The foundation set by the Miami Dolphins this season is a promising one — this team looks ready to make a leap in year two under Brian Flores, especially once this team gets a much needed infusion of talent courtesy of all the Dolphins’ 2020 assets.
Just how high could that ceiling go? That depends on who you ask. Some, like NFL Hall of Famer and NFL.com analyst Gil Brandt, seem to think the Dolphins may not be done shocking the competition — Brandt ranked the Dolphins as the NFL’s most likely team to go from worst to first in 2020.
“…Even with the Miami front office sending loads of talent out the door this year, this was a surprisingly resilient group, thanks to the leadership of veteran QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and the emergence of youngsters DeVante Parker, Mike Gesicki and Jerome Baker. There is plenty left to be done, but the Dolphins will have ample opportunity to improve in the offseason, with tons of cap space (per Over The Cap) and draft capital at their disposal. Brian Flores is coming off an especially impressive debut season. With Flores at the helm, I could see the Dolphins winning in 2020 even if they draft a quarterback in the first round…” – Gil Brandt, NFL.com
This is quite the endorsement — although it is probably one we’ll wait on before jumping head first onto the bandwagon. The Dolphins have the potential to cause a lot of disruption in the AFC East in 2020, especially if Tom Brady finds himself playing football somewhere else next season.
But worst to first? Everything, and we mean everything, would have to come up aces for the Dolphins to see so many new faces mesh so well, so fast. This isn’t to say that it won’t happen. But it sure is a crazy idea to wrap one’s head around as a Miami Dolphins fan — even after the way the 2019 season played out.
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