Stephen M. Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins, is gone due to…

You should hold everyone below you in this organization accountable since you control 95% of the Miami Dolphins. Making this a product that is as interesting as possible is your obligation to this city.

You haven’t succeeded thus far.

The 2010 NFL season is fourteen games in, and your club, which you love, is sitting at 7-7 on the verge of mediocrity. There are sixteen teams with poorer records than there are fifteen with superior records.

I don’t think there is a club that is less entertaining to watch out of those 16 worse than the Carolina Panthers. They are not significant.

Losing games is one thing, but losing the manner in which your team is losing is quite another. In professional sports, there isn’t a more dull squad than this one. It’s ugly even when this squad triumphs. I disagree with the saying that a win is a win.

Miami’s offense, which scores 17.2 points per game, is in second place. Over the last three home games, they have scored 24 total points, including 21 offensive touchdowns this season. I’m starting to feel sorry for the defense at this point.

We watch sports to be amused, and this team hasn’t really done that for us this season. A twenty-minute episode of The Office excites me more than a Dolphins game.

To accept mediocrity is intolerable. I have the following question for you, as a real Dolphins fan.

1. Engage a well-known coach. We require a burst, something to give it some motion. That implies bringing on a major hire, like as Jon Gruden or Bill Cowher. Something exciting is what we need. This fan base is so vulnerable at this moment, and you have to step in to save us from drowning in our own tears of puke caused by the Dolphins offensive.

2. Select a quarterback in the first round. Chad “Checkdown” Henne is protected by Tony Sparano because he must. Put pressure on the team’s coach for the upcoming season to take a risk and select a quarterback in the first round of the draft. Chase a Ryan Mallett or a Cam Newton. Even so, consider trading for a stopgap boost like Kyle Orton. He’s not your Michael Vick. He’s not Chad Henne, though. Miami selected two second-round quarterbacks in the previous two drafts. Both have not succeeded.

3. This coaching staff should not be impacted by these final two games. This group has farmed too little for too long. Last summer, you invested a significant amount of money in Brandon Marshall and Karlos Dansby, two elite players on both sides of the ball. This squad had hopes of winning the Super Bowl, as you yourself stated. It is already certain that they have failed. A 9-7 record and victories over Detroit and even New England are hardly cause for celebration. Not in this year.

4. Let everyone go, excluding Mike Nolan. Except for Nolan, everyone goes if one does. Nolan is the only coach you can convincingly argue should be kept. Leading our defense has been a superb job that he has done. They are among the top in the league. Especially when it comes to the offensive end of the ball, Jeff Ireland has been a very mediocre general manager. This offensive line has significantly degraded since he willingly replaced it.

5. Avoid oversimplifying anything. “This team is near” is the last thing these supporters want to hear. Miami will never have a chance to win the division, much less the Super Bowl, until they acquire a terrific quarterback. Not in the AFC East with Tom Brady. The truth is valued by people, even when it is unfavorable. Tony “Everything’s fantastic” Sparano has utterly failed at this. You will never be taken seriously again if you use the terms “Henning,” “2010,” and “tremendous” in the same sentence.

6. On Sunday, take note of the orange. I’m going to take a big risk here and suggest that, given the possibility of terrible weather this weekend, NO ONE will be attending the Lions game the day after Christmas. See the orange seats all around you as a sign. People are not content. Your task is to make that adjustment.

Football, win or lose, is a game. However, the goal is to have fun! It ought to be enjoyable to play, watch, and own.

If not, why would you invest so much money in this company? We appreciate your concern for this team’s success, which is evident. Regarding its owners, many fans—like those of the Marlins, for example—cannot say the same.