Only in America, and especially only in the NFL, would we be talking about the imminent demise of one head coach for having players admit that some among them are unprepared and compare that coach to another who physically laid his hands on a player. Alas, the cardinal sin in this war simulation game is almost never violence. We should understand that now. The sin is appearing not to respect what it takes to get ready.
After the Dolphins narrowly lost, 29–27 to the Chargers on Sunday, Tua Tagovailoa—who may have been frustrated after throwing perhaps the most egregious-looking interception of the season thus far, by attempting to throw a shallow pass in a Hail Mary situation with seconds remaining—lit a pile of dry tinder by saying the following about the team’s predicament:
