The Splash Zone 10/19/21: How Hot Is Brian Flores’ Seat?

The Dolphins sit at 1-5 and fingers are being pointed at everyone. This season is going not as expected as expectations were so high for this team after a 10 win season. But we also saw this happen previously when Adam Gase came in and made the playoffs in his first season, followed by 2 years of disappointment. There were no expectations in year 1 under Brian Flores, but he and the team surprised the NFL by winning 10 games during a rebuild. Now Flores finds himself on the hot seat as fans call for some sort of change to help salvage this season.

You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.

Dolphins slump to fifth straight loss, face next game with no post-London bye - ProFootballTalk
In hindsight, it may have been very wise for the Dolphins to not request the traditional post-London bye following their game against the Jaguars. With six days until the next game, coach Brian Flores doesn’t have to worry about possibly getting the Joe Philbin treatment from owner Stephen Ross.

Dolphins at Jaguars

Dolphins vs Jaguars Week 6 Game Recap
The Miami Dolphins traveled to London, England to face their upstate rival Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Dolphins come up empty in final two minutes in loss vs. Jaguars
The Dolphins should have at least gone to overtime Sunday. They failed on a fourth-down run, failed to stop a third-and-20 pass, then failed, period.

It is time to adjust expectations for Miami Dolphins as playoff hopes fade - Miami Dolphins- ESPN
The players say "we are extremely close," but a five-game losing streak leaves Miami with little margin for error as it chases a postseason berth.

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