Wray Morrison: Why Miami?

As I was watching the Miami Dolphins self-destruct during the Monday night NFL game against Pittsburgh, I had to ask why the schedule makers would put the Dolphins on in prime time. (The Dolphins let a 14-0 lead get away in a 27-14 loss to the Steelers.) It may be a long time before a Dolphins game generates huge TV numbers.

Putting an 0-7 start to the 2019 season aside, the Dolphins are in rebuild mode. Not that Ryan Tannehill was among the league’s elite quarterbacks, but his replacement, 36-year-old Ryan Fitzpatrick, isn’t either. Fitzpatrick doesn’t have a supporting cast around him for this team to be competitive.

This is also a team that two years ago let one of the best defensive players in the league, Ndamukong Suh, get away.

I know it can get tiresome to watch teams like the Patriots and the Packers in prime time, week in and week out. But to have a Dolphins team that has only been better than .500 once in the last 10 years play on a national stage makes no sense.