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On Monday, McDaniel said that he warned Dolphins players not to think of Tagovailoa as the “savior” who will rescue the offense after it spent four games sinking in quicksand. But the excitement of Dolphins players has been palpable.

There was a time when Mike McDaniel appeared to be on a path to join his longtime pals Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan and Matt LaFleur among the best-regarded young offensive minds in the NFL. That time seems to have passed.

This game is a big referendum on McDaniel’s coaching chops. It’s not a final answer, but it’s a major midterm.

In four games without Tua Tagovailoa, the Miami Dolphins scored a grand total of 40 points. For perspective, the last team unable to average more than 10 points per game over the course of a season was the 1991 Indianapolis Colts, who fired their coach after five games and finished 1-15.