The following column is about the Miami Dolphins, but please continue reading anyway.
The Dolphins have been the NFL's least interesting team for years. They've lacked even the rubbernecker appeal of hilariously doomed franchises like the Jets or (until, like, three months ago) the Browns. The only thing fascinating about the Dolphins in recent years has been their stubborn commitment to expensive mediocrity. They have been a Rube Goldberg do-nothing contraption that burns time and money and only produces a non-nourishing, .500-caliber football sludge.
But the Dolphins did three things in the last few weeks that suggest that the franchise is finally ready to stop swimming around in circles:
- They officially hired Patriots defensive assistant Brian Flores as head coach on Monday;
- They tidied up their power structure by making Chris Grier a full-fledged general manager.