Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers Safid Deen and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers.
A: The Dolphins defense blossomed in their second season in Brian Flores’ hybrid 3-4 scheme because of the return of some healthy players, and the influx of numerous big-money free agents.
I suspect Miami’s defense can take another step forward in the third season of this rebuild by making the right offseason moves.
Considering the production of turnovers was the main reason Miami’s defense spent most of the year as one of the top-five units in the NFL before finishing sixth due to the beatdown the Dolphins took from the Buffalo Bills in their season finale, it’s easy to conclude that Flores’ defense could regress if it doesn’t produce a similar amount of turnovers.