“Our defense did a great job”, coach Adam Gase said. Miami’s quarterback was hit eight times and rushed on numerous other plays. He punched the ball out of the hands of Lions receiver Calvin Johnson at the half-yard line inside of the final two minutes.
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Without starting center Mike Pouncey available, the Dolphins and Tannehill were working with a depleted offensive line. “We had a couple of mishaps, but for the most part we did OK”. Knowing all of this, plus the fact that the National Football League has enacted a more stringent concussion protocol, it could be awhile before Williams returns to action for Miami. “So I have no clue after that”. Carroll said both X-rays and an MRI came back clear, but there is some swelling. Obviously there is no timetable for these. Personally, I feel like I’ve lived three seasons inside those four quarters, so it’s best to get to some talking points. “I know he wants to be a bigger contributor”. Don’t have all the issues as far as that.
“Everybody believes in different stuff”, Gase said. Against Seattle’s tough defense those types of plays can’t happen or against elite defenses, it’ll be tough to bounce back.
It was no sure thing Graham would be back in September, let alone week one.
That said. While Wilson suffered an ankle injury on Sunday, he was capable of playing through it, which means that he (hopefully, knocking on all the wood in Washington) just suffered a mild high ankle sprain, and will likely not miss too much time. And we’ve cleaned that up. “We respect those liberties and appreciate the sacrifices that everyone has made for our country, especially on this day of remembrance”, the Dolphins added. He completed 24 of 33 passes for 264 yards, with one touchdown – an nearly nonchalant 37-yard strike to Chris Hogan – and no interceptions, though he did fumble once.
Instead, Stills said he was going to use the mishap as motivation. I’m going to go out there and continue to do what I’ve been doing. I imagine Garoppolo will struggle at times over the next three weeks, now that opponents have actual, meaningful film of his tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses. Bradley Sowell was pretty much awful and Garry Gilliam struggled, but the tackles were never going to be the strength of this offensive line unit. He’s planning on playing, and we’ll see how it goes.
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Miami had just 145 yards total offense until that drive. “We had to find a way to win”. Once again, we have more evidence that the default reactions of media and fans to their seemingly unconventional decisions should be something like: This is weird, and it’s probably going to work. If I am, please excuse me, but I just can’t get over the missed opportunity.
