The did what they had to do on Monday. , leaving behind a legacy as the franchise's face of mediocrity over the past three years.A strong case can be made that Cassius Stanley Jersey Philbin shouldn't have survived last season, after piloting Miami to its third straight dark January. Instead, team owner Stephen Ro s kept the faith and poured more resources into a team many expected to finally push the in the AFC East.The imported tight end , and re-made its wide receiver corps with , and , the team's first-round pick. a "face of the franchise" contract extension. The offseason highlight was the signing of , who received the largest contract for a defensive player in NFL history.The good news for the is that all those players remain able- Alize Johnson Jersey bodied and capable of big things, regardle s of what their stat line may read at the season's quarter pole. And while the team's 1-3 record is indeed grim, it is premature to completely write Miami off in a wide-open AFC.They need to start winning, of course. The come back from their bye with a pair of managable games: Jeremy Lamb Jersey a road matchup against the up-and-down and a home date against a team that trailed 42-0 at one point on Sunday. They are virtual must-wins with a trip to Foxborough to face the in prime time in Week 8.Dan Campbell, the team's interim head coach, has two things working in his favor:1) A case can be made that Miami has top-10 talent on both sides of the ball. Tannehill is a solid, if not exceptional, young quarterback. delivered top-10 production at running back last season. is one of the AFC's most promising young playmakers, is an above-average No. 1 corner and is an All-Pro level edge rusher. Suh, despite disappointing early results, has proven he can be an unmatched game-plan wrecker when he T.J. McConnell Jersey 's on.2) The team remains invested. that "80 percent" of the ' roster stayed awake for at least half their flight home from London talking about the team's dire situation. You can't T.J. Warren Jersey make definitive statements off a report like that, but it's fair to deduce that the players still care."I am extremely disappointed with how we have started the season," Ro s said on Monday. "But I feel confident that we can improve quickly with the talent we have on our roster."The can still pick up the pieces at 1-3. But the margin for error, like Philbin, has been removed.