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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 19: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs ceebrates after defeating the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Titans 35-24. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 19: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs ceebrates after defeating the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Titans 35-24. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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After losing each of their first seven games, the Miami Dolphins appeared to be a strong candidate to go the entire 2019 season without winning a single game, which obviously didn’t turn out to be the case.

Not only did the Dolphins end up finishing 5-11, but also the team found a way to end the season on a positive note by winning three of their final five games.

Originally, Brian Flores took plenty of heat for his decision to stick with Ryan Fitzpatrick over Josh Rosen since the youngster clearly needs all of the experience possible this early in his career, but clearly the head coach knew the veteran gave the team their best chance to win games.

In fact, Fitzpatrick has already hinted that he would love to return to Miami in 2020 as the starter, and if the team finds a way to play like they did in December, maybe there is hope for this team working their way into the playoff conversation.

But also, if the Dolphins take this approach, it would mean another potential season of holding Rosen back from receiving the necessary playing time to help the quarterback reach a new level on offense.

At least with Flores running the show, Miami fans should feel confident enough in the head coach taking a similar approach as 2019 in which he will pick the starter that puts the offense in the best position possible to win games.