MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 17: A downed Miami Dolphins fan during the fourth quarter of the game against Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada / Getty Images)
What’s next for the Miami Dolphins now that the season is over?
The Miami Dolphins were eliminated and then saw their playoff hopes get away with the Colts beating Jacksonville.
A week after a miracle in Las Vegas kept the Miami Dolphins alive for a playoff spot, the NFL weekend was almost nothing but bad news for Dolphins fans.
Miami entered the weekend with control over the 5th seed of the AFC playoff, but they forgot to show up for the game and were eliminated by 56-26, with only 28 points coming from reserve Bills players.
The game itself was not enough to knock out the Dolphins, but when the Ravens and Browns won, a miracle was needed again, but the Jaguars failed to bring down the Colts, who advanced into the playoffs after Miami’s defeat.
What worked for Miami, however, was that the Titans led by Ryan Tannehill prevented the Texans from winning the 5th game and guaranteed Miami a choice among the top 3 in the April draft. Now, we have four months of speculation about what the Dolphins will do with this choice.
Miami will also have its 18th overall choice after its elimination in the postseason knocking them out under the 1920s. Miami also has 35th choice in the draft thanks to Houston and its own choice of the 2nd round as well.
Compensating for the draft choice at least helps to alleviate the defeat at Buffalo, but with the team winning ten games with that list, the future looks pretty good if the Dolphins manage to get the first four choices in the draft right. The jury, so to speak, has not yet decided on last year’s classes.