Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins face an early test after ‘miserable’ Week 1 loss

MIAMI GARDENS Fla AP Throughout the offseason Miami Dolphins coaches and players spoke about a renewed custom of discipline focus and accountability that could set them up for on-field success This is supposedly the closest club that I ve been on since I ve been in Miami star receiver Tyreek Hill disclosed just last week And as far as offensive chemistry I feel like this is the best version of what I ve seen the Miami Dolphins offense look like None of that was evident in Miami s season opener against the Colts on Sunday The Dolphins unraveled in a - rout at Indianapolis undone by a slew of mistakes and operational miscues It was Miami s first season-opening loss under Mike McDaniel Overreactions are common when a association puts forth a Week dud And the reminders come rapidly It s one of games in the regular season There s time to turn things around But the Dolphins haven t won a playoff battle in more than two decades The margin for error seems thin especially after a season in which Miami started - went - down the stretch and missed the playoffs You never want to look at it as Well this is just Week We re going to take our loss stated Tua Tagovailoa who threw two interceptions and lost a fumble on Sunday The way we lost Tagovailoa added None of the fans pay to watch the Miami Dolphins go put up eight points and watch the other company drop on them That s just not what they do There s a lot of things we need to look at We need to look in the mirror We need to continue to hold each other accountable for what it is I would definitely say it starts with me and I think as a company collectively this was something we were trying to avoid But could this be good for us I don t know We ll see how we respond next week McDaniel called Sunday s performance embarrassing and acknowledged fans who have expressed frustration with the state of the franchise which is six years into its latest rebuild but hasn t lived up to the expectations of success that began when Tagovailoa was drafted fifth overall in We have to improve from the last performance McDaniel revealed But we have to improve in general like every other unit does or you get left in the dust So I think one of is one of And if that type of event doesn t show up ever again that s the only way you can make it worth it because otherwise it s just miserable for miserable s sake What s working Nothing worked particularly well on Sunday and when sought Monday about positives from the meeting McDaniel named only one I think the positive is that that was a miserable experience he stated What requirements help McDaniel reported Monday that various of the gang s errors weren t a product of bad intentions but that too often players abandoned their responsibilities and the techniques that they d been taught in practice There was one play that ultimately led to being an explosive gain that the utmost dependable athlete defensive tackle Zach Sieler in an attempt to get a sack at the final stage of the pass rush kind of voids his pass-rush lane McDaniel declared Well-intentioned trying to make a play But the dropping of rush lanes allows for an explosive Stock up RB De Von Achane scored the Dolphins only touchdown on an -yard screen play in which he muscled his way through would-be tacklers on fourth-and-goal with left Stock down The defensive front was unable to generate much pressure on quarterback Daniel Jones That unit was heralded during the offseason as one of the organization s strongest but recorded just one sack Injuries RG James Daniels will not play in Week after suffering a pectoral injury on Miami s first drive McDaniel announced the injury isn t season-ending CB Storm Duck will miss several weeks because of an ankle injury The company is still gathering information on RT Austin Jackson who left with a toe injury TE Darren Waller who missed the contest with a hip strain will try to play in Week Key number The amount of stops the Dolphins defense recorded on Sunday The Colts scored on each of their seven possessions the first time since at least that an NFL association has scored every time it held the ball The only time Miami forced a punt veteran linebacker Matthew Judon ran into punter Rigoberto Sanchez which extended the Colts drive and allowed them to close out the first half with a field goal for a - lead Next approaches The Dolphins host the New England Patriots who are also coming off a season-opening loss on Sunday