Time of the Season to Hope Beyond Logic
July is finally here, the first month we see our favorite team in training camp. Rookies report on July 15th, and veterans on July 22nd.
We also see the first pre-season game of the year, the Hall of Fame game between the Detroit Lions and the LA Chargers, on July 31.
This is the first preseason game of many, as we quickly grow bored with preseason and look forward to September 4, the opening game on Thursday Night Football between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Yet this time of year, as we have finally reached the starting month of the 2025 NFL season, we can pretend about our Miami Dolphins gridiron fate and be delusionally optimistic.
Despite what we have witnessed, experienced, and read about the Dolphins’ 2025 offseason actions, or lack thereof, this is the time to forget all the predictions of NFL pundits who forecast another mediocre and “blah” season for the Miami Dolphins.
So, let’s pretend together on our magic carpet ride and give ourselves a reason to look forward to the Dolphins’ 2025 season.
To name a few:
• Tua Tagovailoa is entering his sixth year as a pro. It seems like yesterday that we drafted him in 2020 to be the heir apparent to Dan Marino, and maybe this is the year he will rewrite the numerous narratives surrounding him.
• Edge rushers Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips return to their pre-injury Pro Bowl form, and with second-year player Chop Robinson, this tandem consistently disrupts the offensive backfield.
• The defensive backfield performs well enough to be competitive and minimize mistakes, with Minkah Fitzpatrick assuming a leadership role.
• The Dolphins conquer the short-yardage problems, resulting in the best conversion rate in short-yardage situations during McDaniel’s tenure.
• Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill surpass their 2023 record-setting performances.
• The Dolphins’ running game is once again successful, but this year, it has a more physical style led by newcomers James Daniels and Jonah Savaiinaea on the offensive line.
• Mike McDaniel turns back the clock and adopts a more disciplined approach to coaching his players.
Delusional?
Of course it is, and why not?
If we want to be delusional as fans and hope against reality, this is the time of the year to do so.
