Dysfunctional teams do dysfunctional things. It should be no surprise, then, that the dysfunctional Dolphins did something dysfunctional on Friday.

Owner Stephen Ross fired (sorry, “mutually parted ways with”) long-time G.M. Chris Grier. Ross made no other changes.

The Dolphins simultaneously got the word out that coach Mike McDaniel will finish the season. (Which could be viewed as an even worse punishment than being mutually parted ways. With.)

McDaniel is now an obvious lame duck, barring the kind of miracle that persuades Ross to keep him for 2026. Even then, Ross will have a mismatched G.M. and head coach, with the new G.M. waiting for the opportunity to hire his own head coach.

Every future G.M. scouts players and coaches. Every G.M. has a list of coaches with whom the G.M. wan

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