In his decade as an NFL owner Steve Ross has done everything possible to set the Miami Dolphins on the right course with one exception.
Ross, whose franchise owns a 76-84 record and two playoff berths during his 10-year run following the late H. Wayne Huizenga’s ownership, has never done a full-fledged reset, purging and then hiring new leadership (a vice president of football operations, general manager, head coach and his staff) from top to bottom at the same time.
He’s done it in pieces, forcing two vice presidents of football operations to work with three different head coaches, and three different general managers. But he’s never done one major reboot, letting one person hire everyone and building with a uniform vision.
That might be what’s needed if this offseason’s moves fail to make the 2018 Dolphins respectable.
Apathy is the worst fear of any sports franchise, and the Dolphins fan base is well on that journey because of this past decade-plus of mediocrity.
It is ultimately Ross’ responsibility to make the Dolphins a winning franchise, one that’s competitive on the field because he’s responsible for hiring the right people. Yet, that seems to be the one aspect of ownership where he’s struggled.
If your leadership isn’t up to the task, where is your organization headed? That’s the major question Ross needs to answer this season because this organization has put a ton of faith in Mike Tannenbaum’s decisions, Chris Grier’s eye for talent, and Adam Gase’s ability to develop a quarterback, and produce a potent offense.
But none of them have truly excelled at those tasks so far.
Tannenbaum spent this offseason undoing most of the moves he made when he took over as vice president of football operations in 2015. Grier’s three draft classes have provided mix results so far, and lacks an impact player. Tannehill remains an unfinished product, and the Dolphins have possessed a mediocre offense with Gase as the play-caller the past two seasons.
If this season’s team isn’t competing for a playoff spot in December, and doesn’t produce a winning record by season’s end — no matter the injuries — Ross should consider pressing the reset button, this time sparing no one.
Training camp practice schedule: Thursday, July 26 (8:30 a.m.); Friday, July 27 (8:30 a.m.); Saturday, July 28 (8:30 a.m.); Sunday, July 29 (8:30 a.m.); Monday, July 30 (8:30 a.m.); Wednesday, Aug. 1 (8:30 a.m.); Thursday, Aug. 2 (8:30 a.m.); Friday, Aug. 3 (8:30 a.m.); Saturday, Aug. 4 (11 a.m. scrimmage at Hard Rock Stadium); Monday, Aug. 6 (8:30 a.m.); Tuesday, Aug. 7 (8 a.m.); Sunday, Aug. 12 (8:30 a.m.); Monday, Aug. 13 (8:30 a.m.); Tuesday, Aug. 14 (8:30 a.m.)
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