All things Dolphins: Latest Miami Dolphins news, schedule ... For 26 years, the Dolphins were a model of stability under Don Shula. Soon after, they became what their AFC East rivals had been: a franchise adrift, chasing the next big thing in one January ...

“I’d like to find a young Don Shula,” Ross said ... they were all excited about wanting to lead the Miami Dolphins.” The exception, of course, was the guy who flew in and out of Davie.