Making a trade for a player can have a long-lasting effect on a franchise. Sometimes those trades work out very well for a team and more often than not, they have long-lasting repercussions that can haunt a franchise for years to come.
Over the course of the teams existence Miami had established itself as one of the premier teams in the NFL. Since the turn of the century that hasn’t exactly been the case. On Monday night the Dolphins were once again eliminated from post-season contention and can finish the 2015 season no better than .500 with three games still remaining on the schedule.