MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins interim coach Dan Campbell leaned against a lectern and squeezed hard on both sides, as if trying to reduce the wood to rubble while he discussed another mess of a season.
It's over with three games to go. The Dolphins (5-8) were eliminated from the playoff race by their latest loss, ensuring a franchise-record seventh consecutive season without a postseason berth, or even a winning record.
"I've been here six years," Campbell said Tuesday, "and nothing has gone the way we wanted it to be. Every year we come in with new hope, but we're going to have another season where we (extend) the playoff drought.