NFL.com's stats don't go back to 2000, but in 2001, Miami was 8th in the league in terms of points scored... with a horrific offense led by one Jay Fiedler. It was also the last time we made the playoffs.
Hiring Gailey would definitely give our offense a boost. He's one of the only Dolphins coordinators who's proven he knows how to use Chambers, for example.
And honestly, if the three finalists are Jim Mora, Jr., Chan Gailey, and Brian Schottenheimer, then Gailey is the best of those three. Mora may be good, but he's a defensive specialist, and I think we've had enough of those for a while. Schottenheimer is an extremely creative offensive mind, but he probably doesn't have enough experience to be given both head coach and GM duties. Gailey's been here before, he's got NFL head coaching experience, and he knows how to run an offense.
Unless the reports about the finalists are wrong, and unless Wayne throws us a curveball, it looks like Chan Gailey is the next head coach of your Miami Dolphins.