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The first rule of Tank Club is not talk about Tank Club. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross Michael Deiter black jersey , who has privately on multiple occasions acknowledged to others that his team must take some short-term lumps in order to reach its long-term goals, publicly has come fairly close to admitting that, indeed, the Dolphins are taking a step back in the hopes of eventually taking multiple steps forward.“The goal isn’t to try to patch some holes to go 9-7 and make the playoffs,” Ross told David Hyde of the via email. “I want to compete for and win Super Bowls. We took an objective look at our situation at the end of last year and realized that we were a long way away from where we need to be. Our roster, salary-cap situation, everything. We’ve won 72 games in 10 years and that’s just not good enough. I take responsibility for that, and as I said back in March, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result. The moves that have been made were all made in the best interest in trying to build a championship organization.”But not this year. This year, like every year since 2009 (with the exception of 2016), the Dolphins won’t be competing for or winning a Super Bowl. So they want to help position themselves to have a better team in 2020 and beyond. If they’re willing to concede that they won’t make it to February in September Michael Deiter Jersey Mens , why not sink as low as possible now — and then rise as high as possible as they can in April and land their first franchise quarterback since birthday-boy Dan Marino retired 20 years ago?The complication, as the Dolphins are learning the hard way, is that plenty of the current players aren’t willing to sign on to an NBA-style “trust the process” tank job. The good news is that, as the season unfolds, there will be far fewer fans in the stands to boo as the Dolphins pursue their big-picture goals. The Cowboys expect to have DeMarcus Lawrence signed to a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline. They hope to have Randy Gregory reinstated from an indefinite suspension before the start of the season.Nothing, though, is guaranteed.So the Cowboys pulled the trigger on a trade for Robert Quinn, giving up a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Miami.“Obviously, defensive line with our challenges we’ve had with Randy — I think Randy is back on it and really doing a great job of getting himself in a position where hopefully he can get back at some point and help us out — but with that unknown being there, and of course, having the same situation with David Irving Michael Deiter Jersey Cheap ,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told the team website. “We, of course, don’t have DeMarcus Lawrence signed yet either. We really felt like we needed to shore that up. DLaw, of course, comes off that left spot, and the right end spot having a question mark is a big deal to us.“Certainly, Robert probably has a few more skins than Randy. He’s been in the league quite a bit longer. But it’s real important as we all know to get pressure on the passer. Really felt like he fit our system. We were fortunate the Dolphins are moving to a 3-4 scheme down there, which really doesn’t fit what Robert does. It just so happened there was a good opportunity there. I think he really fits Rod [Marinelli] and what he’s all about. I think Randy really felt it’d be a good way for him — he wanted to play under a one-year deal — to get with Rod and felt like he could really flourish at the right end spot in our scheme.” Jones, who said earlier this week the Cowboys were at an impasse with Lawrence, said the acquisition of Quinn does not affect their negotiations with Lawrence. “No, we’re motivated to get this deal done with DeMarcus Lawrence Isaiah Prince Miami Dolphins Jerseys ,” Jones said. “He’s obviously a guy who’s been here, home-grown, who plays the game the way we like to see the game played. Obviously, he’s learned under Rod, and he plays the way Rod would like to see a defensive lineman play. He’ll come off that left side, and Robert Quinn coming off the right with Randy, and mixing a few of them down inside, is nothing but a positive for us.”