Stephen Ross Must Fire Everyone After the Dolphins' Embarrassing Season-Ending Loss to Buffalo

Miami Dolphins fans have had enough of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, head coach Adam Gase, and player-picker (not) extraordinaire Mike Tannenbaum. From the looks of the team's effort Sunday in the Phins' mortifying, season-ending 42-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the trio and everyone else associated with the team has had...

By Ryan Yousefi

December 31, 2018

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Update: On Monday morning, Chris Grier, pictured above on the left, was named the Dolphins' general manager. Head coach Adam Gase confirmed to the Miami Herald that he was fired.

Miami Dolphins fans have had enough of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, head coach Adam Gase, and player-picker (not) extraordinaire Mike Tannenbaum.

From the looks of the team's effort Sunday in its mortifying, season-ending 42-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the trio and everyone else associated with the team has had just about enough of the Miami Dolphins.

It's probably better all parties go their separate ways. Everyone. All three of them. As soon as possible. Today, even.

If Sunday was indeed Tannehill's last game as a Dolphin, the results were fitting: 147 yards and two interceptions against the Bills, a team he never has beaten on the road. Regardless of who is on injured reserve or what the circumstances are, Tannehill must go.

A starting NFL quarterback must play better than a quarterback off the street. Tannehill didn't yesterday and mostly hasn't in his Dolphins' career. And that — more than the cherry-picked stats some of his supporters will point to — is why he'll be playing football for someone else next season.

Big picture-wise, the Dolphins crapping their pants to end the season in Buffalo was actually the best thing that could have happened to the franchise.

The loss skyrocketed the Dolphins from a potential draft pick as high as 18 or 19 to the 13th selection in next April's NFL lottery. Whomever Stephen Ross chooses to replace Mike Tannenbaum will be thankful for that. Possibly the man who used to wear #13 would enjoy being asked to pick a player at #13. Just an idea.

The embarrassing loss to Buffalo removes any doubt about this Dolphins team heading into the offseason — they're in need of a total rebuild. It was rumored Ross somehow cared about what happened in Buffalo yesterday as if there wasn't already plenty of data to judge both head coach Gase and Tannehill. The loss negates any chance Ross would be swayed by a cheap, meaningless win against a bad Buffalo team.

All in all, losing to the Bills was a much-needed dose of reality for the Dolphins and any fans still hoping Ryan Tannehill is anything but average. Gase can't coach his way out of a paper bag, and Tannenbaum has put together, well, nothing.

Most fans had already realized this before Sunday. Some finally came to the realization then. Pretty much everyone came to Twitter to vent about it. Here's a little taste of that.

Mike Tannenbaum, Adam Gase, Ryan Tannehill, Matt Burke #MiamiDolphins pic.twitter.com/QPH0uUgdhY
— Big E (@ian693) December 30, 2018

Mike Tannenbaum, Adam Gase, Ryan Tannehill, Matt Burke #MiamiDolphins pic.twitter.com/VUQqJDMC7Q
— Big E (@ian693) December 30, 2018

Ryan Tannehill in the pocket pic.twitter.com/TJdF7GjJyP
— Jason Behr (@JasonBehr) December 27, 2018

Blow it up. Bye Tannehill. Bye Gase. Bye Tannebaum. pic.twitter.com/OZGHVrXba3
— Christian G. Ruz (@chiefruz) December 30, 2018

Ryan Tannehill pic.twitter.com/vyPAM4xvpF
— Jason (@Holstein__Jason) December 30, 2018

Mike Tannenbaum, Adam Gase, Ryan Tannehill, Matt Burke #MiamiDolphins pic.twitter.com/O8FyHYOO95
— Big E (@ian693) December 30, 2018

We go live to Ryan Tannehill after his 3rd turnover of the game. Ryan? pic.twitter.com/gyeJRnyo9N
— Sad Dolphins Fan (7-8) #AskinForHaskins (@SadDolphins_Fan) December 30, 2018

Ryan Tannehill apologists today pic.twitter.com/dgybYEjhKW
— The Same Old Dolphins Show (@SameOldDolphins) December 30, 2018

Adam Gase .... pic.twitter.com/SU5SXquGH4
— Kev ???????????????? (@KDTooLit) December 30, 2018

My only memory about Adam Gase. pic.twitter.com/OcA47ok6mz
— ALdonis SLASHburn™ (@AIR305) December 30, 2018

me to adam gase, matt burke, mike tannenbaum, and ryan tannehill pic.twitter.com/iwPCfFZ8Zk
— josh houtz (@houtz) December 30, 2018

To Mike Tannenbaum, Adam Gase and Ryan Tannehill. pic.twitter.com/peC3paagi3
— Daniel Eliesen (@DanielEliesen) December 30, 2018

Now that the season is over, it's time for Stephen Ross to clean house. The search for someone who can make smart, forward-thinking decisions that will lead to the Dolphins being a perennial contender, not just a fringe playoff team once a decade, must start now.

The current trio of Gase, Tannehill, and Tannenbaum ain't it, chief. Send them on their way and let's start this thing over. Again.

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Ryan Yousefi, a sports journalist and MBA holder in business healthcare management, has been a dedicated weekly contributor to the Miami New Times since 2013. Beyond his sports journalism career, he's held leadership roles in web3 gaming companies. He enjoys southeast Asia travel, pho, and whiskey, but most of all, being Lincoln's dad.

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