NFL Record Predictions: Where do the Redskins end up in the pack?
By Ian Cummings
Miami Dolphins
You can like a team, and still acknowledge that they’re not ready to win yet. The slang term is “bad”, but I don’t want to call the Miami Dolphins bad. They’re certainly not “good”, if we’re sticking to the bland “bad-good” theme. But the Dolphins are a team in the infancy stages. They’re at the start of a full rebuild, and it’s going to take a year or two for everything to come together.
That said, the Dolphins have some surprising talent. Josh Rosen is a high-upside passer with franchise potential. On defense, Christian Wilkins and Davon Godchaux lay the groundwork for a budding interior defensive line, Raekwon McMillan headlines an intriguing linebacking core, and the secondary could very well be one of the league’s best, with players like Xavien Howard, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Reshad Jones, Bobby McCain, and Eric Rowe manning the ranks.
There’s a new vision in Miami with head coach Brian Flores, and I expect him to institute some of the no-nonsense, common sense attitude that the Patriots exude every year. The talent isn’t there. But in their four wins this year, we may see hints of future promise.