MIAMI GARDENS — It was one year ago that the Dolphins checked in with a 2-6 record at the time of their midseason report card . Predictably, the grades weren’t good. The Dolphins have a 2-7 record for this year’s midseason report card. You can figure out the rest.

So far, the Dolphins have disappointed and underachieved.

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s season-ending knee injury is a major factor in the poor start. But Hill was there for the season-opening 33-8 loss at Indianapolis, a game in which the Dolphins looked uninspired and unprepared. To a certain extent, things have gone downhill since that game.

General manager Chris Grier , who had a 53-54 regular season record since taking over the entire operation in 2019, paid for poor start, as well as years of mediocrity, with his jo

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