That's what the defenders will say. But the Miami Dolphins' Week 1 loss to the Indianapolis Colts to start the 2025 NFL season proved all the naysayers correct in their preseason analyses.
The truth is that this wasn't just one week or one game. This is Year 4 of the Mike McDaniel era and the sixth with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Both have received extensions in some form during their time in Miami, yet neither has netted the results deserving of those extensions.
Dolphins are proving everyone right for all of the wrong reasons
The peak of this team was in 2022 and 2023, neither of which resulted in the Dolphins winning a playoff game.