Why are the Dolphins "more attractive" than OAK or WAS?
Both OAK and WAS have won playoff games in the last 10 years (OAK went to a Super Bowl). What have the Dolphins done?
The Dolphins had an undefeated championship season and the winningest coach of all time, and have the second-highest all-time winning percentage of any NFL team. I mean, while we are listing off irrelevant historical factoids.
Now, as for today: Oakland has arguably the worst owner in the league; a rare combination of poor financial decisions and a complete inability to work with head coaches. Oakland also hasn't had a winning season since 2002, and just snapped an NFL-record seven-straight seasons with 10+ losses. And the Dolphins stomped them in their own house less than 9 months ago, for whatever that's worth.
Washington also has an owner noted for his poor football acumen, excessive meddling, and horrible choices on who to pay. Presuming that we are still starting the clock right after the end of the Dolphins five-straight playoff appearances from 97-01 (because otherwise, why make this argument?), in that time frame WAS has had 2 winning seasons and five 10+ loss seasons (MIA has had 4 and 3, respectively). But on the bright side, the last time the Redskins won their division, it was following a week 17 win over the Dan Marino-led Miami Dolphins. So there is that.
Stephen Ross may be
headed down the Al Davis/Dan Snyder road, but he is far from THERE right now. He flirted with canning Sparano (ungraciously, at that) but at the end of the day, he gave him an extension. In other words, Ross might wind up like Davis or Snyder, but those two ALREADY ARE Davis and Snyder.
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