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Last night I discussed the Super Bowl and our Miami Dolphins’ trouble making it out of the first round of the playoffs, let alone making it to the big game. I then asked the following question
So beyond getting through the first round of the playoffs how far away do you think this team is from making it back to the Super Bowl or winning the Super Bowl? Please tell us how far away the team is from making it to the big game in your opinion and why.
Below are some of your answers and thoughts on the subject-
Bill Moody sees some positives and the obvious negatives.
This was year 5 of the rebuild, starting with the tear-down in 2019. My expectation was that in year 5 we would win a play-off game. I didn’t set the bar at the Super Bowl or even Conference Championship, just simply, win a play-off game. The team failed in this regard. I’m not quite at the point of saying the rebuild has failed since the team has been decimated with injuries over the past two years. However, the team now has cap issues and missing draft picks, and it’s getting hard to envision what’s next. Hopefully, they can carry something forward, and I do think that they can be competitive next season, but the team could also just as likely be headed for another teardown.
On a positive side, the team has had 4 winning seasons in a row, a feat not accomplished in over 2 decades. The team also made the playoffs two years in a row, again, something not done in over two decades. The next step is to be competitive against the top-tier teams and in the post-season. If we can’t jump that hurdle, then may as well dissolve the team. Nobody wants to be an eternal cheerleader for the fodder teams.
daytonadolfan thinks the team gets there in the next two seasons, but he was once wrong…or maybe it was more than once.
We’ll see after this year’s offseason coaching changes but I’d say we are within 2 years of going all the way. Of course, I have been wrong before!
wolfpack1 has no faith that it will happen anytime in the near future.
Probably not for a very long time and I have been a dolphin’s fan since 1972. So, as a kid I became a fan during ‘that’ season and watched all the games that I could including the SB. The current formula of Tua+Grier+McDaniels = 1st round playoff loss. There are just too many good teams in the AFC to have inconsistent QB play and that will end your playoff run quickly, no matter how many Tyreek Hills you have on the team. McDaniels isn’t adaptable and was often outcoached as many on this forum have pointed out. Grier is who he is and no sense wasting words on what needs to be done with him. So, I don’t know when the Dolphins will win another championship. That is why you suit up and play the games, other than the paycheck, but for the fans it’s disappointing to watch other teams celebrate as they move on in the playoffs and your team is cleaning out their lockers. Just another year as a dolphins fan.
coach k 13 is always an optimist!
I always go with next year!!!!!
Call_for_the_Priest’77 has rolled out a two-point plan!
In order for our team to become relevant we need two things. The first actually helps achieve the second.
1: STAY HEALTHY!!
2: Plan B offense
#1 is obvious. How we achieve it is not so obvious. But what we can do (and I will be thoroughly disappointed if we don’t) is turn this team upside down and inside out with help from outside the organization to find out why our guys are dropping like ducks at a shooting gallery. Everything and everybody, coaches, players and other staffers need their roles examined to figure out why this decimation has occurred for the past two years running and how we stop it next season.
#2 refers to McD and Tua running plays that are NOT designed to throw the football like it were some live grenade to be tossed back to the enemy! We need plays where Tua can take his time and pick his options when Tyreek isn’t open off the snap. Certainly a healthy bunch of OL regulars will be a tremendous help in facilitating this. Working in some smart QB runs would also work in this Plan B format.
I trust Grier to do a good job at getting our most important FAs signed up for next year and beyond. I also think there will be some opportunities in the draft to get some help in key areas (transitional OLB to ILB stud, DE, CB, OL). We won’t fill everything from the draft but current and new FA signings should fill all the remaining gaps. I also think there are opportunities for Grier to manage the cap effectively with workable player cuts / trades and restructuring to keep the team competitive into future years.
We will have the talent to be relevant, provided our guys stay on the field and off of the medical carts!
heatforlife thinks it’s soon! Just need to wait for all of the good QBs in the AFC to retire.
when pat josh joe lamar retire
sdphinsfan says it’s from two years to who the hell knows!
Talent-wise, we’re a couple of years away. To get to the big game, you have to be good enough to get to December and then you have to be healthy or getting healthy. Who the hell knows when that could ever happen again….
SlayerNation1 wants some realignment.
Easiest path: petition the NFL to swap Carolina to AFC East, Miami to NFC South
The AFC is going to be brutal for the foreseeable future.
Spok507 believes that it all falls to the level of defensive play.
If Weaver can turn this defense into a tougher, meaner, tackling force, we have a chance. But I still can’t see Tua taking the team on his shoulders in December and January and helping make things happen. So it’ll have to be the D peaking at the right time, keeping the game in check while the offense does just enough to win. In other words, I’m not all that hopeful we’ll make it past the Wildcard round for the foreseeable future.
budglo doesn’t believe that it all falls on the QB.
