Almost everyone would agree it was a failed season for the Miami Dolphins. That's now two consecutive years in which that's been the case. The Dolphins (7-10) were one game worse this season than they were in the 2024 season as coach Mike McDaniel (35-33 regular season, 35-35 overall) posted the worst record of his four-year era. As an indication of how badly things went, consider that during the season the Dolphins fired their general manager (Chris Grier) and demoted their quarterback ( Tua Tagovailoa).