David Furones cautioned that De'Von Achane’s touchdown upside could shrink in 2025. Miami added 220-pound Alexander Madison in free agency and drafted power backs Ollie Gordon and Jalen Wright specifically to “bring physicality” and keep the 188-pound Achane out of goal-line and short-yardage situations that frustrated fans last year. Furones said Madison has already “flashed in camp with his physicality,” and the coaches want a true thunder-and-lightning committee to free up Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle on the perimeter. That deployment would siphon the highest-value carries away from Achane and cap his weekly ceiling, so Furones advised downgrading Achane slightly in season-long rankings and approaching him as a boom-or-bust DFS play rather than a volume-safe RB1.

David Furones urged fantasy gamers to temper expectations for Darren Waller, labeling him a downgrade from the departed Jonnu Smith. Furones pointed out that Miami let Smith walk because they felt his 2024 production was a by-product of defenses bracketing Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, not elite tight-end play. Waller, meanwhile, is coming out of retirement, “in great shape but not in football shape,” and well past his peak seasons. Furones reminded listeners that Mike McDaniel’s offense has never maximized pure pass-catching tight ends—Mike Gesicki flopped under the same play-caller—and the front office reinforced that view by signing Waller cheaply instead of matching Pittsburgh’s offer to Smith. Expect a rotational role with limited target share and scant red-zone looks, making Waller a fade at his current draft cost.

David Furones predicted the Dolphins will finish 9-8 in 2025 and therefore recommended taking the over on their 8.5-win season total. He credited Miami’s revamped interior line—free-agent guard James Daniels back healthy from an Achilles, rookie Jonah Savaiinaea stepping straight into the other guard spot, and second-year left tackle Patrick Paul looking “much more polished”—for raising both the run-game ceiling and Tua Tagovailoa’s protection. Even so, Furones baked in the likelihood that Tagovailoa misses some time because of his concussion history and that “a lot of other key players” get hurt, which is why he stopped at nine wins rather than projecting double-digits. He expects a familiar script: Miami on the playoff bubble entering Week 18, mirroring last year’s 9-8 campaign, which makes the over the sharper side compared to an under that would require a three-game drop-off.