"Dolphins owner Steve Ross and general manager Champ Kelly want to win. Coach Mike McDaniel wants to win. So does quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. My issue is the organization accepts mediocrity too often. We've seen that in various ways after the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons. McDaniel has a 32-30 (.516) regular-season record. Tagovailoa has a 29-23 (.558) regular-season record under McDaniel. To me, having a .500ish record with all the talent the Dolphins have acquired screams mediocrity/status quo."
"He's shown his best offensive creativity in the past two years, going with the dink-and-dunk offense last year when superstar wide receiver Tyreek Hill was not completely healthy, and going to more of a run-based offense this year with Hill (knee) sidelined. Granted, it doesn't take a genius to feed the ball to Hill or running back De'Von Achane. But McDaniel's offense has shown more facets and diversity when he hasn't prioritized throwing the ball deep to Hill."
"Five wins would mean the Dolphins (4-7) have a nine-win season. That'd be a strong finish. It most likely wouldn't be enough for a playoff appearance. But it'd mean the the Dolphins defeat either Tampa Bay (6-4) or New England (9-2) in the final two games, and getting a victory over a likely playoff team would be a step forward."
Owner Steve Ross and general manager Champ Kelly want to win. Coach Mike McDaniel and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa also want to win. The organization often accepts mediocrity following the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons. McDaniel owns a 32-30 (.516) regular-season record and Tagovailoa is 29-23 (.558) under McDaniel. McDaniel adapted the offense with a dink-and-dunk approach when Tyreek Hill was not completely healthy and shifted to a run-based scheme with Hill sidelined. A five-win finish would produce nine wins overall and likely improve December/January results compared with McDaniel's 7-10 (.412) record. Tom Garfinkel largely stays on the business side.
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