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People around the NFL are waiting for the Miami Dolphins to show it on the field before they can be seriously considered a Super Bowl contender, according to The Athletic's Jeff Howe.
"The league is down on the Dolphins, according to a poll of league coaches and executives that will be released this week by The Athletic," Howe reported Monday. "While they're 20-14 with gaudy offensive numbers in head coach Mike McDaniel's first two seasons, they're also 0-2 in the playoffs. They're fun and McDaniel is doing some innovative things in Miami, but the feeling among rival teams is the Dolphins need to start proving it against higher-quality competition before they'll be viewed as a threat in January.