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In Miami during the early 2010s, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. was reserved for the Dolphins’ young, hungry group of assistant coaches to gain an edge on that week’s opponent. They obsessed over the minute details of gameplanning and didn’t leave until they were satisfied.
“When the rest of the world was going to bed, we were the only people doing anything,” said Phil McGeoghan, an assistant wide receivers coach with Miami from 2012-14.
Look around the Dolphins’ practice facility, and you’d probably see assistant quarterbacks coach Ben Johnson aggressively sketching out new passing plays and concepts.