November 30, 2019 4:06 PM HKT
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry wore a sleeveless T-shirt last week bearing the team logo from the early 1970s Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 , and said he liked the old-school look.“They should bring it back,” Landry said. “They were undefeated.”A few days later, the Dolphins lost their season finale, the glory days further away than ever. Things have gotten so bad Miami now looks upon the Buffalo Bills with envy.With a 6-10 finish, the Dolphins will sit out the playoffs for the eighth time in nine years, and they’re 65-80 (.448) since 2008. It has been 17 years since the Dolphins won a postseason game, 25 years since they reached the AFC championship game and 33 years since they played in a Super Bowl.More Miami Dolphins newsDolphins sign hometown WR Allen Hurns to 1-year contractNew Dolphins coach Brian Flores has his own daily workout at training campDolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell takes leave of absence to address health issuesTwo-time Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones rejoins Dolphins after skipping voluntary practicesDolphins QBs Josh Rosen, Ryan Fitzpatrick embrace battle for No. 1 jobThe undefeated season was in 1972, and the Dolphins’ most recent NFL title came a year later. Current coach Adam Gase has only heard about those achievements, because he wasn’t born yet.Rather than show progress toward ending those droughts, the Dolphins regressed in their second season under Gase.After overachieving to go 10-6 in 2016 and make the playoffs Christian Wilkins Miami Dolphins Jerseys , Miami deteriorated into a wildly inconsistent, undisciplined team undone by a five-game losing starting in Week 8.“Something has to change,” Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones said following his eighth year with Miami. “It’s tough not making the playoffs, knowing the potential we have in this locker room. It’s just another season I feel like we’ve wasted.”Said Gase: “We need to do a lot of things better.”Owner Stephen Ross opted for stability and will keep the organization’s core leadership intact. That means Gase, executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum and general manager Chris Grier all return in 2018.But a major roster upgraded is needed. Here are things to know as the Dolphins begin another long offseason:LOUSY LUCKThe Dolphins were bad but also unlucky. Even Mother Nature worked against them: Hurricane Irma caused the postponement of the first game, forcing Miami to play 16 weeks in a row.In retrospect, the season was probably doomed when quarterback Ryan Tannehill’s knee injury early in training camp sent him to the sideline. Jay Cutler came out of retirement as a stopgap replacement, but he was erratic and twice injured. The Dolphins also lost their most promising rookie, linebacker Raekwon McMillan, to a season-ending knee injury in the first exhibition game.Tannehill is expected to return as the starter in 2018, but there are doubts about his durability after two serious injuries to his left knee since December 2016. Cutler Miami Dolphins Jerseys Stitched , 34, likely will resume his retirement.UNDISCIPLINEDUnder Gase, the Dolphins have committed more penalties than any other team in the past two seasons, and there were other reasons to wonder about discipline.Linebacker Lawrence Timmons went AWOL on the eve of the opener, was briefly suspended and returned to have a poor season. Offensive line coach Chris Foerster resigned in October after a video on social media appeared to show him snorting lines of white powder. Linebacker Rey Maualuga was released the day before a game following a morning incident at a nightclub. Landry and running back Kenyan Drake were ejected from the season finale for their roles in an embarrassing brawl with the Bills.Long snapper John Denney summed up his 13th season with the Dolphins: “It was pretty abnormal — a lot of things going on.”INCONSISTENTMiami beat both reigning Super Bowl teams but won only four other games. Three losses were against teams that went 13-31 versus the rest of the league.“This team has a lot of talent,” cornerback Bobby McCain said, “but talent doesn’t get you anywhere.”The Dolphins lost eight of the final 10 games, including the last three, and it’s hard to argue they were better than their record. They led to start the fourth quarter in only two games and were outscored by 112 points, fourth worst in the NFL.COMING BACK?The biggest offseason issue involves Landry, whose contract expires. He’s likely to return Christian Wilkins black jersey , even though his combustible personality causes headaches for Gase.Miami’s dink passing attack gave Landry one of the NFL’s most bizarre stat lines: 112 receptions to lead the league and break his own franchise record, but an average of 8.8 yards per catch to rank 110th. He finished 13 yards shy of 1,000.ROAD TRIPReceiver Kenny Stills has perhaps the Dolphins’ best offseason plan. A nominee for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, Stills said he’ll hit the highway with friends in his early-1970s Volkswagen bus to do volunteer work in other states.“I want to find some grass-roots organizations that need the help or might need the recognition, and lend a helping hand in any way I can,” he said. “The whole idea would be to film the trip, let people track it, and then possibly collect donations, and put all of that money back into the organizations we visited.” 131View Gallery Gallery:Miami Dolphins cheerleadersSteve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports | Steve Mitchell UPDATE: The Bills trade for Antonio Brown has fallen apart and no deal has been made.The Pittsburgh Steelers set a deadline of Friday to complete a trade that would send wide receiver Antonio..."UPDATE: The Bills trade for Antonio Brown has fallen apart and no deal has been made.The Pittsburgh Steelers set a deadline of Friday to complete a trade that would send wide receiver Antonio Brown away from the team. The initial reports indicated the Steelers preferred to send the seven-time Pro Bowl receiver to the NFC, and that they would not send him to any AFC North rival nor to the New England Patriots. The Patriots - and the Miami Dolphins - appear to be headed toward seeing Brown twice a year, as the Steelers back off their NFC goal and Christian Wilkins Jersey Mens , according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, are closing in on a deal with the Buffalo Bills.Brown has twice led the league in receptions and twice led the league in receiving yards. He has 11,207 career receiving yards in nine seasons, catching 837 passes with 74 touchdowns, including last year’s league high 15. Brown has made the Pro Bowl every year since 2013, and is a four-time First-Team All-Pro selection.The trade will not be official until the start of the new league year on March 13.For more news as the details of the trade come in, check out SB Nation’s Bills site, Buffalo Rumblings, and the Steelers site, Behind the Steel Curtain.
