Agree 100% with this Mike Florio post, "Brian Flores has true character and integrity, and any team looking for a head coach should want to hire him."
The two criticisms I've seen of the article are that Flores only blew the whistle after he had been fired which isn't true. He put his concerns about tanking in writing as it was happening (which is why his lawsuit against the NFL and the Dolphins will be so troublesome for the league). Also the "ask his players" criticism usually has Kyle Van Noy as exhibit A. Van Noy signed with the Dolphins after playing for Flores in New England but was cut after just one years. Guess what - Van Noy was also just cut from the Patriots after just one year. The Patriots big knock on defense last year was that the linebackers were too big and slow. Van Noy was exhibit A there too.
The big question with Flores going forward will be if he will see his lawsuit against the league and the Dolphins out to the end. I believe it would have to be a giant check with real changes to the league hiring processes attached for Flores to accept a settlement. A real big check.
The Dolphins and the NFL would be wise to get out their checkbooks.
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