The 1-6 Miami Dolphins may be one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL this season.
Just one year after signing a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is struggling to keep his job.
The Alabama alum has already been benched twice this season—Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts and last week against the Cleveland Browns—and there’s growing speculation that he’s one more poor performance away from being benched permanently.
Tagovailoa isn’t the only one on the hot seat either.
Fans are unhappy with the job both head coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier are doing, and one fan even paid to have a plane fly above Hard Rock Stadium with a banner that read: “Fire Grier, Fire McDaniel” a little over a month ago.
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Of the two, Grier likely has a little more leeway than McDaniel, who is 29-29 in three-plus seasons in Miami. And according to SI.com’s Albert Breer, if the Dolphins do fire McDaniel at any point this season, owner Stephen Ross may already know who he wants to replace him.
“I do think there are some people in the organization who, before the end of the year, might like to get a look at (defensive coordinator) Anthony Weaver as an interim coach,” Breer said during a recent appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show.”
“So, there’s just a lot of moving parts there right now. I think Mike McDaniel still has some rope to climb his way out of this. But there weren’t great signs in what was a really dark afternoon for them in Cleveland.”
Weaver, who’s in his second season as the Dolphins’ defensive coordinator, is one of the more highly regarded assistant coaches in the NFL. His name has been linked to several head-coach openings over the last few years.
Prior to his run with Miami, Weaver spent three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, where he served as defensive line coach and run game coordinator before being promoted to assistant head coach/defensive line coach.
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