{"id":17427,"date":"2025-01-07T03:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T03:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17427"},"modified":"2025-01-07T03:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T03:41:01","slug":"dolphins-fans-sound-off-on-return-of-mike-mcdaniel-and-chris-grier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17427","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Fans Sound Off on Return of Mike McDaniel and Chris Grier"},"content":{"rendered":"
The announcement did not go over well with a fan base that last witnessed a playoff\u00a0win when Bill Clinton was president.<\/div>\n
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The Miami Dolphins ended a disappointing season on an inglorious note on Sunday, falling 32-10 to the New York Jets. It might be hard to imagine that a Dolphins’ fan’s day would get sadder after that, but hey, it’s hard to tell when you’ve hit bottom when you keep falling.<\/p>\n

Hours after the game in the Meadowlands ended \u2014 after All-Pro Phins wideout Tyreek Hill as much as said he wanted out of Miami, having already taken himself out of the game for no apparent reason \u2014 the team issued a statement from owner Stephen Ross: General manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel will return to lead the 2025-26 squad.<\/p>\n

To put it mildly, the announcement did not go over well with Dolphins diehards, a fan base that last witnessed a playoff victory when Bill Clinton was president. Nor was it a move the sportstelligentsia found it easy to swallow.<\/p>\n

You could almost hear the gears grind as the tweets flew.<\/p>\n

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Sweep the Leg foresaw Ross’ declaration hours before the fact, writing, “I hope today is the last game for Grier and McDaniel, but I know it’s not gonna be for either. Being a Dolphins fan is hell.”<\/p>\n