Purge underway in South Florida.
Prior to today, Dolphins shot-caller Chris Grier, truly one of the more awful general managers in the NFL, had all but said his players were not up for sale before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline as the Dolphins plunged into the NFL drek.
(Yet they still pounded BSPN’s favorite NFC South team, the Dixie Chicks. LOL)
Well, that philosophy may have abruptly flipped today.
Just hours after the Dolphins were (again) humiliated on national TV, Grier and Dolphins strongman Stephen Ross agreed to “mutually part ways.”
Read: Don’t let the door hit you in the arse.
This came about six years too late. It was Grier who decided in 2020 to draft a brittle, concussion-prone Tua over Justin Herbert. #Fail
(Speculation in league circles was that Grier was safe as he had the goods on Ross. Remember, Grier was Dolphins general manager when Ross allegedly attempted to bribe then-Dolphins coach Brian Flores to tank for Tua, which the NFL very much frowns upon. Flores, who claimed Ross offered him $100,000 per loss in 2019, later sued the NFL for racial discrimination. The case is still open.)
The Dolphins are still looking for their first playoff win this century.*
(* — This is for the math people: The Dolphins won a playoff game in December 2000. Math people consider this the 20th century. As Joe often says, when the Sumerians developed rudimentary forms of math in 3000 BCE, they didn’t have odometers.)
So, with I’m-not-trading-anyone Grier gone and his office cleaned out — and him likely day drinking right now somewhere near the water on Marathon courtesy of his get-lost money from Ross — might Ross now want to have a firesale?
The Dolphins are certainly in rebuild mode. As a result, Joe is confident Ross will want to stock up on draft picks.
Despite the Dolphins being a trainwreck, they have talented players the Bucs could certainly use. De’Von Achane, Malik Washington, Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips and Jordyn Brooks spring to mind. Guys who can help the Bucs right now. Help the Bucs make a Super Bowl run.
Will Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht jump on his phone and take advantage? Trade deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday.