The Miami Dolphins are my pick to earn something really special this year… the #1 overall draft pick.That’s not exactly a good sign, but I do think they will be the worst team in football.
The Dolphins team has been decimated over the course of the past year.Their coach from last season: gone.
Their starting quarterback from last season: gone.Their top wide receivers (Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle): gone and gone.Miami Dolphins’ De’Von Achane (28) is tackled by Buffalo Bills’ Jordan Poyer (21) during the first half of an NFL football game in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Nov.
9, 2025.(Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)Is there any hope for optimism in this game? De’Von Achane is still one of the better running backs in the game.
Malik Willis is dynamic and has shown flashes of success in both Tennessee and Green Bay.At the same time, Achane might not have any running space considering the teams know he is the best and only true threat on the team.
Willis has shown flashes, but he has also shown that he is normally a backup quarterback for a reason.MIAMI DOLPHINS ENTER FULL REBUILD WITH MALIK WILLIS AT QUARTERBACK AND JEFF HAFLEY AS HEAD COACHThe Las Vegas Raiders also underwent many changes this offseason.They earned the #1 overall pick last year with a terrible season of their own.
That saw them dismiss Pete Carroll and bring in Klint Kubiak to take over the franchise.It also saw them select Fernando Mendoza with the first pick, and then they also grabbed Kirk Cousins, who worked with Kubiak previously.Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins warms up before an NFL preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, Aug.
27, 2026, in Las Vegas.(AP Photo/David Becker)The Raiders tried to trade away Maxx Crosby in the offseason, but that was vetoed, and he is now back on the roster.
He should still be solid for the club, but there are questions around the rest of the defense.Their new coach is also not a defensive guy, so there is reason to be co...