TALE OF THE TAPE | 2026 Miami Dolphins Rebuild Versus the 2019 Edition

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🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins’ 2026 rebuild faces tough comparisons to the infamous 2019 teardown—does this new roster have what it takes to avoid history repeating itself? Host Kyle Crabbs examines the Dolphins’ transition, spotlighting position-by-position upgrades from Ryan Fitzpatrick’s struggling squad to today’s young core featuring De'Von Achane, Jordyn Brooks, and a revamped offensive line. The discussion explores lingering holes at wide receiver, early schedules stacked against Jeff Hafley's group, and revisits the development curve of former picks like Devante Parker, Christian Wilkins, and Jerome Baker. Several points were raised, including whether the new Dolphins lineup truly surpasses the patchwork 2019 roster in talent or if brutal matchups could mute the progress in the win column. Can Miami’s foundational approach pay off, or is another rough season on the horizon? Join the breakdown of roster moves, player expectations, and the long road toward legitimacy in the AFC East.

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0:00.0	How does the 2026 Miami Dolphins rebuild compare to the 2019 version?
0:07.7	We are comparing the two here today on Locked On Dolphins.
0:17.8	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.4	All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Locked-on Dolphins.
0:31.9	It is your team every day here on the Lacked On Network.
0:34.9	I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of
0:37.9	on Lockedon Dolphins, co-host of Locked in NFL scouting, author of Touchdown, Miami on
0:41.7	Substack NFL staff writer for A to Z sports. On today's episode of Locked on Dolphins, we are going
0:48.7	to be exploring just how the 2006 rebuild or reload or transition,
0:58.1	re-transition, whatever you want to call it, compares to the 2019 build,
1:03.9	because I've seen some comparisons about what this year's roster looks like
1:08.0	compared to that year's roster and figured we would we would do the
1:11.4	thing we'll go through and compare the whole thing today's episode of locked on dolphins is brought
1:15.4	you by fandul right now new customers can bet five dollars get $150 in bonus bets if your first
1:20.0	bet wins at the fandle dot com to get started so I first want to acknowledge the 2019 season for what it was for the Miami Dolphins.
1:31.4	They had think pieces dropped on them in early September talking about how the competition
1:38.4	committee needed to open investigations into the safety of the players on the field because the talent was so bad,
1:47.0	it was dangerous for the players to be on the field and playing football.
1:49.9	There are real life conversations that happened in 2019 on 4-letter networks on National Dalmatian.
1:54.4	Talk about the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
1:57.5	Started investigation into the Dolphins.
2:01.7	And yes, they lost 59 to 10, 43 to nothing, 31 to 6 in Dallas.
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