Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton was asked if he was impressed with Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as a play caller.
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00:00 Sean, Mike McDaniel hadn't called plays really before in the NFL.
00:02 What do you think of him through whatever--
00:04 Shoot, he's doing well.
00:07 I would say, obviously, calling the plays, but just as importantly
00:12 as the design of what you're getting ready to call.
00:16 And he's real sharp.
00:18 He's a forward thinker.
00:19 You can see it on tape.
00:21 And you get a lot of different presentations
00:24 that you have to really work through defensively.
00:28 And they've done a really good job.
00:30 Mike has done a fantastic job.
00:32 I don't see him as aggressive.
00:33 Yeah, it's a great question.
00:36 Part of it is playing complementary football.
00:38 And part of it is the type of defense we're seeing.
00:41 And we've got to be good on third downs.
00:43 That's the one thing that will be important.
00:47 And then I would say red zone.
00:49 Vic's always done a good job of playing good red zone defense.
00:52 And they don't give you a lot.
00:57 But what they give you is they play it very well.
01:00 Well, it's not they're copying his red zone.
01:02 But we've got-- in credit to Vic,
01:05 there's a family of Fangio defenses now.
01:08 And so it's really the whole package,
01:11 which includes the red zone, the short yardage.
01:14 And look, that's significant when
01:17 you have had the success he's had in San Francisco.
01:21 And then there's breakoffs with these other coaches.
01:25 We found ourselves looking at some of these other disciples
01:29 film, knowing they're playing the same scheme for play
01:33 designs that have been run against it.
01:35 And listen, he's done a great job throughout his career
01:39 and is pretty smart.