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Just look at OTC. It takes like 30 seconds. Also, ESPN just covered this today. As Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel openly mulls a quarterback change late in Tua Tagovailoa's disappointing season, here's the math on where things stand with Tagovailoa and the Dolphins. He has $54 million in fully guaranteed compensation in 2026. That breaks down as a $39 million salary and a $15 million option bonus that needs to be exercised between the first and third days of the 2026 league year in March. Additionally, on the third day of the 2026 league year, $3 million of his $31 million 2027 salary becomes fully guaranteed. So if he's on Miami's roster as of 4 p.m. ET on March 13, the Dolphins will be on the hook for $57 million guaranteed. If they were to release him prior to that date, they'd still have to pay him the $54 million in 2026 cash and would absorb $99.2 million in dead salary cap charges. (They could spread that out over two years if they designated him a post-June 1 release, but they'd still take $67.4 million in dead money charges on their 2026 cap and the remaining $31.8 million in 2027.) If they were to find a way to trade Tagovailoa before March 13, the acquiring team would become responsible for the $54 million in 2026 salary and bonuses, and the Dolphins' dead-money charge would drop to $45.2 million. If they traded him after March 13, presumably they'd be on the hook for the $15 million option bonus, while the new team would take the $39 million salary; the Dolphins' dead-money charge would be $60.2 million. None of this is even close to ideal, obviously, as it would leave Miami in a terrible cap situation and also without a quarterback. The Broncos took $80 million in dead-money charges (spread over two years) when they released Russell Wilson in 2024, and they managed to make the playoffs last season and currently hold the 1-seed in the AFC playoff field for this season. So huge dead-money charges don't necessarily kill a team's chances. But one of the reasons it has worked for Denver is it found a first-round QB in Bo Nix who could play right away. If the Dolphins bench Tagovailoa this week, it'd be for either Zach Wilson or rookie Quinn Ewers, either of whom could theoretically be a 2026 starting option if they show enough in these remaining three weeks. But moving on from Tagovailoa would probably require the Dolphins to be players in that Mac Jones/Kyler Murray/etc. second-chance QB market if they want to compete next year. Not a great spot for whoever their next general manager turns out to be. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47324378/nfl-week-16-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions#trades

They will try to trade him, most likely. It would reduce their cap hit a LOT and not result in a crazy financial commitment for the team that obtained him. I do think you will see more interest in Murray, Tagovailoa, Jones and some of the other veteran QB's this offseason because of some of the QB needy teams. Also, this is projected to be a tough QB class in the draft. Don't be shocked if there is a panicked run on these younger veterans.

It won't. Bryce is special and different. He is just so much more talented. Just look at how he has improved over his three years. He's gonna be one of the best QB's in the NFL in the 2040's.

He is a special teams player. Rozebum is what you get when you are trying to get Frankie Luvu and it doesn't happen. He is genuinely one of the worst LB's we have ever had.

The Refs have contributed to very few losses over this last 8 year span. If you genuinely think the refs have been the biggest problem, that's about as rosy a view as I have ever seen for anyone not on an almost lethal amount of MDMA.

I think the thing that sticks out is Horn vs. previous iterations of Horn. This is REALLY fuging high for him. He is not the most sure tackler historically but he has never been this bad. I didn't go into that look at missed tackles expecting to see his name. My initial look was going to focus in on how we need to make a complete overhaul of the LB Corps this offseason. Then I saw Horn's total and his missed tackle percentage. That was shocking.

He isn't a good HC. I think he has proved that conclusively.

The missed tackle percentage is on that screen cap.

Okay, that is if there was a three way tie. I suppose I didn't consider that.

I think the NFC is significantly better but we will see how it goes. Could be a very interesting playoffs.

Canales is at his best coaching when he has a full week to prepare and dig into why he lost the game. That's when he really excels, in hindsight. For sure he doesn't when it comes to pre-game planning/preparation and in game management. He's REAL bad at that. But, man, he really is great at seeing his constant mistakes after he has made them.

No, I genuinely don't think they are good teams. I think they are extremely well coached teams but New England has an atrocious roster and a top 5 easiest schedule in NFL history. The Bills are having to get into shootout wins with .500 or lower teams. They are going to very much struggle with that poor of a defense and few weapons outside of Josh Allen. This isn't the 2015 Panthers with Cam toting around a bunch of bums and dominating. It's scratching out hard fought wins against the who's who of who dat. When they finally hit the playoffs, I think it's gonna be a different story. For both of those teams.

But then we can't potentially "trick" them with God-tier QB Bryce Young and have him throw a pass.

Oh yeah, not disputing that. I suspect our next head coach will be our worst yet.

I think we just play to the opponent. Even in two of the blowouts(which, neither are very good teams, admittedly) Buffalo and New England, those games were fairly close to being competitive, minus a lot of coaching/execution blunders. Oddly, Jacksonville was the only game it just felt like we were never really in it. It's progress to an extent.

I am thoroughly perplexed by 7. How in the world can you look at the Saints situation and the Tampa situation and think the Saints are better off????

The #3 Tiebreaker is common opponents. https://www.nfl.com/standings/tie-breaking-procedures

I actually think that like Bryce, Canales isn’t in the top 25 NFL of his profession either.

poo, most of our WR's would be getting absolutely annihilated too.

Yeah, I suppose there is that. Not a bright outlook, that is for certain.

I honestly am not sure the hiring pool will get better if we fire him this offseason, next offseason or the offseason after. This is a tough sell to any coach with realistic options.

Donte actually recovered from that surgery and has played very well the past two seasons. Now, he has done it on significantly better defenses than Horn....

Yeah and maybe NO wouldn't have absolutely dunked all over him in the two games had we played to his strengths more.

This is incorrect. We lose the #3 tiebreaker. In your scenario, common opponents record would be: Tampa: 7-7 Carolina: 6-8

This is my problem with the Pro-Bryce crowd. Why does Bryce get graded on this curve??? Why?? He is a three year starter.