How LEGIT Is Dolphins' Run Game Glow Up & How Different Is Mike McDaniel Calling It Than The Past?

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins transform their offensive identity as Mike McDaniel embraces a physical, run-heavy approach. Can this new mentality power the Dolphins through their youth movement and set them up for sustained success? With Tyreek Hill sidelined and Tua Tagovailoa facing challenges, the team’s offense now leads the NFL in yards per carry against eight-man boxes, showcasing significant growth in short-yardage conversions and heavy personnel packages. Kyle Crabbs analyzes Miami’s improved coaching and player development, spotlighting advancements in offensive line play and scheme evolution. The discussion breaks down how changes in 11 and 21 personnel, run/pass balance, and adaptability have elevated the Dolphins beyond previous seasons. As leadership shifts loom and the playoff push intensifies, is this the blueprint to finally build a perennial contender in Miami? Dive into the trends, data, and psychological shifts propelling the Dolphins toward a new era.

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0:00.0	Mike McDaniel has changed his stripes in part out of necessity, but just how different is he calling games now than he has in years past.
0:16.6	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.5	All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Locked-on Dolphins.
0:31.5	It is your team every day.
0:33.6	You're on the Locked On Network.
0:34.8	I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockedon Dolphins,
0:38.3	co-host of Lockedon, NFL scouting, author of Touchdown, Miami on Substack,
0:42.0	NFL staff writer for A to Z Sports. Want to give a special welcome and shout out to our everydayers, because it is your team every day. We don't just say it. We live it here on the Lockdown Network.
0:51.0	A special thank you to each and every one of you who have helped make the Lockdown
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1:09.1	Today on the show, Mike McDaniel's offense looks different. It feels different.
1:16.4	It's being run different in some ways out of necessity this season with the loss of Tyreek Hill
1:23.4	and the struggles of to a tongue of a low. And sometimes those things are intertwined and sometimes they're not.
1:30.9	But what is really fascinating to me is the dolphins have now won five of six
1:35.9	and have done so against some teams that have been strong defensively this season,
1:41.9	have had some success against the run.
1:46.3	And the slate that they just finished is better against the run than the slate that they have left on the season
1:50.8	as of like the mid-year point of the season two today. We did that show last week. But I wanted
1:57.6	to get a couple different layers about this run game for Miami.
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