The Miami Dolphins fell to 2-7 on the season via an ugly 28-6 "Thursday Night Football" loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 30. The next day, the Dolphins and general manager Chris Grier "mutually" agreed to part ways.

The Dolphins have since earned three straight wins to improve to 5-7. Shortly after Miami notched a 21-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints (2-10) on Sunday, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated shared why Dolphins owner Stephen Ross gave head coach Mike McDaniel a chance to turn things around for the club after the Grier decision was made.

Mike McDaniel never lost Dolphins locker room despite reports

"Through September and October, Mike McDaniel was seen by many as a dead man walking in Miami," Breer wrote. "However, while rumblings suggested that

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