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Everyone is just extremely hatin’ the Miami Dolphins for how they’ve been treating their franchise wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Trade talk is reborn with yet another Nightcap post going viral with angry football fans. The post reads, “The front office will play in your face no matter who you are,” garnering hundreds of comments discussing Hill’s plight in Miami.
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Hill is now a member of the But he clocked something like 10.1 seconds in the 100 meters this offseason, showing that he is in elite shape. However, there were reports that Dolphins management felt some kind of way about the approach Hill took last year. Somebody also gave his take: “If he ain’t gonna learn the plays then what can you do? If he himself says he just learned the playbook then imagine what his 1700-yard years coulda been actually knowing where he should be.” This is yet another wrinkle into the debate about Hill’s commitment apart from just outright talent.
What should be heated already turned more fiery when users began debating if it was really quarterback play that was to blame behind what they considered a “down year” for Hill while Tua Tagovailoa was injured. One fan said, “So if you don’t have a QB as a receiver how you suppose to have a good year?” Others, however, cited receivers such as Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Smith Sr., who found a way to keep producing despite harsh QB environments.
Coachk._11 came in for Hill: “Right!!! I was about to say. The man just ran 10.1 you know the type of shape you have to be in to run that at his age? As a football player?” This may very well have been just the tip of the iceberg in that Hill remains at top physical condition, yet the Dolphins are not happy with him.
Arguably the most brutal knocks were about Hill’s leadership qualities. Pat_martinson mused, “I don’t understand why the dolphins would even make hill a captain,” which created a whole sub-thread largely agreeing that it was more about placating the star than a serious consideration of his leadership qualities. “To keep him happy, mostly. He’s no leader though,” opined one of the users, with another agreeing flatly, “He’s a great talent but doesn’t mean he’s a good captain or good person.”
TheBrandonGrady highlighted the systemic nature of trouble facing the Dolphins: “The back up QB play when Tua was out was crazy bad. They couldn’t run that offense. Him and Waddle out there doing cardio for no reason.” That speaks to the precarious position of the Dolphins: too good to tank but not yet serious enough to contend, thereby wasting prime years of elite talent.
Trubian gave a doomsday scenario: “If Tyreek is traded, the Dolphins automatically go into rebuild mode, which means firing the coach at year’s end. The Dolphins aren’t anything without Tua.” This emphasizes the extent to which the fate of Hill is tied to the whole organization’s fortunes.
As the discussion rages on social media, a few general themes are surfacing – wrangling with Miami about managing elite talent; questioning Hill’s maturity relative to his production; and a growing sentiment that perhaps both Hill and the Dolphins are better off moving on. With training camp fast approaching, all eyes are on whether this coalition can be salvaged or if one of the brightest talents in the game will be wearing another team’s colors before September.
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The front office is now faced with enormous pressure from within to reconcile with their disenfranchised superstar or to extract every possible value in what would otherwise be an unmistakable blockbuster trade. Either way, it is not about football anymore – it’s about how modern NFL teams juggle superstar egos versus organizational culture. And perhaps Instagram commentors are evidence that fans are split right down the middle on who should bear more of the blame in this growing standoff.