Sports Columnist

Dave Hyde

Dave Hyde has been a Sun Sentinel sports columnist since 1990. He was named the National Headliner Award columnist of the year in 2016 and finished second in the National Headliner and Associated Press Sports Editor contest five other times. He’s won the APSE award for investigatory work and ranked in the Top 10 of APSE writing contests 15 times.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and New York Jets coach Robert Saleh have struggled this season as their offenses have floundered.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Miami Dolphins |
Dave Hyde: AFC East is full of pushovers — it’s time for Dolphins to shove

November 14, 2023 at 5:48 p.m.

Remember back in August how the AFC East was considered the toughest division in football, how people wondered if they all could make the playoffs? The Dolphins are the only...

Mike McDaniel and his Miami Dolphins had the week off, but got a lot of good news by the results across the NFL. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Miami Dolphins |
Hyde10: Ten ways the Miami Dolphins won the bye week and enhanced playoff hopes

November 14, 2023 at 11:08 p.m.

The Dolphins' good bye week began with New England owner Robert Kraft dropping his head in despair and ended with the New York Jets still having no offense.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

College Sports |
Dave Hyde: Miami shows some heart in a gutsy 27-20 loss to Florida State

November 11, 2023 at 7:52 p.m.

In the end, the No. 4 team won, just as expected. And Miami? It's had a season with bad losses. Saturday wasn't one of them.

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde talk about what they expect from the Miami Dolphins in the second half of the season.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Miami Dolphins |
Dolphins Deep Dive: What should we expect from Miami in second half of the season?

November 8, 2023 at 2:40 p.m.

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde talk about what they expect from the Miami Dolphins in the second half of the season.

Miami Dolphins |
Dolphins Deep Dive: Is Miami overrated? Let’s play a game …

November 8, 2023 at 2:26 p.m.

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde play a game and discuss if the Dolphins are overrated, how far they could go in the playoffs, and if they could...

Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker helped lead a strong effort Sunday against Denver, and now they must repeat that feat next week at Buffalo. (John McCall/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Miami Dolphins |
Dolphins Deep Dive: What grade should Miami get for first half of season?

November 8, 2023 at 2:14 p.m.

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde grade the Dolphins on their first half of the 2023 season with Miami 6-3 and atop the AFC East.

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde discuss if the Dolphins are making mistakes and beating themselves, or simply being beaten by better teams.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Miami Dolphins |
Dolphins Deep Dive: Is Miami beating itself, or being beaten by better teams?

November 8, 2023 at 2:07 p.m.

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde discuss if the Dolphins are making mistakes and beating themselves, or simply being beaten by better teams.

Patrick Mahomes is chased by Jaelan Phillips in the second half of Sunday's 21-14 win by Kansas City in Frankfurt. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Miami Dolphins |
Dave Hyde: Dolphins’ offense couldn’t take the next step Sunday to beating a good team

November 5, 2023 at 5:04 p.m.

It’s not the Dolphins' loss to the Chiefs. It’s the pattern. It’s the season’s question. Fast is fun, but being tough and executing at a high level are components really...