A look back at the Miami Dolphins’ 2016
By Brian Miller
As the new year approaches and the Miami Dolphins look to hopefully kick-off the 2017 calendar with a win streak, it’s time to look back on the 2016 calendar year.
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The Dolphins turned their fortunes around after a rough start way back in September but for a calendar review we have to go all the way back to January of 2016.
January 2016
The Miami Dolphins started the 2016 calendar year with a choice. A new direction was needed for the organization after Joe Philbin had been fired during the previous season. Interim head coach Dan Campbell wanted the job but Miami wanted to go in a different direction.
On January 4th following the mutual parting of the Dolphins and former General Manager Dennis Hickey on January 2nd, the Dolphins promoted Chris Grier to the role. Grier had spent 17 seasons with the Dolphins working his way up the ranks on the player personnel side. Grier would become the third general manager hired under Stephen Ross.
With the Dolphins opting to go in a different direction at head coach, naturally they had to undergo a coaching search. Under Stephen Ross’ ownership, the search for a head coach wasn’t always easy. This time around Ross targeted the man he wanted and made it happen. On January 9th, Ross hired first time head coach Adam Gase to coach his team. Gase would become the 12th head coach in franchise history that included three interim coaches. Gase would hire former Bengals secondary coach Vance Joseph to run his defense. Gase announced that his intentions were to call his own plays.