MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel took duty after Sunday’s 34-28 loss to the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium, saying late-game miscues in the end price his staff the possibility to win.
“Everything falls on me in the end,” McDaniel stated of the Dolphins’ struggles on the ultimate drive. “We had the opportunity to win the game and we robbed it from ourselves.”
Mike McDaniel stated every thing falls on him in the tip with the errors on the ultimate drive, however he additionally factors to his frustration with communication from gamers and coaches.
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McDaniel pointed to breakdowns in communication between gamers and coaches, significantly throughout the late confusion in the huddle that stalled Miami’s last possession.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa stated your complete sequence left him annoyed.
“Yeah, that, that was really frustrating,” Tagovailoa stated. “It was frustrating with the communication, with the guys inside the huddle and then what the personnel is, and the play for those guys. Do we have too many guys in? Why do we have another guy running in? Just the whole operation of that was not up to standard, was not up to par. I gotta do a better job with our guys in that sense.”
Tagovailoa, who threw for 307 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, acknowledged listening to boos from followers because the Dolphins fell to 0-2.
“Many come here to come and see their team play and we go out there and we don’t look the part as we have in previous years, so it’s all understandable and it comes with the game,” Tagovailoa stated. “You get the boos, you get the cheers. For us mentally as players, we’ve got to stay even keel, stay together and continue to trust one another.”
Tagovailoa additionally assessed the blindside of his offensive line after proper deal with Larry Borom and proper guard Keon Smith crammed in for injured starters Austin Jackson and James Daniels.
“I think they did a great job for what we asked of them,” Tagovailoa stated. “There’s a lot of situations that could have been avoided with our operational deals, but I think they did a great job for the most part.”
Despite falling to 0-2, Tagovailoa stated the staff has no time to dwell with a brief week earlier than dealing with the undefeated Buffalo Bills (2-0) on Thursday night time.
“You’ve got to learn from this game and move on quick,” Tagovailoa stated. “You go in tomorrow, watch it with the guys, get a gist of what the game plan’s going to look like going into Thursday. That’s when you sort of have your recovery as well.”
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill stated Miami has to use the setback as motivation transferring ahead.
“We definitely can use this as a momentum, to look real good back there,” Hill stated. “Not only to myself but to (Jaylen) Waddle and also (De’Von) Achane. It was a good feel. I felt like old times, so hopefully we can continue that momentum and go to the next week. Just keep doing the same thing, keep taking down the field. That’s one of our biggest strengths. If we’re able to run the ball and then also attack downfield.”
Hill additionally praised rookie Malik Washington’s 74-yard punt return landing, which briefly gave the Dolphins a lead with 7:18 left in the fourth quarter.
“That was huge. That was very good, man, especially in that moment,” Hill stated. “Making a big play here. Not bad for a fifth round draft pick.”
“It turned the crowd up and also I was like, I really don’t wanna go in, so he did his thing, man. He got us going, but unfortunately, they returned back. So I’m very proud of Malik. Like I said, man, I see flashes of myself in Malik every day. He comes in, tail off every day. He’s eager to get better, so he’s gonna continue to get better soon,” Hill added.
Despite Washington’s late-game heroics, Miami’s celebration didn’t final lengthy as Patriots working again Antonio Gibson responded with a 90-yard kick return landing on the following kickoff.
Defensive deal with Zach Sieler added that the protection wants to develop collectively after back-to-back losses.
“We have to play better as a unit,” Sieler stated. “We have to keep building that camaraderie and that trust, and we’ll get there.”
Sunday’s defeat marked Tagovailoa’s first profession loss to the Patriots, dropping his file in opposition to New England to 7-1. It additionally gave Miami its first 0-2 begin since 2020.
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