Here’s a question for Dolphins owner Stephen Ross: What are you hoping to achieve in 2026 if you bring back the duo of coach Mike McDaniel and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa?

That’s not asked in an angry or smart-alecky tone. It’s asked in a neutral, businesslike tone.

The Dolphins can’t make ex-general manager Chris Grier the fall guy for everything that failed. The general manager’s job is to collect talent, and Grier gave McDaniel the best talent this franchise had in two decades. McDaniel, who has a 31-30 (.508) regular-season record, wasn’t able to win.

Going a step further, Tua wasn’t able to lead the team to significant wins.

So I ask Ross: what would be the point, aside from finances, of bringing the McDaniel-Tua duo back?

I was thinking about coach-QB duos the other day.

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