WHAT IF...Former Dolphins TE Darren Waller Opens Door To The Miami Dolphins 2026 Multi-Verse

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🗓️ 16 May 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins chart a new course as Darren Waller reveals Mike McDaniel’s post-season plans—Quinn Ewers was set to take the reins at quarterback, signaling the definitive end of the Tua Tagovailoa era. What would the offense have looked like if McDaniel had stayed and Tua was moved? Host Kyle Crabbs unpacks the dramatic turning point, exploring alternate futures and what Miami’s bold choices mean for their rebuild. Crabbs also tackles the evolving Dolphins secondary, spotlighting Sean Duggan’s vision for first-round pick Chris Johnson and the ongoing search for a nickel corner. Insightful analysis highlights Jason Marshall Jr.’s role as an outside corner, the versatility of prospects like Kyle Louis, and what the new defensive scheme could unlock. With the 2026 NFL schedule out and fresh faces in the locker room, are the Dolphins finally breaking the cycle—and which “what ifs” will fans remember?

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0:00.0	Darren Waller shared a new detail from his final conversation with Mike McDaniel as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
0:13.3	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.6	All right, Miami.
0:25.1	Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.
0:27.5	It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.
0:29.8	I'm your host, Cowstowns' Lifelong Miami Dolphins, co-host of Lockedon NFL scouting
0:34.5	author of Touchdown Miami on Substack NFL staff writer for A to Z sports
0:39.0	here on today's episode of Lacked on Dolphins. It's been known that the last man not named Steve
0:45.6	Ross to talk to Mike McDaniel as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins was Darren Waller.
0:51.4	Waller recently on a podcast shared a new detail from that conversation, which
0:56.3	you can't help but look at and kind of wonder in the different branches of the dolphins
1:02.8	multiverse what things would look like if the dolphins had chose not to make a change at head
1:09.3	coach. Because part of that conversation with Waller and the exit interview that he had with McDaniel
1:13.9	before Stephen Ross interrupted it was talking about what the future was going to hold for 2026
1:21.1	and whether or not Darren Pollard would be back and what this offense would look like.
1:25.5	So we're going to talk about that.
1:26.6	We're talking about Sean Duggan a couple days ago.
1:29.1	The defense coordinator under Jeff Hathley had some comments on Miami's first round pick cornerback, Chris Johnson. And also the nickel question, because this has been a storyline that's kind of been a buzzy one the last couple days on social media. So we're going to talk about that as well. I we'll start with this quote from Darren Waller, who was on a podcast with Draft Kings.
1:48.8	And it was with Matt Barnes.
1:50.7	And they're talking about the process of finding out that Mike McDaniel is getting dismissed.
1:55.7	And you've probably heard parts of this story before where Mike McDaniel has the exit interview with
2:01.4	Darren Waller at 930 and 10, 15 minutes in.
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