Imagine being undefeated after three weeks of an NFL season only to realize that the entire season thus far had been a mirage. That is exactly what happened last year to the Miami Dolphins.
MIami started the season 3-0 and fans and even some in the media though that the road to perennial contender had been crossed. Unfortunately, last seasons fourth week was the beginning of the end.
The Dolphins are now, a year later, on the opposite end of that spectrum. They are winless, 0-3, they have no real hopes of turning around a season that already is lost but last years hopes died quickly and left fans scratching their heads.