
The main problem identified by the second-year coach is the offense becoming too predictable.
"It definitely is. 100 percent," Gase admitted. "We are going to have to figure something out and what's best for us to do and how we want to approach it, or I guess I have to figure it out. I am done compromising with anybody. I will do what I think is best. Those that want to come on board, great, those that don't, we'll get rid of them."
While Gase spread the blame around, for the most part, he singled out his running back group as a particular area of concern. Jay Ajayi has topped the 100-yard mark only twice this season, and the third-year rusher has averaged only 42 yards in the other games.
"We've got to stop trying to hit home runs all the time," Gase said. "How about take the four or five yards you're going to get? It comes down to everybody doing your job. If we start doing that, it might help. That's on the running back. Do your job. It's not hard."
Miami is off until next Sunday night, when they should have quarterback Jay Cutler back under center versus the Oakland Raiders.
