The Miami Dolphins are 0-3.
And so far, their leadership has said all the right things about sticking with head coach Mike McDaniel.
But at some point, something has to give, right?
And if it does, Bleacher Report's Alex Kay has the wildest, most intriguing idea for how to replace McDaniel: Get Bruce Arians out of retirement and trade for him.
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Arians would technically belong to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers if he un-retired. Kay writes that it'd take a fourth-round pick to get him.
Here's how Kay breaks it down:
Although it's far more likely that the 'Phins would promote an interim head coach to finish out a lost campaign if they part ways with McDaniel following a few more early-season losses, the team could opt to try and pull off a stunning in-season coaching trade to fill the vacancy.
This brash decision would move the needle far more than anything else Miami could try at this point in the year.
Although it's unclear what Arians current contract situation is with the Buccaneers, he stepped down ahead of the 2022 season and moved into a consulting role with the organization. If the Dolphins are serious about winning, they should make Arians an offer to return to the sidelines that he wouldn't be able to refuse.
Trading for a new coach in the midst of a season would break new ground, but the Dolphins don't have much to lose after their abysmal start. Adding a Super Bowl-winning coach to the mix is their best chance of righting the ship.
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Arians is an offensive whiz. He'd have as good a chance of any of revitalizing the once-promising career of Tua Tagovailoa, and the two speedster receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle would give Arians a lot to work with.
Is this likely to happen? Not really.
But it's the kind of out-of-the-box thinking that once in a long while can really pay off for an NFL team.
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