These 5 NFL teams had the worst offseasons in 2019

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, left, and general manager Marty Hurney discuss the team's draft goals during a news conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. (David T. Foster III/Charlotte Observer/TNS via Getty Images) /

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen talks to the media after being traded to the Dolphins during the draft, on Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Miami Dolphins training facility in Davie, Fla. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) /

4. Miami Dolphins

New head coach Brian Flores — late of the New England Patriots — inherits a club that finished 7-9 a year ago, closing the season with three straight double-digit losses and by a combined 100-41 score. The club’s dismal record is made all the more worse considering the Dolphins opened 2018 with three consecutive wins.

But this is about this offseason and while the club did obtain promising quarterback Josh Rosen in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals, it’s a franchise that appears to be very much in rebuilding mode. In fact, you could make a case that current general manager Chris Grier has already put his team in prime position when it comes to the 2020 offseason thanks to numerous trades and projected compensatory picks (via NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein).

If all goes according to plan and free-agent departures such as tackle Ju’Waun James and pass rusher Cameron Wake net what’s expected, the ‘Fins will have multiple picks in the second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh rounds next year thanks in part to deals with the Saints (2 in draft trade), Titans (4 for quarterback Ryan Tannehill), Cowboys (6 for defensive end Robert Quinn) and Chiefs (7 for safety Jordan Lucas in 2018). The fifth-round pick they gave to Arizona as part of the Rosen deal would be recouped if Wake’s compensation is as expected. And James figures to get the club a third-round selection to pair with their own.

But what about this year? The Dolphins’ latest addition is right tackle Jordan Mills, who joined the team late this week via a one-year contract. Journeyman signal-caller Ryan Fitzpatrick was signed ahead of the Rosen trade and former Patriots such as tight end Dwayne Allen and defensive back Eric Rowe. There are some positives that the team could build on. But changing the culture is going to take more than one offseason.

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