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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 6h

Dolphins-Chargers Injury report from Wednesday

Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 10h

Tua on the Dolphins' urgency after a 1-4 start to this season:

"We've got to start now if we want to make a run and make some moves."

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 10h

Tua said he knows everyone will always compare the quarterbacks from his 2020 draft class but all he can do is wish his peers the best and focus on himself

He and the Dolphins face Justin Herbert's Chargers this week for the fourth time since both players became full-time starters -- MIA leads 2-1

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 11h

Rainy practice Wednesday for the Dolphins but CB Storm Duck participated

He’s been out since Week 1 with an ankle injury

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 11h

Rainy practice Wednesday for the Dolphins but CB Storm Duck participated

He’s been out since Week 1 with an ankle injury

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 14h

Dolphins CB Cornell Armstrong will be placed on injured reserve per Mike McDaniel.

The team will add a nickel corner

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 2d

Dolphins' snap counts from Sunday's game:

- Willie Gay technically started but only played 3 snaps
- Kenneth Grant, Matthew Butler and Jordan Phillips split pretty evenly
- Darren Waller doubled his snap count from last week
- No OL rotation
- Season-high snaps for Westbrook-Ikhine, but 0 targets

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 2d

Dolphins LB Tyrel Dodson is in concussion protocol, McDaniel confirmed Monday

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 2d

Mike McDaniel on his conversation with Dolphins owner Stephen Ross after Sunday's loss to the Panthers:

"He was really frustrated ... We talked about the challenge ahead to get ready for the Chargers and that was really the extent of it."

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 2d

Mike McDaniel said he thinks the Dolphins' offensive linemen on injured reserve are "several weeks" away from returning, despite being eligible this week

List includes James Daniels, Austin Jackson, Andrew Meyer and Liam Eichenberg

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile in south Florida

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Drake Maye has arrived

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

only 8 of the 390 teams in the Super Bowl era to start 1–4 have rebounded to make the playoffs – including the Dolphins in 2016

But after Sunday’s “bizarre” loss to the Panthers, Miami has work to do on itself before it can think about playoffs

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Tua on Fins' 1-4 start: 'Got to figure this out now'

"We've got to figure this out now," Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said after a 27-24 loss to the Panthers dropped Miami to 1-4. "This feeling sucks."

www.espn.com

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

It's also the third time the Dolphins have lost a game in which they're at least +2 in turnover differential (2024 vs SEA, 2023 vs TEN). His teams were 7-2 in such games entering Week 5

Every year is different, but this was uncharted territory

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Dunking on cold takes is fun! But in terms of expecting this type of collapse...

Today is the first time under Mike McDaniel that Miami has blown a three-score lead -- his Dolphins were 10-0 entering this week when leading a game by at least 17 points

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Postgame arrangement here at Bank of America Stadium, where Bryce Young’s press conference is playing as Jaylen Waddle is at the podium

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Mike McDaniel on whether the Dolphins got complacent after building a 17-0 lead:

“I was monitoring that live, making sure guys didn’t lose their edge — and I didn’t feel that … I was worried about guys from a focus standpoint kind of packing it in, but I didn’t feel that (they did).”

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Tua after the Dolphins’ loss:

“We’ve got to figure this out — and we’ve got to figure this out now. This feeling sucks.”

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Mike McDaniel: “You’re not gonna get far when you can’t establish the line of scrimmage.”

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Jack Jones flagged for pass interference on 3rd down and that should end this game. Rough one for Jones today.

Panthers going to kneel it out after coming back from a 17-0 deficit to win 27-24.

This is a gut-wrenching loss for a Dolphins team that had built some momentum over the past two weeks

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Dolphins punt with 1:03 left and three timeouts remaining. Mike McDaniel betting on his defense to get a stop -- tough ask when they're allowing 8.5 yards per carry

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

This is the first time the Dolphins have allowed 200 rushing yards since Week 1 of the 2023 season (233 to the Chargers)

The 237 yards they've allowed on the ground today is the second-most under Mike McDaniel (252 to the Bears in 2022)

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Mike McDaniel's answer from earlier this week when asked about the Panthers' offense without Chuba Hubbard

He was right -- the Panthers found success running the ball and kept on running.

Rico Dowdle is up to 201 yards on 21 carries, Carolina as a team has 237 rushing yards at a 8.5 YPC clip

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

That TD catch gives Jaylen Waddle his first 100-yard receiving day since Nov. 24, 2024 against the Patriots.

This is also Tua Tagovailoa's first game with at least three passing touchdowns since that same game

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Marcel Louis-Jacques @ml-j.bsky.social · 3d

Well look at that, the Dolphins' offense woke up

Tua hits Jaylen Waddle for a 46-yard TD -- a three-play scoring drive to re-take the lead

Miami up 24-20 with 4:42 remaining in the game

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