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The streak continues for the Miami Dolphins
By Zach Evans
After starting the season 5-7, the Miami Dolphins have lost three straight games, including an 18-12 loss to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday.
Miami gave up multiple sacks during the game and turned the ball over too many times. The one highlight for Miami was Jarvis Landry making a spectacular one-handed catch over a defender for a first down.
Frank Gore had a great game for the Colts, as he ran for 85 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns on the day. Matt Hasselbeck got injured so his backup, Charlie Whitehurst, had to come in the game. In the end, Miami had a chance late in the game to win, but as it had all game gave up a sack to lose as the clock expired.
Miami currently holds the seventh spot in the NFL draft and should take someone at the offensive line, linebacker or secondary positions.
The Dolphins' season has already ended, but they will play one final game against the New England Patriots. If they can somehow beat New England and the Pats out of the top seed, you would have to think of it as a win for the Dolphins.
Hopefully with nothing to lose and very little to play for, the Dolphins will come out smoking in their final game of the season and give fans something to cheer for with one win in the division, since they haven’t won a division game all year. Either way, one thing is for sure — the culture of losing and mediocrity in Miami has to change and change soon.
The owner of this dismal franchise needs to make changes and make them soon. Stephen Ross is definitely someone who likes to hold on to people and not let them go. He took forever to fire Jeff Ireland and only did so because fans would be furious if he kept him. Jerry Jones and Stephen Ross are similar in the fact that they are businessmen, not football gurus. Jerry Jones knows how to sell his product, the Dallas Cowboys, in order to make a profit, while his team is constantly living in mediocrity.
Stephen Ross also does this. For instance, he renovated Sun Life Stadium much like Jones has with AT&T Stadium and gives incentive for season ticket holders with good prices. However, by just going after the splash players trying to bring buzz to South Beach, the buzz quickly dies without a supporting cast, leaving the team where it started off the year prior: nowhere.
These two owners are also very good at keeping people around mainly because they like the person, not because of the job they’re doing. Jason Garrett has been around for a while, winning one playoff game and having three 8-8 seasons. Jerry Jones, however, holds on to him because he’s his “favorite son.” Mike Tannenbaum, who is also close to Ross, hasn’t been producing but continues to stink up the joint with the Dolphins.
In the end, something has got to give, and somebody or somebodies have to go.
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