Overview
- Miami is 1-6 after a 31–6 loss in Cleveland, and Tua Tagovailoa remains the Week 8 starter at Atlanta following multiple benchings.
- Reporting indicates Ross prefers to evaluate the full picture, though insiders say the timetable to judge McDaniel and GM Chris Grier could accelerate if losses continue.
- Albert Breer outlines the two typical early-firing triggers—losing the locker room or wanting to audition an in-house coach—and says some in Miami want a look at Anthony Weaver as interim.
- Dianna Russini reports the locker room has not quit on McDaniel, but the coach–quarterback relationship with Tagovailoa needs repair even as Tyreek Hill publicly backs the staff.
- Analysts project that if McDaniel is dismissed he would likely draw coordinator interest, with the Rams, Packers or other OC openings cited as plausible options.