Ok, maybe that title is a little over the top, but in my opinion, if the Miami Dolphins lose to the Buffalo Bills, the season will be a failure. I know the Dolphins are in the playoffs for the second straight season for the first time in two decades. I also know this is the most talented team they have had in decades, but this team’s is to win the division and host a playoff game. A loss on Sunday will mean they have to go on the road the rest of the way. It also will mean the team that has had our number in the Bills will win the division for a 4th straight season and show they are better than the Dolphins. After having a 3-game lead when December started, that will be a hard pill to swallow.Â
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The Dolphins want to be contenders, but contenders don’t blow three-game division leads with five games to go. The Dolphins haven’t proven they can win on the road against a quality opponent. The Dolphins also want to prove they are better than the Bills. Well in their first matchup, the Bills cleaned the Dolphins clocks 48-20. The Dolphins have only beaten the Bills twice since 2018. If they lose on Sunday Night, it will remind me of the early 1990s in big games; the Bills are the better team. I don’t believe that right now, but if it happens, then that will change.Â
I live in Central New York, and while it’s not as bad as in Western New York, you hear it from Bills fans, but when the Bills win, their fans are cocky as ever. When they lose, they crawl in the fetal position. That’s true. What also is true is the Bills don’t think much of the Dolphins and why should they? The Dolphins haven’t done anything against the Bills over the years. The Bills have been here in big games and have won the AFC East three straight seasons and won some playoff games. The Dolphins haven’t; in fact, this is like foreign territory for them, and they are going through the growing pains of becoming a potential contender.Â
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The problem is the Dolphins are built for now and are all in. If they lose Sunday Night, there will be a lot of questions about the roster, and with the team over the cap, there will be questions about who will be back. That would happen either way, but it will be a longer look because the Dolphins would have choked away the division and potential home games in the playoffs.Â
Now, the Dolphins can win a playoff game if they don’t win the division for the first time in 23 years, but it would feel different for me, considering they choked away the division and more the year after almost choking away a playoff spot. This is almost DeJa’Vu all over again. It would raise questions about our head coach, Mike McDaniel, and quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa.Â
That is the reality in my mind if the Dolphins lose on Sunday night. I know they could go on the road and win in the postseason, but I just don’t see it. It will be a long off-season potentially if they don’t win Sunday Night.Â
preach……to me also winning the div is bigger than making post-season
You can say this franchise, this owner is a failure.
You can add the front office and now the Head coach as well can be lumped into that. For several years now we’ve all watched Stephen Ross, Chris Grier and just for the last year or so, Mike McDaniel make a few head scratching decisions.
Oh , I know I’m acting a bit emotional here , especially with McDaniel because he’s been the only Bright spot in my opinion in some time.
Also for the record , I will also thank Chris Grier for going after him.
However , I’m frustrated for a variety of reasons , the majority stem from Ross and then to Grier.
To be fair Grier has also shown some brilliance with several moves , several trades, so perhaps I should get off his back some. He does have a fairly decent track record of drafting guys but yet he still isn’t special with it. He’s had some incredibly bad misses as well, especially along the offensive line and of course this QB.
So I’ll start with the Dolphins owner, Stephen Ross.
This owner cost his franchise multiple draft picks by courting Tom Brady when he knew it was illegal. The Dolphins missed out on a first round pick and 3rd round pick as a result. Picks that could’ve helped this franchise. Worse yet , Ross lied to investigators and looked every bit of the fool he is.
For me, this is a sign of very low character individual, especially from an owner. This screams, a guy who feels very entitled, even smug at the thought the NFL would do anything to him. Mr. Ross, you sir proved how Michigan men work behind the scenes. Low low low. You might be Uncle T, the man behind the Money that University threw to cheat their opponents and screw over Vegas. At this point I wouldn’t put it past a scoundrel like you.
You sir are classless and the Dolphins Franchise deserves much better.
For those reasons alone, I don’t have any respect for that man. He showed his true colors and that sort of behavior is indicative of someone whom doesn’t deserve to own this franchise, let alone win anything meaningful. Stephen Ross is a man of Low Quality.
Mr. Ross, please sell the franchise to someone whose principals are matched by his other good Qualities as a human being.
So let me get right down to the Meat if it all.
The Dolphins GM and Owner cost the Dolphins many games by Drafting Tua Tagovailoa.
A Diminutive QB whose lack of Arm talent is only matched by his lack of Mobility and Proclivity to staring down Receivers.
Reality is , Tua stinks and everyone knows it.
The ONLY reason he puts up decent numbers is due to having essentially two cheat codes in Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. The latter , they certainly don’t use enough and what a shame that is.
Imagine if New England had those two, they would run those short little Rub routes to Death and destroy teams like they did with Julian Edelman, Wes Welker. I was amazed watching them and how often they went to that simple little cross no one could stop and just think they had just one short , shifty receiver running those. They absolutely killed opponents and lulled them to sleep with them, eventually getting popped in the mouth with the shots over the top to Gronk, Randy moss and honestly any other receiver they had on their rosters during that time. I remember thinking, watching their run, how come no one else were emulating them. I digress…
Chris Griers inability to draft a QB and consistent Quality Offensive Lineman have been Long standing issues. The fact this team doesn’t have Justin Herbert alone places this franchise to a position it will never get to with Tua and that is an AFC championship game , let alone a Super Bowl.
Mark my words , Tua will never get past a second round playoff game because he lacks arm strength , feel in the pocket , mobility and his one dimensional approach to staring down receivers and throwing the majority of his passes over the middle.
With the kind of talent they have at receiver , it WILL be a shame if they didnt go to a Super Bowl, and yet as I write this , i tell you, with Tua, the Dolphins, Will Never make it to AFC title game , let alone the Super Bowl .
I’m fairly certain I, myself could throw for well over 3,000 plus yards in this offense. I’m certain any average QB in this league would look like an All Pro with those two.
This will go down as the Greatest Waste of an opportunity in Dolphins lore. They had the GM who made the moves to get a shiny, incredibly fast offense but he forgot to use his brain and Draft Justin Herbert instead of a guy who would struggle at basically any other franchise in the NFL. Tua is a backup at best.
What I don’t know fully know is whether Chris Grier, wanted Tua all along or did he do the bidding of Stephen, I shouldn’t be an owner, Ross.
From what I know, they both wanted Tua really bad and for that , you both can exit stage left at any time because you chose the least physically able QB in many many years.
For Mike McDaniel, the decision to keep Bradley Chubb or basically any starters in a game you were getting your ass handed to you was one of the worst things you could’ve done. The impact it has on this team this year and next will be forever tainted. Hats off to you Mike , now place the dunce cap on. You earned it.
Oh yeah and parting shots for Fangio as well. You ran your mouth and talked crap about the Ravens from years ago, how they operated and lookee lookee what they what did to you and McDaniel this past Sunday. It was the equivalent of taking a dog who pooped in the house.
And Rubbing their noses in Shyte.
Well played Sir. You got abused on National TV. So Congratulations!! , you both fully made us all aware how incredibly far away you truly are to EVER contending for anything in the AFC.
I don’t think that your taking into consideration the massive injuries they are having right now…..it matters!!!!!!