The Miami Dolphins haven’t had the best couple of years; however, there seems to be a recurring issue behind their struggles. Even prior to the start of training camp, questions swirled about team culture.
“Except this isn't a one-year issue with Miami. Set aside the iffy football decisions, like Grier's inability to field a stable offensive line or properly manage high-profile salaries over the course of a nine-year tenure featuring exactly zero playoff victories. Just from a culture perspective, Miami has been the NFL equivalent of an accident -- a controversy, a feud, a drama -- waiting to happen,” CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin wrote.
Coming into the season, head coach Mike McDaniel was on one of the hottest seats in the league, a name de jour of sorts on your various preseason coaching roundups.
The Week 1 loss to the Indianapolis Colts was ugly, further ratcheting up speculation.
Certainly no stranger to bold ideas, FS1’s Colin Cowherd tossed a big name into the ring for the Dolphins to consider. Ironically, its another coach in the news for a rocky start, albeit one with a significantly longer track record.
“What about [Bill] Belichick? Got a place in Jupiter, doesn't he? Miami loves sex appeal... I don't think Belichick's crazy [in Miami],” Cowherd said.
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Belichick in Miami would certainly be something—and it would put him right back in the same division as the Patriots. Given Belichick recently banned Patriots scouts from UNC football facilities, its not hard to image Belichick returning to the AFC East to take on his former employer.
For now, its nothing more than the speculatory smoke emanating from Cowherd's microphone. But its fun to imagine a world in which Miami's plight ends with an NFL comeback for the 8-time Super Bowl winning coach.