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They got 1 win out of Willis, which is good enough for me.
Now that SF and KC have lost, I'm just waiting on MIN to lose and I can safely put this season in the books.

Keep in mind that the Dolphins are a team that went into week 1 as an underdog against last season's worst team in the league.  MIA was arguably the worst landing spot in the NFL this offseason.  They had no chance of getting Murray.

Fair enough, but they still didn't need to pay Willis $40M.

But it is possible that if the Dolphins had offered Murray a contract and a promise to at being the starting QB, he would have chosen that over competing with McCarthy and Wenz for the starting job in Minn.

Equally zero chance Murray thinks he's going to have a problem beating out JJ McCarthy and Carson Wentz (which was true).

Keep in mind that the Dolphins are a team that went into week 1 as an underdog against last season's worst team in the league.  MIA was arguably the worst landing spot in the NFL this offseason.  They had no chance of getting Murray.

I think I could beat out McCarthy.

Which is different from passer rating which is what I was trying to say. QBR is an adjusted rating meaning that someone goes through the plays and determines how much the QB is responsible for on any given pass play. So it's not tied directly to stats the way passer rating is.

You never used the words Passer Rating so I was hoping for clarity

I voted for "neither," just for the pure entertainment value it would provide...

The Dolphins absolutely could not "have gotten Kyler Murray for nothing."
Kyler Murray (and Tua, for that matter) had 100% control over which offer they chose to accept, and given that they definitely weren't getting any pay raise for the 2026 season, that choice was entirely based on the promise of the team offering.

Zero chance Murray chooses to play in MIA over MIN for the same money.  None.

Maybe, maybe not. 

I agree Murray had 100% control where he went.  And I agree that no team could offer him extra money to attract him. 

But it is possible that if the Dolphins had offered Murray a contract and a promise to at being the starting QB, he would have chosen that over competing with McCarthy and Wenz for the starting job in Minn.  Vikings offers him a better chance at winning and getting a ring.  Dolphins would have offered him a better chance at being on the field.  As it turns out Vikings gave him both, but no way he would have known that in the off-season. 

The Dolphins absolutely could not "have gotten Kyler Murray for nothing."
Kyler Murray (and Tua, for that matter) had 100% control over which offer they chose to accept, and given that they definitely weren't getting any pay raise for the 2026 season, that choice was entirely based on the promise of the team offering.

Zero chance Murray chooses to play in MIA over MIN for the same money.  None.

QBR = QB RATING.

Which is different from passer rating which is what I was trying to say. QBR is an adjusted rating meaning that someone goes through the plays and determines how much the QB is responsible for on any given pass play. So it's not tied directly to stats the way passer rating is.

He did, but QBR is so subjective. It's the opposite of the QB rating which just goes on stats alone. He did make quick decisions and was accurate on throws and didn't have any bad plays. He did get helped a bunch by that last TD by Douglas, but he did get rid of the ball quickly and to the right spot so you got to give him credit. Let's see if he can repeat that next week because it's the first real high quality game he's had this year. His QBR wasn't too bad against Cincy, but a lot of that was in garbage time so I didn't give him much credit for that. He's trending in the right direction now at least.

QBR = QB RATING.