I know the Dolphins had injuries, but you must overcome the injuries. Plus, you had your quarterback in Tagovailoa playing, and his play in the last six games of the season has started to make me wonder if he is the quarterback who can lead us. He had chances in the last month of the season to prove he’s a clutch franchise quarterback, and he came up short with the game on the line. Plus, just like the rest of the team, it doesn’t play well against better competition. I know his receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle were hurt, but a quarterback has to lead his team and raise his level of play, and he failed. The end of the season has made me wonder if McDaniel is the right coach to lead us now. For all the stats and big plays the Dolphins make with his offense, it’s the second year in a row that this team has faded down the stretch under his watch. The Dolphins don’t look like they are making any halftime adjustments. The offense is too predictable against better defense. He also looks over-matched against better coaches. Maybe he should give up the play-calling duties and focus on the other areas of the football team. That could be a start. For all the excitement McDaniel has brought, it hasn’t been enough to get the Dolphins over the hump. The Dolphins are going to have a lot of decisions to make as they are over $40 million dollars over the salary cap, so tough decisions will have to be made. Guys like Emmanuel Ogbah and Jerome Baker may be let go, as well as others. Plus, the Dolphins have made big decisions on free agents Christian Wilkins and Robert Hunt, to name a few. They also must decide if it’s time to move on from Xavien Howard, who has lost a step as a shutdown corner, and Terron Armstead, who is constantly injured and barely played half the games this year. The Dolphins also must decide if they want to extend Tagovailoa or let him play out his 5th-year option. Right now, I would let him play out his 5th year because his play down the stretch has raised some serious questions with me, and the Dolphins don’t want to make the same mistake they made with Ryan Tannehill. Tagovailoa may have played all 17 games and led the lead in passing yards, etc., but he choked with the game on the line. My wife told me the other day the Dolphins had a good year. I told her yes, the Dolphins won more games than last year and made the playoffs again, but they were 9-3 and had a 3-game lead in the division, and just like last year started out with the same record and crashed with the most talented team that I can remember. This is going to take a lot of time for me to get over as a fan to get over. I’m so mad, frustrated, depressed, etc., with this team, knowing they had everything in front of them to win the division and potentially have multiple home games in the playoffs to make a run, only to choke. To make matters worse, we let the Bills off the hook, and they are still playing and live in the Central New York area, and this isn’t a good time for me because their fans are as cocky as can be when they win. It’s going to be a long, depressing off-season to get over the end of this season. The season had a lot of highs and excitements, but in the end, they crashed and burned with everything in front of them. The post Dolphins Season Is A Frustrating Disappointment appeared first on Miami Dolphins.
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