As Week 4 gets going, the NFL’s 0-3 clubs are not all cut from the same cloth. That’s the point here: a winless start can mean a lot of different things, from genuine shock to a roster that was headed for trouble anyway. Through three weeks, the league has already delivered both kinds.
That’s why the ranking of the five winless teams starts with how good they actually are - factoring in roster talent, coaching, and especially the quarterback situation.
At No. 5 is Miami, and the outlook is rough. The Dolphins head to Minnesota, where they’ll run into a Vikings defense that loves to blitz and currently leads the NFL in sacks. That also puts Brian Flores back in the spotlight against the team he once coached, and his time in Miami ended badly enough that plenty of people are framing this as a revenge game for Flores.
For the Dolphins, though, the bigger issue is how thin the whole operation looks. They just lost De'Von Achane for the season with a torn ACL, and even before that, the team had plenty of problems. This is a roster short on foundational talent and one that entered the year looking like it was in the early stages of a major rebuild.
So yes, Miami was expected to be bad. That doesn’t make the start any prettier. The quarterback situation, with Malik Willis, looks mediocre at best, and with so little talent around him, it’s hard to get a clean read on whether Jeff Hafley is a competent head coach or not.
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Dolphins Face A Brutal Road Test Minnesota Could Expose
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Some of the predictions also point to the personnel side of the matchup, with fans weighing key absences and the defensive hurdles Miami may have to navigate if the game tilts into a grind. It is the kind of week where opinions run wide open and the scoreboard forecasts vary, but the underlying concern remains clear: Minnesota has the chance to make the Dolphins answer a lot of questions all at once. [Read more 🡒]