The Phinsider
Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the team’s preparations for 2025.
The Miami Dolphins continue to work their way through the offseason training program, with organized team activities starting next week. On Wednesday, the team gave the media a chance to speak with the coordinators, including offensive coordinator Frank Smith. As the team looks to prepare for 2025, Smith discussed putting 2024 behind them and how they can be a better offense this year.
A year after leading the league as the top offensive unit, Miami finished 18th in total offense in 2024. They were 15th in passing offense, 21st in rushing offense, and 22nd in scoring offense. The Dolphins dropped from 29.2 points per game in 2023 to just 20.3 in 2024.
“I think the result of the season was disappointing for where we wanted to go,” Smith said of analyzing the offensive performance in 2024. “There’s positives littered throughout, but I think ultimately when you look at the past you really study it, look at it and use as far as each present day as your motivation. I think for us right now we’re starting over and basically going back to the basics and making sure we know them inside and out to start a good season.”
Miami’s potent offensive attack in 2023 was built on timing patterns in the passing game, with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa anticipating the moves wide receiver Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle would make as they ran their routes. The Dolphins were able to get the ball into the hands of their top offensive weapons throughout the 2023 season, but struggled with timing, precision, and route running.
Smith was asked about the route running struggles in 2024, and how he thinks the team can improve it in 2025. “I think ultimately as we had guys coming in and out of the lineup, I think that this year we’re looking to make sure we can maintain the consistency, similar things we did in 2023,” he replied. “Ultimately for us it’s making sure we get the continuity with the guys, for everyone being on the same page with our expectations for fundamentals and techniques so that way we can really use the offseason to build to get ourselves ready for the season.”
How is the team progressing in their reset for this upcoming season? “I would say right now it’s going great,” Smith stated. “Guys are really investing the time and using all of the resources they have. So far we are real pleased and we are looking forward to finishing this week and getting into OTAs.”
Smith also looks to the offseason to provide a chance to work on rotations and use depth players. “In the offseason it’s kind of realistic to how the season will go because each week there are variables with the personnel,” he explained. “So it allows guys to do things and expand what they in season maybe wouldn’t get as many reps...
