Marcel Louis-Jacques
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Dolphins held a players-only assembly on the crew's off day Tuesday within the wake of their 33-8 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1 to ensure they remained “on the identical web page.”
The Dolphins allowed Indianapolis to attain on all seven of its offensive possessions Sunday, whereas their 211 yards of offense marked their lowest whole underneath coach Mike McDaniel in a recreation wherein quarterback Tua Tagovailoa began.
Sunday marked one among Tagovailoa's worst video games, as nicely; he accomplished 14 of 23 passes for 114 yards and a landing, however threw two interceptions and misplaced a fumble, whereas additionally posting the worst full-game passer score of his profession.
After the sport, the Miami quarterback mentioned he was trying ahead to seeing which of his teammates confirmed up Tuesday to look at movie. He instructed reporters Wednesday that he was proud of the turnout.
“I received the offense collectively, and we had a gathering about issues that we wished to do to hold our hats on this week, factors of emphasis, and the way we need to go about it this week,” he mentioned Wednesday. “We received all of that communicated to these guys, so that is what we have.
“I believed that that was the cool factor, is that was their course of going into Week 1; win, lose, you bought to see loads of the identical guys again within the movie room, again within the assembly rooms, and I believed that was a cool factor.”
Final season, the Dolphins misplaced six of their first eight video games and, regardless of a late push, completed 8-9 and two video games out of the AFC playoff image.
Linebacker Jordyn Brooks mentioned Tuesday's assembly was a solution to preserve issues from getting out of hand after a doubtlessly demoralizing loss.
“Dropping the way in which we did could be discouraging. Exterior noise — folks speaking, household speaking, everyone speaking,” he mentioned. “[The meeting was] simply sort of ensuring that everyone's collectively. Once you lose like that, it is simple for folks to get discouraged, begin trying, questioning possibly your self or others. So ensuring that all of us locked again in, ensuring that the assumption remains to be there.
“You lose perception, you do not have nothing. So ensuring that everyone's nonetheless on the identical web page and are available again subsequent week, stronger.”
Miami has a important three-game stretch coming towards division opponents. It hosts the New England Patriots on Sunday earlier than touring to Buffalo on a brief week to play the Payments on “Thursday Night time Soccer” in Week 3. The Dolphins then get a full 10 days to relaxation and put together for a Week 4 matchup with the New York Jets on “Monday Night time Soccer.”
