"Another rebuild officially is upon us. Smoke 'em, if you got 'em. This will take a while. The New England Patriots have six Super Bowl trophies this new millennium. The Dolphins kicked off their sixth rebuild in that time with Monday's trade of Phillips. It's their identity. The previous, failed architects were Nick Saban, Bill Parcells, Mike Tannenbaum, Brian Flores/Chris Grier, Chris Grier/Mike McDaniel and ... now, who? Who will be in charge?"
"Ross wants to keep Mike McDaniel if this season doesn't collapse completely. That's not because he considers McDaniel a championship coach. It's in good part because McDaniel might be the only coach wanting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa right now, and to release Tua after this season means writing him a $99.2 million check for nothing. Yep, listlessly out to sea is a possibility."
Chris Grier has been removed from the front office and the Dolphins traded defensive end Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles for a third-round pick. The team started the season poorly, including a Thursday night loss to the Baltimore Ravens, prompting another full rebuild. The organization has cycled through several personnel architects and now faces questions about leadership and process from owner Steve Ross. Ross leans toward retaining coach Mike McDaniel largely because McDaniel may accept quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, avoiding a costly release. If McDaniel and Tua remain, the general manager candidate pool may shrink.
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