Breaking News: Miami Dolphins fire head coach Adam Gase

The Miami Dolphins have fired Adam Gase, after failing to produce a winning a record for the second consecutive season.

It’s “Black Monday” in the NFL, where pink slips are dropping across the league.  One specific pink slip that was just reported affects all Dolphins fans this morning, as Adam Gase is no longer the Head Coach of the Miami Dolphins.

The writing was on the wall for a while, as the Dolphins lost their last 3 games and did it in an ugly style.  In 2 of the 3 losses, the opposing team put up over 40 points against the Dolphins, and their offence barely managed to produce ten points.

Two of the Dolphins wins this past season were fortunate acts of kindness.  Let’s be honest, if it wasn’t for the Miami Miracle and the drop in the end zone by Charles Clay (where the ball hit him right between the numbers) the Dolphins would be looking at 5-11 season, not 7-9.

Although the Dolphins started the year off 3-0, the talk around the league was the culture reset that Gase implemented in the off-season. That reset might have led to the quick start, but the NFL is built based on a 17 week schedule, and those aging vets that were brought in, only one lasted the entire season (Robert Quinn, who was ejected in his last game).

In my eyes, Gase could be the first to go, but it should be a complete sweep.  Meaning Mike Tannenbaum and Chris Grier should be given a pink slip as well.  If you look at the teams in the AFC East, both Buffalo and New York Jets have over 90 million in cap space and have a quarterback that looks to lead their team for the next ten years.

Now look at the Dolphins, Ryan Tannehill has most likely played his last game for the Dolphins and their cap situation is the worst in the division.  As of right now, the Dolphins are looking at 18 Million in cap space, but if they cut a few of their players they could be looking at 60 Million.   However, when you put it in perspective, they still don’t have QB of the future, unstable cap structure and a fan base that is dying for a sense of stability.

Putting all that together, it might be hard to recruit a coach to come down to South Florida.