 However, despite a 5–3 start, the Dolphins once again finished the 2014 season at 8–8 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.In January 2015, the Dolphins hired former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum to become the team's executive vice president of football operations.Tannenbaum started his career as a contract negotiator for the Jets and ultimately became their general manager in 2006.