All people likes to overreact within the NFL. It is a part of the method.
The truth, although, is that what occurs one week shouldn’t be all the time an indicator of what’s going to occur subsequent week.
For the Patriots — who weren’t spectacular of their Week 1 loss to the Raiders — that could possibly be excellent news, but it surely might show painful if the Dolphins bounce again from an embarrassing 33-8 loss in Indy to come back again house and beat New England in Week 2.
To assist be taught simply what on the planet is occurring with the Dolphins, Tom E. Curran welcomed ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques to the Patriots Speak Podcast. One of many largest points Miami has to determine, in line with Louis-Jacques, is reestablishing the chemistry between Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill.
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“I do not suppose that is going to be a problem for Tyreek Hill, the off-the-field stuff. The larger problem is the chemistry with Tua. It isn’t there proper now,” Louis-Jacques stated. “Tua was adamant that the connection is nice.
He stated that [any conflict] was overblown, though he’s the one who blew it up within the first place. It does not matter. He is the one which stated that it wanted fixing within the first place. However he stated it was overblown. Perhaps it wasn’t that large a deal as everyone else made it. They’re in a great place.”
Hill was focused simply six occasions in Week 1, catching 4 passes for 40 yards. That was sufficient to guide the crew in receiving, but it surely’s not sufficient for the Dolphins to compete.
“The $30 million receiver, that is not going to chop it,” Louis-Jacques stated. “They should get clicking. In any other case, this offense actually is not the identical. It is over-reliant I believe on De’Von Achane to to go make a play.”
Hill cannot get going, clearly, if Tua is not functioning as a passer. Former Dolphins-turned-Colts cornerback Xavien Howard stated after Sunday’s win that Indianapolis was in a position to get Tagovailoa into “panic mode” by taking away his first learn, which disrupted all the Miami offense. Whereas that would make Tua susceptible for this Patriots matchup, Louis-Jacques has cause to consider Tagovailoa will reply effectively to that problem.
“I believe the factor about Tua is one, he takes losses tremendous personally,” he stated. “He’s a critical soccer participant. So I do know that, simply what I learn about him, he has put in further work this week to ensure one thing like that does not occur once more.”
The Patriots have been blitz-happy to their own detriment in Week 1 towards Geno Smith, and so they’ll must resolve how you can attempt to assault Tua, who threw for 317 yards and 4 touchdowns in his lone matchup vs. New England final season. On the opposite aspect, the Dolphins know they’ve a visit to Buffalo on a brief week looming after this recreation, so they are a protected wager to deliver a sure stage of urgency on Sunday.
“The essential factor about Week 1 is,they proceed to inform us they do not wish to overreact to a giant win and so they do not wish to underreact to a giant loss,” Louis-Jacques stated of the Dolphins. “They wish to be sure that they keep proper within the center whereas additionally recognizing the sense of urgency in that, like, ‘Hey man, you bought a division recreation developing in Week 2, it is at house.’
That is one you do not wish to say ‘must-win’ this early within the season. However that is one you have most likely received to have, contemplating how tight the AFC wild card race and the AFC East race goes to be.”
Additionally on this episode:
- The Pats should present urgency — however not panic — in growing Drake Maye.
- Irrelevant questions with Ok’Lavon Chaisson.
- Breaking down the Dolphins’ feedback within the wake of their ugly Week 1 loss.
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