Every head coach in Miami Dolphins history, ranked

#5 Miami Dolphins head coach: Adam Gase

None of it was pretty. He ran certain players out of town, created what some called a toxic locker room atmosphere, and was known to be one of the most comical failures of an NFL head coach in recent memory. He was even the brains behind the Jay Cutler fiasco of a season.

But Adam Gase led the Miami Dolphins to the playoffs in 2016. It was the first time in eight years that the team qualified for the postseason, and just the second time in the previous 14.

The season ended with a thud as the Steelers got the best of the Dolphins in the Wild Card round, and Gase would never be able to recapture the magic he produced that season. He finished with a record of 23-25.

#4 Miami Dolphins head coach: Tony Sparano

There are guys lower than him on the list that have a higher winning percentage, but it was that one season of glory in 2008 that Tony Sparano gets his kudos for.

He took over a team that nearly became the first to go 0-16 and made them into one that went 11-5, the biggest turnaround in NFL history. The team was far from flashy, but the success was impressive no matter what the product looked like.

Sparano was also a part of the coaching staff that introduced the Wild Cat offense. He went 29-32 in his 4 seasons at the helm.

#3 Miami Dolphins head coach: Jimmy Johnson

Anyone taking over for Don Shula has serious shoes to fill, but it seemed like no one would be able to do that better than someone who was previously the leader of the dynasty of the decade.

Johnson didn’t deliver on his task of being the guy to lead Dan Marino to late-career glory, but he pulled his teams to a plus-.500 record, finishing his four seasons with a mark of 36-28.

Where Jimmy Johnson really made his impact was through the draft. He was mostly responsible for selecting the players that made up one of the best defenses of the early 2000s, picking guys like Zach Thomas, Jason Taylor, Sam Madison, and Pat Surtain.