With six games in the books to start the 2025 NFL season, the Miami Dolphins are sitting with a 1-5 record and a bleak outlook for the rest of the regular season. Even before the team lost superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill to a season-ending injury, the Dolphins weren’t in a good place, and now things are that much more bleak after dropping an ideal opportunity against Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers.
Following the loss to the Chargers, with Cameron Dicker connecting on a game-winning field goal on Sunday, the Dolphins have fallen to 1-5 on the season, with little hope of turning things around.
As usual, the blame and all the attention and pressure turned to the head coach, Mike McDaniel, and quarterbacks, Tua Tagovailoa.
Tua Tagovailoa Gets Called Out by Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa #1 talks with head coach Mike McDaniel of the Miami Dolphins.
McDaniel reacted to Tagovailoa’s comments about the Dolphins‘ leadership with some pretty telling comments during media availability on Monday.
“You guys caught me before I heard them,” McDaniel said. “I think, regardless of intent and what was on Tua’s mind after a loss, as the franchise quarterback, that’s not the forum to displace that. I think he knows that. Now, I do honestly believe there was no ill intention, but you’re talking about, I think, a misguided representation of player-orchestrated film sessions.
“The bottom line is no one’s going to be happy and [people] always are looking for reasons for failure to succeed. So you’re trying to look for reasons that you can attribute to losses, and heavy is the crown of being a franchise quarterback.”
With everything seemingly heading in the wrong direction for the Dolphins, it comes as no surprise that the team’s quarterback and head coach would be frustrated. Going 1-5 during a six-game stretch is bound to make anyone frustrated, especially the two people who have the most to lose.
“I’ve got a lot of things to worry about, and one of them is not those comments and where our team is lying after that,” McDaniel said. “We’ve just had meetings about the game itself, the factual successes and failures that led to the ultimate result, and that’s where people’s focus needs to be.
“We are all very motivated to fix our problems and find a way to win.”
Only time will tell what transpires in Miami and whether McDaniel and or Tagovailoa are part of the team’s long-term plans, especially after such a disappointing start to the 2025 campaign.
Darren Waller Resurrecting NFL Career With Dolphins
GettyDarren Waller #83 of the Miami Dolphins.
The Dolphins might be 1-5 to start the 2025 NFL season, but the team has one surprising positive after the first five games, with recently unretired Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller putting on a show in the three games he has played.
Waller shockingly retired from the NFL after a short stint with the New York Giants, as he didn’t appreciate the role the team was having him play in the Big Apple after a successful stint with the Las Vegas Raiders.
However, Waller recently had a change of heart and decided to come out of retirement to play for the Dolphins, which has been a massive boost for Miami’s offense.
Waller has been much better than expected in his return, catching four touchdown passes and 117 receiving yards on 10 receptions over three games.
Although Waller has performed better than expected, the real question now is whether he can sustain that success while providing the Dolphins with an added edge on offense.
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