Ranked near last in stopping the run in 2016 and not much better at stopping the pass, the Dolphins defense needed a makeover and got a touch-up. Miami ranked 30th in run defense and 18th in pass defense and in the end it was this that exited them from the post-season.
Following the Wild Card loss to the Steelers head coach Adam Gase made it clear that he wasn’t happy with the early exit and even a month later he was still complaining about the poor play and execution. Fixing the defense was, is, a priority.
The biggest off-season move thus far was the extension to Reshad Jones who missed most of last season with a shoulder injury.