“I think he’ll be successful, for sure. I think he’s got a good shot at winning a lot of games in the next coming years, especially if you guys (Dolphins) do well in the draft as well.”
Quarterback Brock Osweiler arrived in Denver as a second-round pick in 2012, the same year the Broncos signed Peyton Manning as a free agent.
It coincided with Gase’s promotion from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator at the age of 34.
Less than four years later, Gase became the youngest head coach in the NFL.
“I think Coach Gase is one of the most brilliant minds in football,” Osweiler said. “Having him be the head coach of the Miami Dolphins now does not come to me as a surprise at all.
“I love Coach Gase. He’s a tremendous coach and he’s a tremendous person. I’m sure he’ll do great things down there in Miami.”
Like Osweiler, Anderson said he wasn’t surprised Gase became a head coach despite being only 37 — he will turn 38 on March 29.
“The football mind that he had when he was here, a lot of people think it’s Peyton, but the football mind that he had when he was here was just tremendous,” Anderson said. “I mean, I learned so much my rookie year from him and the fact that I’ve still got the relationship where I can talk to him even, it’s amazing.”
“He’s kind of even-keeled,” Clady said. “He’s not a big yeller or whatnot. I think he’s hard on his other coaches to be hard on the players. That’s kind of his philosophy or whatnot. I think it works well. I will always love him as an offensive coordinator; I think he does a great job.”
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