Did the Dolphins Screw Up the Trade Deadline?

Miami decided to hold onto them instead of getting draft compensation in return. ANY DRAFT COMPENSATION!

Why?

The team is 2-7 and just fired their general manager.

The season is over! Embrace it like the Jets, Titans, and numerous other teams have, and sell off as many parts as you can as you now look to the future.

It’s always mixed messaging with the Dolphins.

David Hyde of the Sun Sentinel recently stated: “The only surprise was what I was told why it happened, which was (team owner) Steve Ross wanted some answers of what they were going to do at the trade deadline, and Chris (Grier) hadn’t made calls, and his idea was “let people call him”. And I think, at 2-7, Ross wanted someone to be a little more proactive in there. And so that was the final straw, that obviously wasn’t the reason he was fired. It was the last thing that happened to push Ross over the edge.”

So, the final straw that led to Chris Grier’s firing was that he wasn’t going to be proactive at the trade deadline.

Miami fires him.

Then, they aren’t proactive at the trade deadline.

I’m so confused!

I know in the big picture of the Dolphins organization, what happened on Tuesday is small potatoes.

Miami has to get the new GM hire right; they have to fire Mike McDaniel to have any hope of a turnaround. They also need to figure out what to do with Tua and his contract, and then they must start hitting on draft picks in April’s draft.

I get it, the lack of action at the trade deadline will be long forgotten in about two to three months, but Miami fumbled on Tuesday.

They had a ground ball to run off some of these guys, who they are now going to just cut anyway in March and get any form of draft pick in return for them.

Miami wasn’t in a position of leverage to play hardball in any trade talks, get what you can, and move on.

They didn’t.

And many Dolphins fans are frustrated and confused.