MIAMI – When the Miami Dolphins hired then-San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their new coach last offseason, the expectation was for the NFL’s third-worst run game to improve.
It did — gaining an average of 99.2 rushing yards per game compared to 92.2 in 2021. But it’s not the type of improvement Dolphins fans hoped for, considering McDaniel’s previous role coaching one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL over the past five seasons.
Miami certainly did its best 49ers impression, bringing in former San Francisco running backs Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr.