In his latest attempt to “change the culture” of the Dolphins, interim coach Dan Campbell has started with changing the seating chart.
Among the other changes the roaring new boss of the Dolphins has made, he shuffled the locker room over the bye week, putting players together by positional groups, according to Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald.
“I went to my spot and Zach Vigil was in there,” tight end Jordan Cameron said. “I was like, ‘What is this guy doing?’”
It’s a bit of a corny trick designed to foster some intramural camaraderie, and when the next coach lets players intermingle again, it’ll be sold as “having the team come together as one.”
But Campbell’s down there running Oklahoma drills in practice and saying brash things, so let’s let him have fun with it while he has the chance.
Of course, a more fundamental change for the Dolphins would be not falling behind early, as they’ve been outscored 37-3 in first quarters, which has forced them to throw more than they want to play catch-up.
“Two things have to happen: Either we have to get off to a fast start early or if you do end up a little bit behind, you have to stop the bleeding somehow, whether it’s on offense or defense,” Campbell said. “We can’t continue to live in the world we’ve been living in. That’s the bottom line.”
And until they can build a new foundation, they can at least rearrange the furniture.