Miami Dolphins midseason report card is so bad that all we can do is laugh

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Can't help but laugh at how bad the grades are in Chris Perkins' midseason report card following the 2-7 start by Miami.

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00:00Let me give you the letter grades.

00:01Mid-season report card from Chris Perkins in the Sun Sentinel for the Dolphins.

00:06Would you like to guess the letter grade at mid-season for the quarterbacks, Crowder?

00:12And there's, well, I shouldn't say there's only been one

00:14because we had a little bit of Quinn Ewers, didn't we?

00:17Yes.

00:18And the end of the butt whooping.

00:21What would you think the letter grade for quarterbacks?

00:24C.

00:25And Solana?

00:27D.

00:28All right, Perkins gives them an F.

00:31Two off, 15 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 87.6 passer rating,

00:37who through crucial late-game interceptions and losses against New England and Buffalo

00:41is having perhaps his worst season in the NFL through nine games.

00:45He's three interceptions from his career worst of 14 when he played all 17 games.

00:51Tua ranked 23rd in the NFL in passer rating when play began Sunday.

00:56He's also nearing his career worst passer rating of 87.1, established his rookie season.

01:04Not having Hill is crushing.

01:06Not having tight end Darren Waller is also big.

01:10I agree.

01:13Running back.

01:14Letter grade for the running backs.

01:17Oh, that could be a C because nobody's doing nothing other than Devon.

01:21Solana?

01:22Solana?

01:23B-.

01:24B-.

01:24B- is what Perk gives them.

01:27Devon A. Chan, 106 carries, 606 yards, has been money.

01:31He's basically carrying the offense.

01:33And the third-year player will want to talk contract extension after the season.

01:37Oli Gordon, 40 carries, 122 yards, one touchdown, has been limited by his early season inability

01:44to do his job without the ball.

01:46Wide receiver Malik Washington, 12 carries, 74 yards, is third in rushing.

01:53That's an issue.

01:54Jalen Wright, nine carries, 28 yards, who the Dolphins traded up to acquire in 2024, has hardly

02:00played.

02:01That's also an issue.

02:04Yes.

02:05Wide receiver.

02:06Letter grade for wide receiver.

02:09Oh, D.

02:12Solana?

02:13D.

02:14D- is what he gives them.

02:17Jalen Waddell has been good, not great.

02:20Not having Hill is the story here.

02:22Malik Washington has been fairly productive relative to expectations.

02:26But among Nick Westbrook-Akine, D.

02:30Eskridge, and others, it's a sad crew.

02:34HN is the second-leading receiver.

02:37Waller and fellow tight ends Tanner Connor and Julian Hill have all fared better than wide

02:42receivers, also aside from Waddell and Tyreek Hill.

02:46Which brings me to the tight ends grade.

02:49Letter grade from Chris Perkins and the Sun Sentinel for the tight ends.

02:53F.

02:54Solana?

02:55No, he's going to bump up their grade because Darren Waller gave you like one or two good

03:00games.

03:00He played eight games.

03:02He had two games.

03:04Watch, watch.

03:04I speak perk.

03:06D+.

03:06F.

03:08Crowder was right.

03:11Waller has only played four games and he's been shut down for extended stretches in games.

03:16Julian Hill, Connor, Greg Dulsich.

03:19They've been decent relative to expectations, but Waller's injury has been a major setback.

03:24This position has been so bad that guard Daniel Brunskill has been a better tight end than a lot of the

03:32actual tight ends.

03:34That's the guy they keep making.

03:36The six offensive linemen.

03:38Yeah.

03:39Yeah.

03:40Offensive line.

03:41Letter grade offensive line.

03:44Super F.

03:44No, I'm going to say, I'm going to say D, D plus, D plus or C minus.

03:51I'm telling you, I speak perk here.

03:53You got Patrick Paul, who's been a constant on the left tackle.

03:57And then, you know, you found the ability to, to find that six offensive linemen and move

04:02the football.

04:03I'm going to say, plus your center has been consistent.

04:06I'm going to look if he's looking at Perk's article.

04:10It's a plus if you have to move a lineman to tight end.

04:14I haven't moved my hands.

04:16I haven't moved my hands.

04:17Have I?

04:18You don't see any sunset.

04:20You read this earlier.

04:21When did it come out?

04:21When was it released?

04:22I speak perk, man.

04:24I'm telling you, I talked to perk three times a week.

04:25I speak perk.

04:26I see you've got your open enrollment, uh, open.

04:29Just do a little research during the break.

04:32Yeah.

04:33Um, yeah.

04:34D minus is what perk gives, uh, the old line.

04:37He says four performance by rookie left guard, Jonas of I, Naya.

04:41And the second round pick rated as one of the league's worst guards by pro football.

04:45Focus is only the start of the problems.

04:47You're saying what?

04:48Like it was a good grade.

04:49It's a D minus.

04:52It's a D minus injuries to right guard, James Daniels.

04:58And Austin Jackson exposed the lack of depth left tackle.

05:01Patrick Paul has been really good in pass protection and center Aaron Brewer has been

05:06a grown man as expected.

05:08Pass protection has allowed 20 sacks tied for 10th most, uh, which isn't terrible, but

05:15it's not good.

05:16Defensive line.

05:20Oh, F they can't stop the run.

05:22They getting brooded out of there.

05:24Solana.

05:25Yeah, I would love to disagree, but it's going to be an F here.

05:28It's the most disappointing part of the team other than Tua.

05:31It is indeed an F.

