The word “tank” or term “tanking” is a media-driven narrative for the Miami Dolphins that in reality starter last year when the Miami Herald’s Armando Salguero called for a “tank for Tua” campaign. Fans took a hold and it spread across social media quicker than mono to someone Sam Darnold kisses.
Stephen Ross did nothing to sway that opinion when during his press conference announcing the firing or now Jets head coach Adam Gase, that the team would probably be bad but they needed a complete rebuild.
The key here is “re-build”. Not tank. Miami isn’t gutting their team for the sake of losing, they are simply getting their roster under control and noting that this year would likely be a bad one, have accepted their 2019 fate.