There are so many articles and conversations out there right now

indicating the Miami Dolphins are planning to "tank" their 2019 season in an effort to position themselves for a top draft pick in..."WhiteSections 2018 NFL Draft2018 NFL Free Agency2018 Mock Drafts2018 Draft ProspectsBreakingDolphins 2019 Draft picks: 13 - Christian Wilkins; 78 - Michael Deiter; 151 - Andrew Van Ginkel; 202 - Isaiah Prince; 233 - Chandler Cox; 234 - Myles Gaskin脳Miami Dolphins NewsTanking as clickbait: Call the Dolphins rebuild what it is - a rebuildNew Jordan Phillips Jersey ,32commentsESTShareTweetShareShareTanking as clickbait: Call the Dolphins rebuild what it is - a rebuildSteve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsThere are so many articles and conversations out there right now indicating the Miami Dolphins are planning to “tank” their 2019 season in an effort to position themselves for a top draft pick in 2020. They are going to “tank” the short term in an effort to win in the long term. They are “tanking” for the future.And every time the word “tank” comes up, the masses descend. They argue that Miami should “tank.” They argue that the Dolphins will not “tank.” They say a new head coach would never agree to “tank.” They say free agents would stay away from a team for years if they see them as willing to “tank.” They say that the development of the latest #LoseFor... or #TankFor... or #SuckFor... hashtags are genius. Or they are dumb.Whatever they are - the word “tank” is nothing more than clickbait in order to get those arguments coming again.The Dolphins are not going to “tank” the 2019 season. They will not.They are not “tanking” anything.The Miami Dolphins are rebuilding. Period. That is it.The Dolphins do not have a lot of salary cap space - they can create more, but they will still lag far behind the rest of the league when all of the salary cap cuts are completed - so they will not be big spenders in free agency. Rebuilds do not target free agency, they target the draft.That is not “tanking,” that is rebuilding.Teams with a new head coach typically take three years to (a) change players to fit the new system, (b) learn the new system, and (c) master the new system. That is exactly what the Miami Dolphins will be doing as they enter year one of a new head coach’s regime. Brian Flores did not come to Miami to “tank.” He came to Miami to rebuild the team in his image and to fit his system.That is not “tanking,” that is rebuilding.The dictionary says to tank is “fail completely, especially at great financial cost” and, in sports, it is “deliberately lose or fail to finish (a game).” The Dolphins are not failing completely at great financial cost, and they are not deliberately losing or failing to finish a game. They are fixing years of quick fixes that have been at great financial cost and, just because the team is looking to get younger and build through the draft does not mean they are trying to “deliberately lose.”And they are not going to “fail to finish a game.”That is not “tanking,” that is rebuilding.The Dolphins want to get younger. They want to get healthier. They want to fix the issues - like the offensive line and the run defense - that have plagued the club for years. They do not want to tank - they want to fix.Getting younger. Getting healthier. Getting better.That is not “tanking DeVante Parker Jersey ,” that is rebuilding.“Tanking” is a sexy word because it makes people talk. It makes people argue. And, it makes people click. The Miami Dolphins are not tanking. They are not holding out better players and calling plays that will fail in order to purposely lose a game. They are getting younger. They are fixing their faults. And they are doing it the way great teams have been built.They are rebuilding.You will continue to hear how the Miami Dolphins are “tanking” the 2019 season. You will hear out they will fail to find a quarterback in order to make sure they will lose. You will hear how everything is designed for 2020. You will hear how the Dolphins love this 2020 quarterback prospect and that is their target. You will hear how the Dolphins actually love this other quarterback prospect, and he is their real target. You will hear how they are all in on getting a specific player.You will hear how they have to tank this year to get there next year.You will even hear how “sources” have said the Dolphins, behind closed doors, are even using the word “tank” for the 2019 season to focus on 2020.You go ahead and tell Kenyan Drake, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Xavien Howard, Laremy Tunsil, Kenny Stills, and Reshad Jones that they need to sacrifice one year of their career, their bodies, so the team can lose. Tell them to lose on purpose. Tell them to “tank.”You try to re-sign players like Cameron Wake, Ja’Wuan James, Frank Gore Kenyan Drake Jersey , John Denney, or any of the other soon-to-be free agents with the promise that they are going to lose as many games as possible.Last year, all we heard pre-draft was how the Dolphins loved all the different quarterbacks. How did that work out? Somehow - without a head coach and coaching staff in place - the Dolphins now know their exact draft plans two drafts ahead of time?Every year we see players rise and fall dramatically during the college football