The Phinsider
vaticinate (verb) - to tell of or describe beforehand
It’s that time of year when the Miami Dolphins enter their own personal postseason: one where no games are played and everyone just sits around brooding until about a month out from the draft.
That also means it’s the time of year to look back and very likely laugh at the predictions made by yours truly before the season began.
Verdict: True!
Let’s just jump right to the front of the success train.
Miami’s defensive rank comparison between 2023 | 2024 is as follows:
Total Defense - 10th | 10th
Passing Yards Allowed - 15th | 9th
Rushing Yards Allowed - 7th | 9th
Scoring Defense - 22nd | 10th
Red Zone Defense - 28th | 4th
3rd Down Defense - 20th | 7th
By my high level mathematics, that’s improvement in 4 major categories.
That’s actually pretty remarkable. Anthony Weaver did a solid job in the face of both injuries and some underwhelming talent, so hopefully he stays a Fin to keep that ol’ success train of ours (his and mine, cuz we’re choo choo friends) rolling.
Verdict: False!
I mean.
This seemed like a good idea at the time and they almost got there. If Tua could have stayed healthy or the weather had been a little nicer or they could have beaten some bad teams or they could have scored more points than their opponents a few more times, they would have made it in and made me right.
As it stands, they’re on the outside looking in, but poised to run it back with the same gang next year. So I’ll probably just predict they miss the postseason next time, which should basically guarantee they get back in.
Verdict: False!
This fell off the hardest. Miami dropped from #1 to #22 and they did so on the back of some bizarre playcalling, poor performances, injuries galore, and an overall sense of discombobulation all year long. The Greatest Show on Surf became a painful discount matinee that no one wanted to see and definitely no one wanted to pay for.
Maybe they’ll turn it around next year. Or maybe my thetans are just misaligned.
Verdict: False!
If you’re gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough and this one looks dumb now.
Hill finished 2024 with 959 receiving yards, barely half of the 1,799 he put up in 2023. As a part of the aforementioned underperforming Fins’ offense, Hill struggled to stand out. He didn’t burn defenses deep as he had a penchant for doing in Mike McDaniel’s previous offense and the corrections never came.
It’s currently unclear if he’ll return to the Dolphins for 2025, but if not, I’ll blame myself for his final season...
