The Miami Dolphins are not a good pro football team. They’re not, however, attempting to be a good football team. At least their front office is not, and they’re not RIGHT NOW.
Tanking is a strange phenomenon in the NFL. Many analytics gurus will champion the “short-term pain for long-term gain” process of dismantling any talent currently on your roster that is unlikely to be present at the time horizon for the organizational winning you envision. They will tout the brilliance of former Cleveland Browns executive Sashi Brown and nod vigorously at the current Miami Dolphins roster maneuvers.