“We’re 0-12. It doesn’t get much lower,” said star pass rusher Jason Taylor, who is going to find out that it does get lower.

Obviously, the Dolphins are going to face a tumultuous offseason. The first thing they have to do is figure out if first-year coach Cam Cameron is the answer. He’s well-liked by his players, but if he finishes 0-16, how they can bring him back with that kind of stigma attached to his resume? You can’t help but wonder if the Dolphins will make a play for Bill Cowher or Marty Schottenheimer or — dare we say it? — Bill Parcells.

The Dolphins also must trade Taylor, their best and most marketable player. On a team with so many holes, it doesn’t make sense to keep a 33-year-old pass rusher, not when he could bring back premium draft choices that would help the rebuilding process. If they don’t move him now, they will regret it two or three years down the road, when his trade value is zilch.

With the first overall pick in the 2008 draft, the Dolphins should try to trade down, accumulating draft picks. Failing that, they should pick LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, widely regarded as the nation’s top senior prospect. The once-proud defense is old and broken down, especially with emotional leader Zach Thomas a major question mark because of his head injuries.

Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, a junior, might be the sexier choice if he decides to enter the draft, but they already have a premier back, Ronnie Brown, who should be recovered from knee surgery by the 2008 season.

There’s no need to use a high pick on a quarterback. The Dolphins have rookie John Beck, who shows promise even through he has yet to lead the offense to a touchdown in three starts. But, assuming concussion-plagued Trent Green retires, they will need to sign a veteran to compete with Beck.

The Dolphins are light years away from contending. When you get blown out at home by the three-win Jets, a team the Dolphins really thought they could beat, it’s a bad, bad sign. As Taylor said after the game, “They suck, too.”

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