season, the draft prep, Pro Days, the Scouting Combine, and in team meetings. A player who today looks like a lock as the first overall pick could end up falling out of the first day by this time next year. Plus, how many other teams will be looking for a quarterback in 2020 - and could be worse than Miami, or have the ammunition to trade in front of Miami? Yet, already, Miami is locked onto a player, a system, a plan that involves intentionally failing and “knowing” they will get the guy.I have always thought the 2020 Draft is the time to get your next quarterback. And, maybe having a higher draft pick is the right way to do it in the long run. None of that means a team has to “tank” in order to be there.Rebuild yes. Find the younger players who can grow with the head coach and the rest of the team Xavien Howard Jersey , starting this year. Let presumed-to-be head coach Brian Flores find the players who fit his system and let general manager Chris Grier acquire those players. Let the team grow.A young team, growing, is not a team tanking. It is a team growing. Rebuilding.Maybe the Dolphins are going into this season not caring if they challenge for the AFC East and are looking to build through the draft. Maybe they will lose a lot of games. Maybe they will look to 2020 to select a quarterback.Maybe that is all just called rebuilding. MIAMI (AP) — The season is heading in opposite directions for the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, which has brought them closer together in the AFC East standings.The Bills (4-7) have won two games in a row to stoke enthusiasm about their long-term outlook with rookie quarterback Josh Allen, while the Dolphins (5-6) have lost two straight and six of eight to sour their season.Both teams will likely be playoff spectators, as usual, but there will be a stark contrast in moods when the longtime rivals square off Sunday. Here are things to know about the 109th game between the Bills and Dolphins, and the first of two meetings in December:TRENDINGThe Bills have a shot at only their second three-game winning streak since September 2011. They've gained more than 300 yards in each of the past two games after failing to do so in the first six. And they finished strong last week, scoring twice in the fourth quarter to beat Jacksonville 24-21.That made the Bills 2-1 in one-score games. They beat Tennessee 13-12 in Week 5."One of the things that you always want to check off year to year, especially when you first get into the transition of taking over, is that you develop the mindset to win close games," second-year Bills coach Sean McDermott said. "You saw the Tennessee game, you saw this past week's game, and we're there as far as that goes. That's a mindset that's easier said than done."Just ask the Dolphins Laremy Tunsil Jersey , who blew a double-digit fourth-quarter lead to lose for the second time this season last week at Indianapolis."We gave it away," running back Frank Gore said. "We should have won that game."To keep their faint playoff hopes alive, the Dolphins need to beat the Bills twice, and then some."For us to control our destiny, we have to win out," running back Kenyan Drake said.MOTIVATEDThe matchup of sub-.500 teams may lack luster, but Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips said he's fired up about it. Released by the Dolphins during Week 5, he said the move to Buffalo turned around his career, and he's eager to settle old scores against Miami."If you watch me play, I don't hold anything back," Phillips said. "I'm an emotional guy, and whatever happens happens. I'm not going to get any flags or anything like that, but I'm going to show my emotions."Phillips will need to get on the field first. In seven games with Buffalo he has played 163 snaps.VERSATILEThe Dolphins are braced for the 6-foot-5 Allen as a multi-purpose threat after he set a Bills record by rushing for 99 yards against Jacksonville."He had a run on a draw where he stiff-arms a defensive end, makes one of the DBs miss and then runs through one of the linebackers Cordrea Tankersley Jersey , all in 14 yards," Miami coach Adam Gase said. "That athletic ability just surprises people because of his size."Allen's counterpart, 30-year-old Ryan Tannehill, said he couldn't offer any recollections regarding the challenges he faced as a rookie quarterback."That was so long ago, I feel like I'm 90 compared to my rookie year," Tannehill said with a laugh.PICKSA knack for takeaways has been the Dolphins' strength. They rank second in the NFL with 17 interceptions, and cornerback Xavien Howard is tied for second in the league with five. Howard has nine interceptions in his past 16 games, the most of any player over that stretch."If he can get his hands on it, he's catching it," Gase said. "That's really the part you don't see a ton with corners."NEW STARMiami's Leonte Carroo will likely see significant playing time because of injuries to the receiving corps. Carroo, who began the season on the practice squad, said he received almost 300 congratulatory text messages after making a 74-yard touchdown catch against Indianapolis."It was a long wait for family and friends and college buddies to see me go out there and make a play," Carroo said. "A lot of people back home and just everywhere showed me a lot of love."