The Phinsider
I wish the National Football League had a “sim to end of regular season” button we could press right now, because the thought of having to sit through another 12 games of miserable, pitiful, embarrassing Miami Dolphins football games this season makes me sick to my stomach.
Everyone involved in the Dolphins organization should be ashamed of what they put on the field in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday during the team’s 27-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers. In fact, just toss nearly everyone out like day old newspapers. I bet the results would barely differ. There are very few solutions on this team — but a multitude of problems.
The Dolphins held a 17-0 lead early on Sunday, yet gave up 20 unanswered points before finally connecting on a long touchdown pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle late in the fourth quarter to reclaim the lead. How did the defense respond?
With a whimper — allowing the Panthers to march down the field for the game-winning score with incredible ease.
Miami is broken. And they won’t be able to fix themselves this season. Buckle up, because it already feels like it’s been a long year and there are still THREE MONTHS to go. Sigh.
Because it is in the name of the article, I have to find a “good” from Sunday’s game where the Dolphins got embarrassed by what was supposed to be an inferior opponent.
Darren Waller has played just two games for Miami after missing the team’s first three contests on the year. Despite that fact, on Sunday against the Panthers, Waller caught his third touchdown on the season, giving the Dolphins their second endzone trip on the day.
Waller — at 33 years old — is one of the lone bright spots on an otherwise miserable club.
Let’s hope his feel-good story can continue as the season progresses.
The Dolphins got off to a quick start against the Panthers, kicking a field goal on their first drive of the game, scoring a touchdown early in the second quarter (Achane 10-yard reception), and hitting pay-dirt once more with Waller’s four-yard touchdown grab with 10:48 left in the second quarter.
Miami took a 17-0 lead and it looked like it would be smooth sailing for the guys in aqua and orange for the rest of the day.
It wasn’t.
The Dolphins wouldn’t score again until Tagovailoa hit Waddle for a 46-yard touchdown bomb with 4:42 left in the fourth quarter.
The Dolphins did not put a single point on the board for 36 minutes and six seconds of game time.
With a defense as poor as the Dolphins field, not scoring points for the equivalent of two and a half quarters is completely unacceptable and a major reason why Miami fell to Carolina on Sunday.
The Carolina Panthers were...
