Too many times the Miami Dolphins entered a season like an old car that by November was huffing and puttering to the side of the road with smoke pouring out the hood. There was 2012, when General Manager Jeff Ireland said of his playmaking positions, “We got talent, just not enough speed.”
There was 2018, when coach Adam Gase answered a mid-season question about his team by saying, “It’s a good thing football isn’t just a foot race.”
On Sunday, the Dolphins won their opener in a manner that showed the pathway to more wins. They’re fast. It’s not just a one-man-showstopper that caused Philadelphia cornerback K’Von Wallace to say in preseason about new Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill: “I’ve never seen anyone that fast in my life.”