Well Griese had to get through KC, Steelers, Colts, and Jets just to get there. There were several QBs that were better than him. The Dolphins had a better team overall and went to 3 straight Super Bowls, winning 2 including the perfect season. Instead of throwing in the towel, find a path and stick to it
21Dave said some nonsense but I swear that he makes a lot more sense in person!
Nevuary 32!! Save the Date!
DolphinsKings1 is my age and I feel his pain, all of it all of it only I have been a fan since early childhood so yeah, um, yeah…
As long as this team is in the AFC East and AFC period we will not win any time soon that’s the sad reality plus, I don’t think Tua and McDaniel will do it. But if they do, the best chance to win and get to a Super Bowl is having the #1 seed and playing at Hard Rock Stadium. It gives you a stronger chance to win 2 games at home. But, I just don’t see it as long as Mahomes, Burrow, the kid Stroud, Jackson, Trash Allen, and the others are better than Tua. I have been a fan for 42+ years (age 12 1982) and I hope one day to celebrate a Super Bowl Championship in my lifetime now at 53 going on 54.
dedstrk316 says save the date!
2027
DX@TX says it will take a new GM.
Never as long as Grier runs the draft.
Miami7 says that the attempt to “buy” a championship is not working out.
I don’t see our Phins winning a SB anytime soon.
Grier tried to ‘buy’ a Champion. That’s just not a viable plan. Next season the foibles of that direction ‘may’ hinder this team? Extending Tua prematurely is dangerously unnecessary. That could work out OK or it could set this organization back another 4-5 years?
Thusfar Tua has shown a propensity to wilt in the biggest moments. He is now 0-7 in the end of season games he has played in – in Dec./Jan. under McDaniel.
McDaniel (while very likable) is stubborn and hasn’t provided much when 2nd half adjustments are needed. He’s been outcoached numerous times by the heads of the teams he would need to go through, at least in the foreseeable future. He doesn’t appear to have the comradery of defensive minds to bring in (maybe didn’t foster or nurture relationships as he developed in his path)? So Weaver becomes almost a lame duck hire, who ‘may’ work out (for however long – or short) he’s here, or, he may be another in the Dolphins eternal string of poor coaches post Shula.
Tyreek ‘IS’ the Dolphins right now. He alone makes the team, elevates the team to heights it wouldn’t come close to without him. Jitterbug Wrs aren’t necessarily known for longevity so he’s got a couple year window maybe before his toes are off the edge of a cliff.
This team was [built?] to win NOW. But they’re still a ways away & in a precarious situation both financially and via the draft opportunities. As much as I’d LOVE to see another Championship – I just don’t see it happening anytime in the foreseeable future.
Miami needs better talent. Build thru the draft and with undrafted free agents. Tua will get better this year. He will work on mobility and his reads.
There seems to be a wide range of time for which our fan base believes that this team will once again be a true championship-caliber team. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to stop in and answer the question of the day. Check back with us tomorrow evening for another question of the day post.
Cain and Kushner are launching a South Florida real estate joint venture, planning a luxury apartment tower in Edgewater for their first project, The Real Deal has learned.
London-based Cain, led by Jonathan Goldstein, and New York-based Kushner, led by Laurent Morali and Nicole Kushner Meyer, plan a 40-story, 364-unit project on Cain’s 1.5-acre site at 614 and 720 Northeast 27th Street in Miami, according to a news release. The property is near the Missoni Baia condo tower that Cain co-developed with Vlad Doronin’s OKO Group.
BDT & MSD Partners provided a $42 million loan for the project, which is in the pre-development phase. Construction is expected to start late next year, the release says.
The Cain-Kushner JV is targeting residential and mixed-use investments and developments in the tri-county region.
“We are looking at all opportunities that we think are sensible,” Goldstein said.
Their South Florida JV comes as the region is experiencing another influx of out-of-staters after the pandemic-era boom, only this time the in-migration is primarily of wealthy individuals and their companies amid the blue-to-red-state migration.
Yet, Cain and Kushner’s plans for Edgewater apartments come as the multifamily market has softened due to hefty deliveries in recent years. A record 18,600 units were completed in 2024, outpacing leasing that year by about 20 percent, CoStar Group data shows. Although construction starts have slowed, last year’s 12,718 unit completions still surpassed total leasing for the year by about 1,000 apartments.
It has led to slower lease-ups, more concessions and a drop in the average asking rents across South Florida.
Developers starting projects now have said demand will catch up by the time they finish their buildings, with many adding that South Florida remains a strong apartment market. Many are betting on luxury rentals, which CoStar’s data showed made up the bulk of leasing in recent years.
“We are big believers in South Florida and big believers in Miami,” Goldstein said.
Cain, backed by Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries, has been investing in South Florida for nearly a decade, with the JV in some ways marking its second chapter in the region.
Cain’s most recent project is the Delano Miami Beach renovation. The hotel, which closed in 2020, is expected to reopen in time for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix early next month.
