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Phinsider Question Of The Day: What Can They Do Edition

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It’s that time of year when anyone writing for the NFL or any NFL team is busy trying to find something, anything, to write about. We here at the Phinsider aren’t immune. Most writers have a list of minimums they need to meet as authors for any website or publication, which naturally pushes them to write about nearly anything they can link to the NFL or the team that they cover. Luckily, the Miami Dolphins usually manage to generate enough news to have at least one story that we can stretch out for a bit. While this can be fortunate if you write about the team, it’s not always as lucky if you’re also a real fan of the team you cover, because far too many of those stories that keep the Phins in the news are less than positive.

The latest story is that the Dolphins are either a focus or at least part of a list, and that head coach Mike McDaniel is on the hot seat as we approach the 2025-2026 NFL season. McDaniel does not have to face this offseason's challenge alone, as general manager Chris Grier is also reportedly on the hot seat. Building a consistently winning NFL team that can challenge for a championship requires many skilled people, so when that doesn’t happen, it often costs some of them their jobs. They are now working and coaching with their jobs on the line. What would they need to do to change the story?

So the Phinsider Question Of The Day is:

What do Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel have to do to get them off the “hot seat” and keep their jobs? What would you have to see from the team this coming season to believe that one or both of them deserve to keep their job beyond this coming season?

Please share your thoughts and answers in the comments section below-

Source: https://www.thephinsider.com/2025/7...-question-of-the-day-what-can-they-do-edition

 

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Time for Tua Tagovailoa to deliver - The Splash Zone 7/12/25

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Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.

When Tua Tagovailoa is on the field, the Miami Dolphins always have a good chance of winning the game. But that’s been the problem. He hasn’t been able to stay on the field. While his stats have been great, the injury history has always been a concern. In 2023, Tua had his best season and the team looked poised to make a nice playoff run. But the Dolphins are blessed with bad luck and got decimated by injuries all over the roster late in the season. With a ton of offensive pieces returning and some hopeful upgrades, Tua and the Dolphins offense should be set up for success.

You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.

Miami Dolphins Top 10 players countdown: QB Tua Tagovailoa is No. 3 - Yahoo Sports
Countdown to training camp: Tua Tagovailoa is No. 3 on our Dolphins Top 10 players countdown

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Dolphins Wide Receivers​

Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle seeks redemption in 2025 - ESPN
Despite posting career lows across the board, Waddle and the Dolphins believe the receiver will return to form.

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Dolphins Tight Ends​

Miami Dolphins 2025 Training Camp Preview: Tight Ends
The Miami Dolphins' tight end room has a lot of question marks, following Jonnu Smith getting traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Dolphins Offensive Line​

Ranking Miami Dolphins Top 25 Players: A Surprising OL Development
The Miami Dolphins' signing of Aaron Brewer last offseason wasn't regarded as a slam dunk move, but he outperformed expectations pretty quickly.

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Dolphins Linebackers​

Miami Dolphins for better, for worse? Return of Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips bolsters LBs - Yahoo Sports
The Miami Dolphins' linebacking corps missed Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb last season, but Chop Robinson excelled, as did two ex-Seattle Seahawks.

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Phinsider News You May Have Missed​

Will Dolphins receivers rebound - Miami Dolphins News 7/10/25 - The Phinsider
Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.

Minkah Fitzpatrick cracks top-10 list compiled by NFL insiders for ESPN - The Phinsider
The Dolphins did well to reacquire Fitzpatrick while dealing Jonnu Smith and Jalen Ramsey.

Phinsider Question Of The Day: What Can They Do Edition - The Phinsider
What steps can Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel take to relieve the pressure on them?

Miami Dolphins training camp 2025 preview: Key dates, notable additions, biggest storylines
With the start of 2025 NFL training camps just around the corner, Bobby Kownack provides a deep dive into the Dolphins' roster changes, position battles and notable subplots.

Phinsider Victory Of The Week Open Thread Vol. 641 - The Phinsider
It’s Friday, which means it’s time to welcome you to another VOTW post. This evening’s open conversation prompt is just that: What is YOUR victory for this week? Did something remarkable happen? Is...

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Ndamukong Suh announces retirement officially ending Hall of Fame career

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Former Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh announced his retirement on Saturday.

Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh has not played in two years, but he had not announced any plans to retire from the NFL, ending a Hall of Fame career that lasted 13 years. That changed on Saturday when the 2010 Defensive Rookie of the Year took to X to officially end his NFL career.

Suh, in the post, stated that losing his father on July 12, 2024 was the hardest day of his life. Before his dad passed away, he told Suh, “It’s time to let football go. You’ve done everything you set out to do. Now it’s time for the next chapter.” Exactly a year later, Suh officially hung up his cleats.

Suh was drafted second overall in 2010 by the Detroit Lions. He immediately made an impact, recording 66 tackles, one interception, three passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, and 10 sacks in his rookie year, being selected to the Pro Bowl and as a First-Team All-Pro along with his rookie of the year award.

In March 2015, Suh signed with the Miami Dolphins as a free agent, setting a new record for the highest-paid defensive player in league history as he agreed to a six-year, $114 million contract. He spent three years with Miami before he was released in a salary cap savings move. During his three seasons in Miami, he tallied 181 tackles, 13 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 15.5 sacks. He was selected as a Second-Team All-Pro in 2016, as well as making the Pro Bowl, joining four all-star selections he had with Detroit.

Following his time with Miami, Suh played a season with the Los Angeles Rams, three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the 2022 season included eight games with the Philadelphia Eagles, joining the team midseason in a playoff push.

He won Super Bowl LV with the Buccaneers after the 2020 season.

He finished his career with three First-Team All-Pro selections, two Second-Team selections, and five Pro Bowls. He recorded 600 tackles, one interception, 38 passses defensed, five forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries with three touchdowns, and 71.5 sacks. He was named to the NFL All-Decades Team for the 2010s.

“I left it all on the field, and now I’m stepping away with peace and gratitude,” Suh said in his statement as he ended the reflection on his career before transitioning to the “next season” of his life which will include work to help “athletes, entrepreneurs, and young people navigating life and money.” He has started the “No Free Lunch” podcast as part of that goal.

Suh is destined to be in the Hall of Fame. He will likely be selected in 2027, his first year of eligibility for enshrinement in Canton.

You can read his full statement, as well as check out the incredible pictures of him with his father in a thread on X, starting with this post:

July 12, 2024 was the hardest day of my life.

It’s the day I said goodbye to my father, the man who raised me, shaped me, challenged me, and believed in me before I believed in myself.

He wasn’t just a dad. He was my idol, my coach, and my anchor.
He taught me what it meant to… pic.twitter.com/WkefQaDrsQ

— Ndamukong Suh (@NdamukongSuh) July 12, 2025​

Source: https://www.thephinsider.com/2025/7...ent-miami-dolphins-detroit-lions-hall-of-fame