"The Dolphins have been eliminated from playoff contention and their four-game winning streak is over. Now all that's left is seeing where they'll be drafting. Oh, and seeing if QB Tua Tagovailoa finishes as the starter or whether they give Zach Wilson and/or Quinn Ewers a look. By the way, if coach Mike McDaniel returns hopefully this run-first offense becomes the main offense instead of the big-play passing game."
"Playoff hopes were slim anyway, and finally ended with this one. Dolphins could never get any offense going while the game was competitive, and the swing from the end of the first half to start of the second half was killer. Miami looked like a team that can't handle the cold in Monday night's elements in Pittsburgh."
"Well, that song-and-dance is over, with Miami's earliest elimination from the playoffs since the 2019 atrocity. It seems the Dolphins have to look hard at taking the Sean Payton path the Broncos coach took after 2023, choking down a massive dead cap hit to move on from his highly paid but ineffective quarterback (Russell Wilson), and draft someone."
"Somehow, the passing offense has become easily the worst unit on the Miami Dolphins, even though the defense also was awful in the second half on Monday night. Miami now is two weeks from trucking through the 25th anniversary of their last playoff win, with no end in sight."
The Miami Dolphins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium, ending a four-game winning streak and falling to 6-8, which eliminated them from playoff contention. Offensive struggles prevented consistent production while the game was competitive, and a critical swing from the end of the first half to the start of the second proved decisive. Questions remain about the quarterback situation, whether Tua Tagovailoa will stay the starter or whether Zach Wilson or Quinn Ewers will get looks. The team faces potential roster and coaching decisions, including whether to emphasize a run-first offense if Mike McDaniel returns and whether to move on from high-priced, ineffective quarterbacks.
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