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The Miami Dolphins know what you’re thinking.

And they don’t care.

After improving to 5-3 with a thorough thrashing of the Chargers, the Dolphins are playing good and consistent football, even if we’re conditioned to not accept that as a possibility.

“Hopefully nobody catches on,” wide receiver Mike Wallace said, via Andrew Abramson of the Palm Beach Post. “Hopefully they just keep thinking it’s the same Dolphins from four or five years ago.”

The Dolphins haven’t made the playoffs for six years, and have at alternate times looked like everything from a tire fire to a rudderless ship.

But now they look stable, and no player better embodies it than quarterback Ryan Tannehill.

A guy who was left twisting in the wind by his coach earlier this season has now posted a passer rating of 103.0 over his last five games.

“This is the second offense [Tannehill] has been in,” guard Mike Pouncey said. “Anytime you switch to a new offense it takes time to adjust to it and get all the kinks out.

“[Offensive coordinator] Bill Lazor is doing a great job. He came in and brought he intensity we needed on offense. He’s brought in the playbook that matches our skill set.”

And as hard as it may be to believe, it seems legitimate this time.