Chubb says ‘obnoxious communication’ key for Dolphins defense against Patriots

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — After what head coach Mike McDaniel known as an “embarrassing” 33-8 season-opening loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins’ defense is raring to show the web page earlier than Sunday’s dwelling opener against the New England Patriots.

EDGE defender Chop Robinson mentioned the main target this week has been on regrouping and making ready for a Patriots offense led by quarterback Drake Maye, who confirmed mobility in his debut.

“A guy like him, just like last year I remember playing against him, he can use his feet a lot,” Robinson mentioned Thursday. “He’s not a guy who just stands there, so when you’re getting off the ball, you’ve got to be conscious of running past or rushing past him, or counter back too early because he can escape high. So it’s a different game mindset-wise when you’re going against a quarterback that can move his feet.”

Robinson mentioned the Dolphins aren’t dwelling on their latest success against New England.

“I mean that’s all in the past,” he mentioned. “It’s a new season, a new team, a new coach over there. We’re just focused on the Patriots now, we’re not worried about the past.”

The Dolphins gave up 33 factors and struggled with communication within the opener, one thing linebacker Bradley Chubb mentioned has been addressed in follow this week.

“The point of emphasis this week is loud and obnoxious communication,” Chubb mentioned. “We can’t have one guy hearing one thing, one guy hearing another thing. All being on one accord and that’s how you play good defense – everybody being tied as one and together.”

Chubb additionally harassed the significance of not letting frustration from final week linger.

“What the game was is dead and gone,” he mentioned. “At the end of the day, it’s about how you build on it and how you get better from it.”

Linebacker Jordyn Brooks mentioned the defense held a players-only assembly to reset after the Week 1 loss.

“Just stay locked in,” Brooks mentioned. “When you lose like that, it’s easy for people to get discouraged and start looking and questioning maybe yourself or others, so making sure that we all lock back in and making sure that the belief is still there. You lose belief, you don’t have nothing.”

Miami has crushed New England in 5 of the previous six conferences, however Brooks emphasised that this weekend will come all the way down to execution.

“Anybody can play great in the heat one day, or you can play bad in the heat one day,” Brooks mentioned. “I think we’ve just got to go out there and have a mindset that we’re going to win this game. I think that’s going to be our advantage is our mindset.”

The Dolphins (0-1) will kickoff against the Patriots (0-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.

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