The only fans that believe the Dolphins are one season away from contention can best be described as ‘eternal optimists’. This organization has made an annual ritual of chasing big name free agents trying to salvage jobs.
GM jeff Ireland chased the likes of Phillip Wheeler, Dannell Ellerbe and Mike Wallace.
GM Dennis Hickey overspent on Ndamakong Suh, Jordan Cameron, among others.
Which brings us to the current front office regime: Chris Grier and Mike Tannenbaum. The terrible signings of players like Mario Williams and premature extensions for T.J. McDonald and Kiko Alonso paled in comparison to the organizational ‘malpractice’ of paying Jay Cutler $10M to practically force him out of retirement.