Head coach Brian Flores
Brian Flores is not above critiques for his performance against Seattle — this was not his best coaching job. The Dolphins punted the ball back to Seattle early in the game after it was ruled that Ryan Fitzpatrick threw an illegal forward pass to Mike Gesicki to convert a third down. But every replay of the toss seemed to show Fitzpatrick behind the official line of scrimmage — yet the Dolphins did not challenge the play and ultimately punted the ball back to Seattle instead.
But the root of Flores’ issues stems more so from the decision making. The Dolphins were 1 of 3 in the red zone and opted to kick field goals on five consecutive possessions — including passing up 4th & 3 from the 11, 4th & 4 from the 27, 4th & 5 from the 25 and 4th & 5 from the 11 once again at the end of a 17 play drive.
You can’t “take the three points” against quarterbacks like Russell Wilson. That’s how Wilson ends up seeing his offense marginalized in the second half and still magically outscoring the other team — which is exactly what he did.