What Chess Pieces Should The Dolphins Move This Week? | 2026 MIAMI DOLPHINS OFFSEASON BLUEPRINT

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins overhaul their strategy with bold cap moves—could this be the reset that propels them into contention in 2026? Kyle Crabbs maps out a fully simulated offseason blueprint, spotlighting major roster shakeups like releasing Alec Ingold and Jason Sanders, shopping Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Dallas Cowboys for critical draft assets, and unlocking cap flexibility through innovative contract restructuring with Tua Tagovailoa. Key topics include long-term salary cap health, prioritizing dependable talent over short-term fixes, and setting a higher standard for team culture. Kyle Crabbs weighs the impact of offloading high-profile contracts like Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb, establishing aggressive but responsible budgeting, and laying the groundwork for acquiring more draft picks. With the NFL’s cash vs. cap dynamic in the spotlight, can Miami balance financial discipline with playoff ambitions? Tune in for the ultimate guide to the Dolphins’ ambitious 2026 roster rebuild.

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0:00.0	It's the week before free agency, which means it's time for us to put pen to paper on our fully simulated offseason for 2026.
0:08.7	Our toughest one yet.
0:15.7	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, Miami. Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins. It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network. I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockedon Dolphins, co-host of Locked on NFL scouting, author of Ruff Touchdown Miami on Substack NFL staff writer for A to Z sports.
0:42.7	Want to give a special welcome and shout out to our everydayers because it is your team every
0:47.0	day. We don't just say it. We live it. You're on the Locked On network special.
0:51.4	Thank you to each and every one of you who have helped to make the Lockedon
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1:11.2	It is my favorite time of the year.
1:14.4	It is offseason blueprint time.
1:17.0	And if you're new to Locked on Dolphins in the last year, the offseason blueprint is a fully simulated offseason with contracts and salary cap management and personnel decisions and free agency
1:31.1	and a mock draft and a 53 man roster projection and a three year salary cap snapshot,
1:37.9	which has never been more important for the Dolphins than this year.
1:44.1	And a few disclaimers before we get started. Today's all about like the thing. more important for the dolphins than this year.
1:46.2	And a few disclaimers before we get started.
1:50.3	Today's all about like the things that I think need to get done in the next week and a half and the objectives that I have.
1:53.8	Can't guarantee that everything's going to play out exactly like we lay out here.
1:58.1	There's going to be things that I know are different in reality
2:02.9	to what I personally would do with those situations and assessments. Right. And this is where I'm
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