As if the Miami Dolphins‘ season wasn’t already lost, they got the brakes beaten off of them on Sunday 31-6 by the Cleveland Browns. They dropped to 1-6 on the season and it’s been as big of a disaster as one could imagine.
Following the loss, Hall of Fame coach Bill Cowher took the opportunity to rip the effort of the Dolphins’ players.
“The second half of that game, they looked almost disinterested,” Cowher said. “They looked deflated. They looked almost … there was nothing left in the tank. They almost disengaged. I’m just talking the way I saw it. Tua turned the ball over (three) times. The defense gave up some big plays.
“It will be interesting to see what happens down there. There’s been a lot of talk about the lack of structure that they have inside the building…We don’t know what’s going on inside the building, because we’re not there. But we see the product that’s on the field. And right now, there’s some issues in Miami.”
He can say that again, there is something structurally wrong with this Dolphins team and it probably goes all the way to the top.
Miami Dolphins needs to get quarterback situation in order
In July of 2024, Dolphins’ general manager Chris Grier inexplicably thought it was a good time to sign quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to a four-year, $212 million contract extension. The deal looks worse and worse with every day that goes by.
Not only is the team 1-6, but Tua has been terrible, leading the NFL in interceptions. He’s thrown five more than Tennessee Titans rookie Cam Ward, and that’s saying a lot.
On Sunday, after throwing for just 100 yards and three picks, he got benched for rookie Quinn Ewers. Now, there are questions about who the starting QB is going to be moving forward.
“He is going to take the snaps this week, and he is going to be a starter this week, and my expectation is that we don’t throw 10 picks,” head coach Mike McDaniel said of Tua Monday.
Wow! That’s a direct shot at Tua and it makes Cowher’s comments ring all the more true. The Dolphins lack all sorts of structure and discipline.
McDaniel talks about the sloppiness of the Miami Dolphins
McDaniel did his best to address the many problems with the team, which is clearly in a tailspin.
“We can’t allow it to seep into our play and keep us from executing,” McDaniel said. “So I mean, the list goes on. Minus 4 (turnovers) and 100 yards in penalties, two formulas that generally will equal immediate loss, regardless of what you do. So, you know, I think we didn’t see it coming in terms of our prep but you absolutely, with 100% certainly, you have to evaluate everything.
“You know, I think it goes for – no person, no player, no coach has their hands clean and we have to get back to work, starting with me, do a better job. We have an NFL opponent and game next week that we have a lot of work to do and in the meantime, this was a step back from how we play football. I thought we had growth and generally growth without results is a good thing for your time. In this case, it was not good enough. You know, you can go on any tangent and have, at least partially right, regardless of what angle you take when you get beat like that.”
At this point it’s just sad. What is McDaniel supposed to say? And why is Stephen Ross waiting to pull the trigger? Just put everyone out of their misery and start the healing process.
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