Ex-NFL star offers gloomy outlook on Dolphins ahead of Bills matchup

Following their Week 1 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins held a players-only meeting. Colin Cowherd discusses the culture in Miami and if the Dolphins can recover this season.

The Miami Dolphins have looked awful in their first two games of the 2025 season, and their start has put head coach Mike McDaniel firmly on the hot seat.

The Dolphins lost to the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots and will enter their third game of the season against the Buffalo Bills with the second-worst point differential in the NFL at -31.

Former NFL star linebacker Shawne Merriman predicted that change would be coming to the Dolphins soon.

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Miami Dolphins linebacker K.J. Britt (3), offensive tackle Patrick Paul (52), wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) and offensive tackle Kion Smith (71) take the field against the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium Sept. 14, 2025. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

"That team is going to get dismantled here soon, and I think it’s going to start with the head coach, Mike McDaniel," he told Fox News Digital. "I think they’re going to start (looking to) trade or let go of some of their most frustrated players. You have a frustrated Tyreek Hill. Tyreek Hill is a very, very key figure in your locker room. 

"So, when you see him frustrated, and things like that happening … him being frustrated alone can trickle down to a lot of guys, and it could be a bad situation for him. And it could be a bad situation for the organization."

Merriman also said he was far from impressed with McDaniel’s press conference after the loss to the Patriots.

McDaniel offered a bewildering quote when asked about the team’s failure to convert on third and fourth