Aside from the Missoni Baia condo tower, Cain also partnered with OKO on the Una Residences condo tower in Brickell and the 57-story 830 Brickell office tower. The office building was completed in 2024 fully pre-leased, catching a demand surge during the pandemic-era in-migration of out-of-state companies to Miami. Cain also is an investor in Doronin’s hospitality firm Aman Group.
Kushner has a presence in Miami’s Edgewater, completing the 37-story, 420-unit apartment tower at 2000 Biscayne Boulevard in 2024, with plans for more residential development next-door at 1900 Biscayne Boulevard. It also purchased the 276-unit Hamilton apartment building at 555 Northeast 34th Street from Aimco.
Elsewhere, Kushner plans a 932-unit multifamily development at 300 West Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. It borrowed a $115 million construction loan last year for a luxury 68-unit apartment project in Surfside. And it scored approval in October for a 470-unit rental building and synagogue development near Hollywood’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
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The Miami Heat are heading into another crucial offseason, and they MUST make changes. This team has been mediocre for the past few seasons and has been stuck in the Play-in Tournament. The Heat can’t currently compete with the way the roster is constructed. They need to trade for a star who can lead this team, and if a star becomes available, Miami will be involved. The real question is which direction actually makes the most sense.
The Heat could go after three potential targets this summer: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard, and Donovan Mitchell. Who should Miami target? Let’s stack rank them based on fit, risk, and potential.
1. Giannis Antetokounmpo: The Only Move That Changes Everything
The Miami Heat need to go all-in for Giannis. This is a trade that would completely reshape the franchise. Giannnis could potentially turn the Heat into a contender overnight. Even with his recent injury cutting his season short, nothing about his overall impact has changed. He still bends defenses in a way very few players can. Teams build entire game plans around simply trying to slow him down, and most of the time, it doesn’t work.
The Miami Heat have desperately needed a true superstar who can take over games late in crunch time. The Heat have been relying on undrafted players and role players to create and execute their offense. Giannis flips that instantly by creating advantages on his own, possession after possession.
I think the most interesting part will be pairing Giannis with Bam Adebayo. They would automatically become the best defensive frontcourt duo in the NBA. Giannis and Bam could both guard 1-5, and their switchability and rim protection would be elite. Offensively, Bam’s versatility allows Giannis to stay aggressive without needing to adjust his game too much.
The risk is obvious. Injuries have started to creep into the conversation, and committing everything to one player always carries weight. Still, Miami has never been a franchise that plays it safe. If Giannis is available, the conversation starts and ends there.
2. Donovan Mitchell: The Cleanest Basketball Fit
If Giannis is the bold swing, Mitchell is the move that makes the most basketball sense from top to bottom. At this stage of his career, Donovan Mitchell knows exactly who he is as a player. He can control tempo, create offense in isolation, and take over stretches of games when things stall out and that is something Miami has struggled with consistently.
This is less about transforming the roster and more about fixing a specific problem. The Heat have lacked a reliable perimeter engine. Mitchell fills that gap immediately. What makes him especially appealing is how easily he fits into different lineups. He doesn’t need the ball every possession to be effective, but he can handle that role when needed. That flexibility matters on a team that values structure as much as Miami does.
There’s also a timeline advantage here. Mitchell is younger than the other options and doesn’t come with the same long-term durability concerns. He gives Miami a clearer runway to build around, rather than a shorter window that demands immediate results. He may not bring the same overwhelming presence as Giannis, but he raises the overall level of the team in a way that feels sustainable.
3. Kawhi Leonard: Elite Talent With Too Many Variables
When Kawhi Leonard is available and healthy, he’s still one of the most controlled and efficient players in the league. His season with the Los Angeles Clippers was a reminder of that. Playing 65 games was a big step, and when he was on the floor, he looked like himself, methodical, physical, and impossible to speed up. From a pure basketball standpoint, he fits Miami’s identity. He defends, doesn’t force offense, and thrives in structured environments.
The hesitation comes from everything outside of that. Kawhi’s availability has been unpredictable for years, and even in seasons where he plays a high number of games, there’s always uncertainty about how things will hold up deep into a playoff run. Age adds another layer. Miami wouldn’t just be trading for a player; they’d be betting on a timeline that may already be shrinking. There’s no denying the upside. A healthy Kawhi still moves the needle in a big way. It’s just harder to justify that gamble compared to the other two options.
Final Take
Each path offers something different. Giannis is the all-in swing that could put Miami back in the championship conversation overnight. Mitchell is the calculated move that stabilizes the offense and fits long-term. Kawhi is the wildcard, still elite, but with more uncertainty than the Heat can comfortably ignore.
If Miami is serious about breaking out of the middle, they need to pick a direction and commit fully. Giannis is the dream, Mitchell is the smartest bet, and Kawhi is the toughest sell.
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