Now that the Miami Dolphins’ disastrous 2025 marketing campaign has lastly concluded, it’s time for a wellness verify for this franchise’s fanbase.
How are we feeling in the beginning of the offseason for Miami?
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What are your emotions on retaining Mike McDaniel because the staff’s head coach for an additional season? Would you be involved in firing him with a view to get a proper interview with former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh scheduled? If Miami let go of McDaniel, however didn’t land Harbaugh, what would your backup plan be when you have been common supervisor? Speaking of… who’s going to be the staff’s subsequent common supervisor?
There are plenty of transferring items the Dolphins have to get located earlier than we will absolutely flip our consideration to the 2026 NFL Draft and subsequent free-agency interval, which suggests there isn’t a scarcity of pleasure surrounding this group. Buckle up!
Fins Up
This week’s Fins Up character is… nicely, it’s us, the followers! We deserve some recognition for sitting via a largely depressing yr, but by no means letting our fandom waiver. We’ve been via loads of robust occasions as Dolphins followers, so I consider we’ve been calloused sufficient to deal with no matter adversity comes our approach. After all, as McDaniel all the time says, “Adversity is opportunity!”
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Here’s hoping that we by no means have to listen to that saying once more…
Yes, this season took us on a rollercoaster-ride of feelings, however right here we’re, on the opposite facet, able to be damage once more! One of those years, the staff will get it proper and reward us for our timeless devotion. 2026 isn’t wanting too good, but when the staff can one way or the other pull off a miracle this offseason (Malik Willis? John Harbaugh? A reliable GM?), we’ll nonetheless discover some room in our black hearts for some optimism.
Fins Down
This week’s Fins Down character is quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The former quantity 5 general decide within the 2020 NFL Draft misplaced his beginning job to seventh spherical rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers for the staff’s closing three video games this season, and was requested about the potential of getting a “fresh start” elsewhere subsequent season.
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Instead of responding diplomatically, as we’ve come to anticipate from franchise quarterbacks, Tagovailoa merely mentioned, “That would be dope.”
I absolutely get why the 27-year-old would need to go away the Dolphins if he was not given the chance to compete for a beginning job subsequent yr — however that doesn’t appear to be the case, at the very least if McDaniel stays the top coach. Yes, loads of rumors are swirling about Miami wanting to maneuver on from the previous Alabama quarterback this offseason, however at this stage, that’s all they’re… rumors.
McDaniel even mentioned himself that he believes there are two quarterbacks at present on the roster who may compete to start out in 2026 — presumably Tagovailoa and Ewers. However, it seems like Miami’s left-handed passer wish to go away South Florida within the rearview mirror.
We’ll see how issues play out because the offseason unfolds, but when Tagovailoa has performed his final down as a member of the Miami Dolphins, I’ll select the high-road (somebody has to) and can keep in mind his contributions to the thrilling years of 2022 and 2023 fondly.