on Sunday.Yes Jakeem Grant Jersey , it’s been a long, inury-riddled season.And a lot of things did not go as expected.But one thing is for certain, after Sunday’s game vs the Bills, we will miss our beloved Dolphins for the next several months.We love this team, until death do us part.So let’s enjoy some of the good from 2018, and recognize the four Dolphins players that received team awards earlier today. TEAM MVP AWARD - XAVIEN HOWARDThis was one of the easier choices for the team, as Dolphins’ defensive back Xavien Howard was named the team’s most valuable player.Howard sits atop the NFL with seven interceptions, and got invited to participate in his first career NFL Pro Bowl. (yes i realize the pro bowl is a joke.) The man known as “X” has combined for 35 tackles in 2018.Howard is the third defensive back in Dolphins’ history to win the award.The question now remains, whether or not the team’s next VP will try to lock-down Xavien Howard for the long-term.We saw in recent years the Dolphins willingness to let home-grown talent walk.At all costs, #PAYTHEMANDON SHULA LEADERSHIP AWARD - FRANK GOREFrank Gore was a breath of fresh air in Miami this season.At 35-years old, the former Miami Hurricane touted the rock 156 times for 722 yards in 2018.He was a difference maker on offense, but even more importantly, Gore brought a leadership and passion unknown to his teammates.If Gore plays again in 2019, don’t be surprised if he’s back in South Beach.ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD - RYAN TANNEHILLLove him or hate him, Ryan Tannehill is a tough S.O.B.And despite missing 5 games, Ryan Tannehill has put up pretty solid numbers in 2018.This season, Tannehill has completed 158/243 for 1,832 yards Bobby McCain Jersey , 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Obviously, wins are what matters most, and the Dolphins have not done enough winning this season.But all of that blame can’t be shouldered on Tannehill, who’s battled through a recent ankle injury, and a shoulder injury for most of the season.It’s safe to say Ryan Tannehill is the definition of courage.NATE MOORE COMMUNITY AWARD - KENNY STILLSKenny Stills should win the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.There I said it.Stills is a great player on the field.This we already know.But what Stills does with the community, is truly a thing of beauty.He’s an active supporter of equal rights, and has stood up against police brutality.Stills just wants to make the world a better place.And if there were more people in this world like Kenny, things would be a lot better.Agree or disagree with these awards?Let us know in the comments section below!This article was written by Josh Houtz. Follow him on Twitter!Follow @Houtz In the days that followed former Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase’s firing a few weeks back, team owner Stephen Ross was widely rumored to be pursuing Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh,..."In the days that followed former Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase’s firing a few weeks back, team owner Stephen Ross was widely rumored to be pursuing Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, as well as his brother Jim, who is currently the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. Eventually, Ross and newly minted GM Chris Grier set their sights on Brian Flores, who is the de facto defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. All three of these men were, or are, deemed to possess the magic elixir of success for turning around the stagnant, moribund franchise that the Dolphins have been for many years now. But Jesse Davis Jersey , there are no magic potions, no spells that can be cast to turn around a rudderless organization like the one the Dolphins have become. Don Shula said as much during his first press conference after being hired as coach of the team, saying, “There is no magic formula for success. I’m just going to roll up my sleeves and go to work.”Indeed, the common thread that binds John and Jim Harbaugh, Don Shula and seemingly anyone who comes from the Patriots organization is the emphasis on sound fundamental football. Making sure that both lines, and the front seven on defense, are a priority. Former Detroit Lions GM Matt Millen won three Super Bowls in the 80’s with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and San Francisco Forty-Niners (he was also a member of the Washington Redskins team that won the Super Bowl after the 1992 season, but was deactivated for the game), so he saw firsthand how championship teams are built, yet when he was hired by William Clay Ford as GM of the Lions, he spent top ten draft picks on wide receivers three times, leading to the worst eight year winning percentage, .270, since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. That the nightmarish public relations disaster known as ‘BullyGate’ took place more than five years ago, and the Dolphins offensive line is still among the worst in the NFL today has made Miami the laughingstock of the league. Signing a guy who, at the time was arguably the best defensive player in the NFL, in Ndamukong Suh Dwayne Allen Jersey , yet still having one of the worst defenses in all of football during most of his time here has led to similar derision regarding the Dolphins around the league. I was glad to see that someone posted a GIF of former second round QB bust Pat White getting laid out cold by Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor, to remind us of what can happen to an undersized running quarterback. Yet, as of this writing, 63% of fans responding to a Phinsider poll wanted to see the Dolphins draft 5’8”, 195 pound bantam rooster Kyler Murray. That’s one of the problems I have with Fantasy Football’; it has spawned a whole generation of fans who believe that any offensive draft pick is a good draft pick. Hopefully, Grier, Flores and yes, Ross, will be able to resist the temptation of taking Murray in the draft three months from now. If Murray actually weighs in at 195 during the scouting combine next month, I’ll eat my hat. For comparison, Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders was listed at 5’8”, 203. I sincerely hope that Cris Grier and Brian Flores are able succeed where so many other men have failed over the past couple of decades, but if they do succeed, they’ll have to do it the same way Shula did it, with hard work.