TAMPA — Professional football in Florida is a sorry state of affairs.
The Buccaneers, Dolphins and Jaguars have each finished the opening quarter of the 2015 season with a 1-3 record, projecting a gloomy forecast for the Sunshine State.
What in the name of Don Shula is going on here?
Instead of celebrating their 50th season in the NFL, the dysfunctional Dolphins have already made a head coaching change, dumping Joe Philbin and promoting tight ends coach Dan Campbell on an interim basis.
“They had to do it. You watch them play, it was unbelievable,” said “Inside the NFL” analyst Phil Simms.