FINS THERAPY | Dolphins' Midseason Surge Is Officially Over And Bad Losses Create Big Questions

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins suffer a crushing 45-21 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals, intensifying scrutiny on Head Coach Mike McDaniel and quarterback Quinn Ewers' debut under center. With continued third-quarter collapses, execution errors, and defensive issues plaguing the team, questions mount about McDaniel's future and the franchise’s direction as the season nears its end. Kyle Crabbs dissects troubling trends behind the Dolphins’ recent performance, including Chop Robinson's lack of pass rush development and special teams miscues. Key topics include Miami’s projected draft position, GM and coaching candidate scenarios featuring NFL names like John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski, and how organizational alignment could reshape the team in 2026 and beyond. Will the Dolphins capitalize on their draft assets and address systemic flaws before it’s too late?

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0:00.0	The Dolphins got smoked in week 16 by the Bengals, and that means we have another group
0:06.2	therapy session to sit down and talk through with just two games left this season.
0:16.5	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.5	All right, Miami.
0:28.7	Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.
0:30.9	It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.
0:33.6	I'm your host, CalCrafts Day, lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockedon Dolphins, co-host of Lockedon, NFL scouting, author of Touchdown Miami-O and Substack NFL Staff writer for A to Z sports, want to give a special welcome and shout out to our every day because it is your team every day. We don't just say it. We live it. You're on the Locked on Network special. So thank you to each and every one of you who have helped make the locked on podcast network,
0:56.9	the number one sports podcast network in the world.
0:54.3	Today's episode of Lockdown Dolphins. special thank you to each and every one of you who have helped make the locked on podcast network.
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0:59.2	Today's episode of Lockdown Dolphins is brought to by Fandall.
1:02.5	If you want to be right in the middle of the action with what's left of this season, visit fandle.com.
1:03.2	Place your NFL live bets all season long group therapy here on Monday.
1:09.4	I'm wearing black, all black, had to tell for what transpired yesterday at Hard Rock
1:16.3	Stadium.
1:18.3	Dolphins honoring the 60th anniversary of the franchise playing like an expansion team.
1:22.9	It was pretty neat.
1:24.9	45-21 lost the hands of Cincinnati Bengals.
1:27.5	Joe Burrow could not be stopped. neat. 45-21 lost the hands of Cincinnati Bengals.
1:29.7	Joe Burrow could not be stopped.
1:40.0	Offensively, mistakes, miscues, troubling continued trends,
1:47.0	and a team that really felt like it met the halfway mark of the game for the second consecutive week, really.
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