The Miami Dolphins must make an perspective adjustment after their joint apply with the Chicago Bears at Halas Corridor on Friday.
Per Omar Kelly of the Miami Herald, the Bears’ protection came out aggressive on the apply and took a number of low cost pictures at Dolphins offensive gamers like vast receiver Jaylen Waddle, operating again De’Von Achane and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Kelly claimed the Bears’ protection tackled Tagovailoa a number of occasions on Friday, which fits in opposition to how most joint practices are carried out, the place quarterbacks are protected.
Kelly thinks the Dolphins teaching workers did not stick up for his or her offensive gamers as a result of they have been afraid they’d assist perpetuate their stigma of being mushy.
“What you gonna do … You gonna cry about it and say, ‘Hey, you are hitting me too onerous.’ Like, what do you do?” Kelly stated on an episode of “Dolphins in Depth” on Saturday. “However it was soiled. It was, undoubtedly. Tua was hit a number of occasions, placed on the bottom a number of occasions apply … What are you going to do when you realize your group’s status, you realize the world, the league perceives you as mushy, and right here you go.”
Kelly did not like how the offense responded to the Bears’ bullying of the offense, accusing Miami of folding earlier than apply ended.
“Now what I did not like is, as you realize when you’re a Dolphin(s) fan, they get punched within the mouth, they fold,” Kelly stated. “They received punched within the mouth, and also you watch them fold in the course of the 11 on 11 intervals in apply.”
The Dolphins wanted to reply with likewise power in opposition to the Chicago protection. Miami’s teaching workers needs to be involved the offense did not need to struggle again after watching Tagovailoa endure a number of hits at a joint apply.
By not complaining concerning the low cost pictures and as an alternative deciding to fold, the Dolphins selected to proceed including to the checklist of proof that head coach Mike McDaniel’s teams are soft.