0-17 watch for Dolphins: The case for and largely against a winless season in Miami

The Dolphins haven't proven those predictions wrong as they enter Week 4 with an 0-3 record and won't have their best offensive player, running back De'Von Achane, for the rest of the season. Preseason consensus set the Dolphins' win total at three or four. But was that number too high?

Yahoo Sports writers Frank Schwab , Eric Edholm , Jori Epstein and Jay Busbee each looked at how worried the Dolphins should be about flirting with the infamy of a winless season. Here are their answers to this question:

Frank Schwab: No matter how bad it looks now, it's still unlikely the Dolphins go 0-17. Give a professional team 14 more shots, even as a significant underdog, and it is likely to get a win.