"MIAMI GARDENS - This is the biggest week of the coach Mike McDaniel era from the standpoint of if the Dolphins (1-6), who are riding a three-game losing streak, find a way to lose Sunday at Atlanta, it better be a close loss. Style points count. A blowout loss, and you'd think McDaniel will almost certainly be fired in a matter of days."
"In the best case scenario, McDaniel wins the game and his almost certain dismissal gets delayed for another week. Yes, these are grim times for Dolphins fans and the entire organization - its players, its coaches, scouts, front office people, everybody. But, set that aside. The goal this week, as teams like to say, is to go 1-0. To that end, here are five things to watch for in Sunday's game at the Falcons (3-3):"
"It doesn't appear that players have quit on McDaniel, and there's a good chance they won't. But keep an eye out for the signs they've stopped listening to him. It's coming dangerously near that time as this team seems in disarray. At a certain point, players tune out the coach because what he's been saying hasn't produced positive results. Last Sunday's loss at Cleveland featured 11 penalties for 103 yards as well as miscues on offense, defense and special teams."
The Dolphins enter Sunday at Atlanta with a 1-6 record and a three-game losing streak while the Falcons sit at 3-3. Mike McDaniel faces likely dismissal if Miami suffers a blowout loss, with a win only delaying that outcome. The organization shows signs of widespread dysfunction affecting players, coaches, scouts and front-office staff. Concerns include whether players have begun tuning out the coach after repeated failures, discipline problems evidenced by 11 penalties for 103 yards in Cleveland, miscues across offense, defense and special teams, a coaches-only meeting controversy, and the surprise promotion of rookie Quinn Ewers over Zach Wilson.
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