The Miami Dolphins let go of their general manager Chris Grier. This happened right after they got beaten badly by the Baltimore Ravens. The loss put their record at 2-7 for the season.
According to The Athletic, Champ Kelly, who works in the team’s personnel department, will take over as the temporary general manager. Grier had worked for the Dolphins since 2000 and became the general manager in 2016. In those nine years as GM, Miami made it to the playoffs three times but could not win even one playoff game. The team has not won in the postseason since 2000, which is now the longest streak of its kind in the entire league.
Getting rid of Grier might look like progress on paper, but it does not solve the real issue. Miami has been unable to win when it matters most for more than 20 years now. Just bringing in a new general manager will not magically end that streak. The problems run much deeper than one person.
Things have gone wrong all season long
This year has been rough for Miami right from game one. They lost to the Indianapolis Colts 33-8 in their first game. The players got together for a meeting without the coaches after that game to talk about what went wrong. But they still lost their next game to the New England Patriots, even though it was closer.
Week 4 brought more bad news when Tyreek Hill went down with a serious knee injury against the New York Jets. Hill had been one of the top-rated AFC East players and losing him for the whole season hurt the team badly.
Miami then dropped two more games in a row to the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Chargers. Both games were close, decided by just a few points total. After losing to the Chargers, Tagovailoa spoke up about problems with the team’s leadership. He said sorry for those comments later on.
The worst game came in Week 7 when the Cleveland Browns beat them 31-6. Tagovailoa threw three picks and got pulled from the game.
Rookie Quinn Ewers came in to replace him. Coach Mike McDaniel told reporters after the game that nothing was off the table when it came to who would play quarterback going forward. But Tagovailoa is still starting games right now.
McDaniel is still the coach for the moment, but nobody knows for how long. He has won exactly as many games as he has lost in Miami with a 30-30 record. He has never gotten a playoff win either. The team gave him a new contract before last season that keeps him under contract through 2028, so letting him go would cost a lot of money.
The trade deadline is coming up fast on November 4, and that matters here. Miami is basically out of playoff contention already. Kelly might try to trade some of the expensive veteran players on the roster. Names like Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips, Matthew Judon, Jordyn Brooks, and Jaylen Waddle could all be moved.
Teams that are trying to win now might want players like Chubb and Phillips who have elite abilities on defense. Trading them would save money and bring in draft picks that could help build for the future.
Published: Oct 31, 2025 07:30 pm