For two straight seasons, the Miami Dolphins have gotten off to a red-hot start before floundering down the stretch.
With Super Bowl aspirations coming from the top down, simply making the playoffs won't be good enough in 2024.
The Dolphins enter next season with rising expectations. They've been the darlings of September, going 6-1 in the first month of the season over the last two years. They've also been the sport's biggest disappointments of December and January, posting a combined 4-8 record in those months the last two years.
The high-powered Miami offense froze up in last year's playoff appearance against the Kansas City Chiefs, scoring just seven points in a 26-7 rout by the defending champs.