How far could Miami have gotten...

[Highzenga]

IMO, the AFC is the weakest it's been in a while. I give credit to Denver and New England, but I don't think they would've been good enough to be the 2 best teams in the AFC in the past.

With that in mind, how far do you think Miami could've gone this season had they had the same roster, but gotten consistently solid QB play?

And if you think Miami could've made the playoffs simply by having better QB play, does that change anything at all as far as them going into a full-rebuild mode for you?

We lost a few that we should’ve had. Tua was basically handcuffed for half the year once it was known that he couldn’t throw the ball anymore. Then he was benched. If we got 2023 Tua we likely would’ve made the playoffs but there were a lot of snow games we would’ve had to play on the road. So this current roster would not fair well.
The afc was wide open. I also don’t think this will be a full rebuild like 2019. We have some pieces. We do need a culture change.

 

[39wildman]

IMO, the AFC is the weakest it's been in a while. I give credit to Denver and New England, but I don't think they would've been good enough to be the 2 best teams in the AFC in the past.

With that in mind, how far do you think Miami could've gone this season had they had the same roster, but gotten consistently solid QB play?

And if you think Miami could've made the playoffs simply by having better QB play, does that change anything at all as far as them going into a full-rebuild mode for you?

With better qb than Tua. The 2023 Dolphins team probably win wildcard game. Than get beat following week. If most of players are healthy. I think Denver is probably the best team in afc. Than follow by N.E. k.c, Ravens and Bills need regroup.

 

[Rick Cartman]

QB play is just bad league wide and thats a big part of it. Watching these playoff games, it was performances by QBs you would never see from Rivers, Brees, Rodgers (in his hayday), Manning, Brady, Roethlisberger, etc. etc. Since the delta between an elite versus an average QB has narrowed, no team is that far away, at least compared to where they were 3-4 years ago.

I think it was the Seattle game, but Rivers made an adjustment at the line and the broadcast acted like they saw a unicorn.
QB play has become extremely streamlined.

 

[LANGER72]

After the season, I was dead-set on a full teardown and tanking the 2026 season, but the more I've thought about it, and the weaker the rest of the AFC continues to look, I'm not so sure that's the way to go.

I wouldn't think that way if the state of the rest of the AFC looked better, but Miami isn't chasing powerhouses like the Bills, Chiefs, and Ravens have been in the recent past. It will be interesting to see whether that mindset affects the new regime's approach.

Agreed. The Chiefs Bills Broncos are very good teams but not dominating.

 

[The Goat]

Has the full tear down ever worked in the NFL?
The only modern example i can recall that actually worked in professional sports are the Houston Astros and OKC Thunder
A proper re-build is hiring people competent at their job and moving on from all the people that did not produce, something Ross had a hard time with for 18 years.

I literally posted for three straight years:

“Is anyone paying attention to what OKC is doing?”

And now here we are.

 

[fishfan34x2]

I think we're in between not far away and still some ground to cover. Obvious QB is the key position but I think we need a game changer opposite Chop at Edge Rusher, a linebacker that triggers and comes to tackle with ill intentions, and a strong safety that does the same. Other than QB, depth at OL, and maybe a big receiver that'll run a 9 route and moss a DB now and then, offense isn't that far away.