Can the Dolphins exceed their win total?
Vaughn Dalzell and Drew Dinsick break down the Miami Dolphins' win total and whether they can surpass expectations during the 2026 NFL season.
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The Miami Dolphins will be competing for the first overall pick in next year's draft, Drew, and I'm not the only one to say that.
Everyone's thinking that.
Oddsmakers slate them at three and a half wins for the upcoming season.
Second lowest odds, next to the Arizona Cardinals, who have the worst record.
Can the Dolphins win at least four games this season, or will they accomplish what four teams did last year and win three games or less?
Well, to win four games, Vaughn, they're gonna have to beat the Jets twice.
They're gonna have to beat the Raiders on, opening day, and then they're gonna have to find one more win where they are at least a touchdown dog.
Right.
The entire schedule for the Miami Dolphins is huge, huge underdog status.
That's a pretty tough schedule.
And I really have trouble figuring out how they're gonna get to four wins here.
The Dolphins head into this season, Vaughn, with the, ignominious distinction of having more money dedicated to players who are not on this team- Oh, boy that is dead cap, than players that will be taking the field for the Miami Dolphins this season.
And, that really has left a roster with huge, huge holes.
The areas that are the weakest are the wide receiver room and the cornerback room.
And that means it's gonna be tough for them to, you know, provide decent coverage against the elite quarterbacks on their, schedule, and it's gonna be tough for them, to come back in games where they're down by a touchdown or more without the, you know, separation ability of the wide receivers.
So, very, very hard to find wins for the Dolphins on this schedule, and I would go under three and a half if you made me take a side, just because it is plus money, and I think there's absolutely a world where halfway through the season the, instructions change and we're, you know, we're just trying to develop.
We're not trying to win.
We're happy with, kind of finding our draft position and, and building for the future.
But I do think they, they have some good players.
I think Malik Willis is certainly better than, you know, a bottom three quarterback across everyone who will be starting week one.
So, you know, there is some upside here.
But, big questions for me about the coaching staff.
I didn't love the offensive coordinator hire.
I think this team is gonna struggle to score into the 20s.
And, if they're ever up against, an elite offensive unit, which they are regularly throughout their schedule, they are gonna be on the losing end of football games.
So under for me at three and a half.
