The Miami Dolphins head into the 2024 NFL regular season with expectations looming over them. Will this be the year they end a streak of 24 years without a playoff win? Can a team that signed Pro Bowl quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and head coach Mike McDaniel to contract extensions make a run toward a championship? The team appears to be stacked on paper - but what will happen when the games are played?

Over the past few years, we have looked at the confidence of the Dolphins' fan base weekly. As the 2024 season begins, we asked your feelings about the team's direction over the weekend. While things seem to be headed in a positive direction for Miami, the fan base does not seem to be as excited as might have been expected.

Only 69 percent of the fans said they are confident in the team's direction after the preseason. For comparison, last year, the preseason poll had 83 percent of the fans confident in the direction of the Dolphins. The fan confidence in the direction of the team did not fall to 69 percent or lower last year until the team's Week 14 loss to the Tennessee Titans led to just a 40 percent confidence rating. The season ended with a 43 percent rate; maybe 69 percent is actually a positive as fans are starting to come back to the team and their direction in 2024.

What do you think? Are you one of the 31 percent who do not support the direction of the team? Why not? Are you in the 69 percent who do think the team is headed in the right direction? What makes you so positive? Feel free to discuss in the comments below.