There are two Dolphins in Miami: one works and the other suffers over the years

While the conglomerate of Dolphins He is one of the most admired in the United States for his endeavors and successes, his American football team is one of those that suffers the most from the lack of results.

On Sunday, January 3, the Dolphins lost to the New York Jets and were out of the playoffs. The Surflorida team has not won a game in the NFL postseason for 25 years and this season it finished with a losing record (8-9) for the first time since 2019.

Since real estate magnate Stephen Ross acquired 55% of the Dolphins from Wayne Huizenga in 2008 for $550 million and a year later closed the purchase of the remaining 45% in an operation worth $1.1 billion in total, the organization It has been growing impressively.

Between 2014 and 2016, the Hard Rock Stadium was completely renovated with an investment of $550 million. The stadium was left as a five-star hotel and since then it has hosted unforgettable matches such as the classic Barcelona vs. Real Madrid, the presence of world champions Brazil, Argentina and Spain, the Copa América final, the Super Bowl and the presentation of artists such as the Rolling Stones and Taylor Swift.

In 2019, with an investment of $60 million, the Dolphins built 30 tennis courts in a parking area, including three with stands to house the Miami Open.

In 2022, an agreement was initiated for the F1 Miami Grand Prix to be held for 10 years at the Hard Rock Stadium. The Dolphins invested more than $60 million in building a permanent road course.

The club also promotes the Dolphins Challenge Cancer campaign, which for more than a decade raised more than 75 million dollars, donated entirely to the Sylvester Cancer Center of the University of Miami for research and a cure for this disease.

All of these Dolphins ventures are successful, but the American football team is not working, why? Because the right decisions are not made there. In the NFL the salary limit each season is 255.5 million dollars. More than a third of that figure goes to two players: Tua Tagovailoa (48 million) and Tyreek Hill (27 million). There is not much more money left to reinforce all the lines in a balanced way.

We must not forget that the squad of an American football team is made up of 53 players.

Questionable decisions?

The Dolphins selected Tua in the 2020 Draft even though the quarterback had broken his hip and suffered two concussions. Last summer he was extended a four-year, $212.4 million contract and in 2024 Tua missed six games due to a concussion and hip injury. His substitutes are fatal.

Ross confirmed coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier, but said he will do a “hard review of what has been done and make the changes that are necessary to become a winning team.”

I hope that gives results.