The Miami Dolphins are all set to face off against the New York Jets and their former head coach Adam Gase once more this week — and the looming matchup in Week 14 is bringing some interesting stories about Gase and his tenure in Miami out of the woodwork. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Gase reportedly told the Dolphins that they needed to trade wide receiver Albert Wilson last spring, just months after they’d signed him to a contract and before Wilson ever stepped foot on the field.

Gase has developed a reputation as a bit standoffish and his “my way or the highway” demeanor saw the Dolphins shuttle several players out of South Florida despite having promise because they simply couldn’t get along with their coach, or because their coach simply didn’t want them.

That’s reportedly what happened between Gase and Wilson. According to Mehta, Gase told Miami’s decision-makers (then Mike Tannenbaum and Chris Grier) that either Wilson or Danny Amendola would be able to fill the void left behind by the trade of WR Jarvis Landry — another one of those players Miami ejected on because of issues with Gase. But yet when the Dolphins signed Wilson to his free-agent deal, Gase voiced displeasure and prompted the Dolphins to double down and also sign Amendola to a deal as well.

Once Amendola was also in the building, it is reported that Gase then demanded the team trade away Wilson before he’d ever played a snap in Miami.

“To complicate matters, Gase quickly became frustrated at Wilson because he felt that the player couldn’t fully grasp his offense… In fact, Gase demanded that the Dolphins trade Wilson in the spring/summer before he had ever played a single game for him, according to sources. When team brass told him that it wasn’t going to happen, he tried to make do with Wilson.” – Manish Mehta, New York Daily News

Wilson would go on to lead the NFL in yards after the catch before suffering an injury midway through the season in 2018 and has since struggled to regain his prior form. Comparing this level of communication to what we see now in Miami and it’s clear that while the Jets have the better record as things currently stand, the Dolphins are a team better positioned to have a successful future.