Were the Dolphins expected to be Super Bowl contenders this year?
They performed about what they were supposed to, if not slightly better
Many considered Miami to be a legitimate challenger to Buffalo going into this season. including you and me. The narrative was that if Tua could stay healthy they had the tools to not only beat out Buffalo for the AFC East but that they could go deep into the Playoffs.
After 12 games they were 9-3 with 4 of their final 5 games at home where they were a stellar 5-0 SU with no opponent getting inside of a TD at the finish of each of those games. Meanwhile Buffalo was 6-6 SU at that point and closed out their season in Miami with a vengeful Fish team.
Tua never missed a snap all season.
Now you are trying to tell me that they didn't fall far short of expectations either pre season or at any point in the season?
Sorry man. Miami came up way short when they slithered out of Kansas City yesterday with yet another embarrassing effort. Make that non effort.
McDaniels was being crowned as the great new young coach well into this past season. He is a fraud.