05:33Yeah.

05:33They've been a major disappointment.

05:35Defensive tackle Zach Seeler leads the way.

05:38Of course, fellow defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, the rookie first round pick is on the

05:43same level of disappointment.

05:44Guys such as Benito Jones, Jordan Phillips, Matthew Butler have been okay considering they're

05:50all role players, but the defensive line leads the way in run stopping.

05:55And the Dolphins have been the worst run defense in the league for most of the season.

06:02Linebacker.

06:05Don't put an S on it.

06:07Jordan Brooks can play ball.

06:08No one else makes any plays.

06:10So maybe a C, maybe Jordan will pull them up to a C.

06:13But I don't know.

06:13Are they including edge rushers in this conversation?

06:17Because those guys are technically outside linebackers.

06:20Right, Crowder?

06:21Yeah.

06:22But hell, Jalen Phillips is missing sacks for game winning touchdowns.

06:26Bradley Chubb has one sack on a little bitty boy from Carolina.

06:29That's what I'm saying.

06:30Like when you think of linebackers, you think middle linebacker.

06:32No, they're including edge rusher.

06:34They are, right?

06:34Yeah.

06:35Then it's an F.

06:36It's not fair because Jordan Brooks has been balling.

06:39Arguably the best player on the Dolphins this season.

06:41But everybody else has sucked.

06:43D minus.

06:44D minus.

06:45He says, we're including the outside on ball linebackers crew.

06:49Bradley Chubb, Jalen Phillips, Chop Robinson, Matthew Judon.

06:52They've been a huge disappointment against the pass and the run.

06:56The inside off ball linebackers crew led by Jordan Brooks and Terrell Dodson,

07:01including KJ Britt, Willie Gay Jr.

07:04have shown well thanks to Brooks.

07:07Again, the run defense has been terrible.

07:08The linebackers must share the blame.

07:11The green cornerback F super F not listed D what he gives the cornerbacks a D penalties

07:24and busted coverages.

07:25I love that.

07:26We're surprised by the great grade of a D what he's insane.

07:33A D come on, man.

07:38Let's see.

07:39The injuries to Cater Kohu and Storm Duck have been a big part of the story, too.

07:44Rasul Douglas and Jack Jones have struggled at times but have been okay relative to expectations.

07:51These guys haven't been terrible despite having no interceptions.

07:57Listen, when you evaluate a group, you can't say, oh, well, he's injured.

08:02He's injured.

08:02No, it's the group.

08:03It's the group you put together knowing injuries happen.

08:07Yes, guys went down and got injured, but have some damn guys that can play, too.

08:11That's why we're mad about these D.

08:12How about safety?

08:14F.

08:16F.

08:17D.

08:18Oh, goodness.

08:19Hasn't made many impact plays, and fellow starters Ashton Davis and Ify Melifonwu have

08:25battled injuries and inconsistency.

08:27There's nothing much to see here, says Burke.

08:32Special teams.

08:34This is your guy, Riley Patterson.

08:36Special teams.

08:37Let's go.

08:39Hmm.

08:39They gave up, what, a punt return?

08:44B minus.

08:45Well, they gave up a punt return, but had a punt return or kicker return right before,

08:49to be fair.

08:50Okay, C, C minus.

08:52They had the punt return, but there's been the critical.

08:57Lack of long field goals.

08:58No.

08:59There's been the critical running into the kicker penalties, which will probably knock

09:03this down, but that's more on Mike McDaniel than personnel.

09:06I'm going to say A plus.

09:07That has nothing to do with Riley Patterson?

09:12That has all to do with Riley Patterson.

09:14A plus.

09:15D.

09:16What?

09:17They've allowed a 90-yard game-winning touchdown return, missed a 35-yard field goal attempt,

09:24have made two crucial penalties, running into the punter, roughing the punter, losing

09:29Jason Sanders hurt, but these guys have struggled overall.

09:34Yeah.

09:36Coaching.

09:38F.

09:40D.

09:45F.

09:46Emphatic.

09:46McDaniel has done his worst job since taking over in 2022.

09:50Penalties, mental errors, blown coverages, operational issues, getting plays to the huddle on time,

09:58getting players in the huddle on time, delay of game.

10:01They've haunted the Dolphins once again.

10:03Players haven't quit, but you can question whether they're still listening to McDaniel.

10:08Defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver hasn't been any good.

10:12Offensive coordinator Frank Smith hasn't been good.

10:14And special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman hasn't been good.

10:21Overall letter grade for the Miami Dolphins at the midway point of the season.

10:25F.

10:26F.

10:32Solana?

10:34F.

10:35Jimmy?

10:36A plus.

10:37It is indeed an F.

10:40This team is a disaster.

10:42This season is a disaster.

10:44The rebuild that started in 2019 has failed.

10:48The win now mentality that took over in 2022 has failed.

10:52And the win with youth and draftees movement that started this season is failing.

10:57A much-needed rebuild is coming in 2026.

11:02The first sentence of the coaching breakdown says it all.

11:07We don't know our plays.

11:08We don't know our calls.

11:09We don't know what to do.

11:10We don't know who's in the game.

11:11We don't know what we're supposed to do when we're in the game.

11:13Come on, man.

11:14That is embarrassing.

11:16So the only position group to not get a D or an F at the midseason report card is the running backs.

11:24No, it's Devon A. Chan.

11:26Coincidentally, he's a running back.

11:27Yeah, that's exactly right.

11:31All right.

11:31There you go.

11:32That is your midseason report card.

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