{"id":55309,"date":"2025-06-12T03:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55309"},"modified":"2025-06-12T03:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:04:40","slug":"dolphins-labeled-losers-of-offseason-operating-like-a-rebuilding-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55309","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Labeled Losers Of Offseason, \u2018Operating Like A Rebuilding Franchise\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2180060547-e1749693186841.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2180060547-e1749693186841.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2180060547-e1749693186841.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2180060547-e1749693186841.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins addresses the media\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"362\" data-dom-ready-time=\"521\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins addresses the media<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sports Illustrated\u2019s Gilberto Manzano put out a lengthy article early Wednesday morning covering pretty much every corner of the 2025 NFL offseason. Focused around the mission statement of finding winners and losers this offseason, Manzano did not have rose colored glasses when examining the moves made by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/\">Miami D<\/a>olphins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dolphins are in the strange position of operating like a rebuilding franchise despite having a quarterback making north of $50 million annually and two wide receivers making nearly $30 million per year apiece,\u201d\u00a0Manzano wrote. \u201cThey have injured pass rushers, an inexperienced secondary if they trade Jalen Ramsey and an offensive line filled with holes. After their aggressive trades didn\u2019t pay off in recent seasons, it might be time for the Dolphins to blow up their roster, including trading Tyreek Hill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This seems like a moderately premature panic button from Manzano. While his points are certainly valid, a patient approach may show that it\u2019s not quite as bad as it seems. For instance, the pass rush room is predicted to be fully healthy come Week 1. And as far as the offensive line goes, they haven\u2019t played a down of football yet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So, while Manzano\u2019s criticisms are grounded in fact, pressing the \u2018blow up the roster\u2019 button in June may be precipitous.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A Long Look At The Dolphins O-line<\/h2>\n<p>Though Manzano highlighted the lack of big splash signings this offseason, one new face that is sure to show improvement in 2025 is offensive guard James Daniels. Daniels spent seven years playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and he comes to South Beach on a three year deal worth just $24 million.<\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0per Pro Football Focus, Daniels posted a 92.9 overall grade. This made him PFF\u2019s second best guard in the entire league in 2024. He spoke to the media after an impressive few days at mandatory mini camp.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cEverything\u2019s going well. It was a good two days of practice,\u201d said Daniels,\u00a0as quoted by the Sun Sentinel. \u201cIt\u2019s always nice to be outside and work, like actually working with the guys, work with the tempo practice, speed of practice and all that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Mike McDaniel also took note of the 27-year-old new addition, telling the media that he liked what he saw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a great day on the field (Tuesday) working on individual,\u201d McDaniel said before Wednesday\u2019s drills, \u201cand I could see what he\u2019s done in the last month on the field for the first time with my own eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Other Four Starters<\/h2>\n<p>There are two big names on this offensive line. The first of which is last years second round pick Patrick Paul. At six-foot-seven, Paul demands attention. The second of which follows the trend; he is this year\u2019s second round draft pick Jonah Savaiinaea. Savaiinaea is set to be a day one starter as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>At center it\u2019s going to be Aaron Brewer, who joined the team last year and impressed on all accounts. Brewer finished the season as PFF\u2019s seventh best center.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Right tackle is going to be the biggest question mark across this unit. It looks like that spot will be held by the team\u2019s first round draft pick from 2020, Austin Jackson. Though his career has not yet justified his 18th overall selection, Jackson is entering his sixth season in the league with a lot to prove and his best opportunity yet to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins addresses the media Sports Illustrated\u2019s Gilberto Manzano put out a lengthy article early Wednesday morning covering pretty much every&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dolphins Labeled Losers Of Offseason, \u2018Operating Like A Rebuilding Franchise\u2019 - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55309\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dolphins Labeled Losers Of Offseason, \u2018Operating Like A Rebuilding Franchise\u2019 - 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