The Miami Dolphins are officially 0-5 after a tough 31-24 loss to Joe Burrow and the Bengals at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, but the real story might be the fire boiling on the sideline. Running back Ollie Gordon II was seen screaming and emphatically gesturing at a coach in the second half, and teammates had to step in to gently steer him away. This team is at a breaking point, and the bye week couldn’t come fast enough.
Frustration Boils Over as Dolphins Slip to 0-5
You gotta wonder what’s going on in that locker room. Miami’s offense looked like it was having a fire sale in the first half, with quarterback Malik Willis “giving away the football” left and right. Honestly, it’s a miracle they didn’t fold way sooner. Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki, #88, even snagged a touchdown in the first quarter, just pouring salt in the wound. Edge rusher Chop Robinson had a moment late in the fourth where he thought he made a big play on Burrow, mimicking chopping wood in celebration, but it was wiped out by a yellow flag. He was offside. That pretty much sums up how this season has gone, right? “First half didn’t go as planned, but second half … you got to be a four-quarter team,” receiver Kevin Coleman said after the game. Sounds like a broken record, man.
A Bye Week to “Refocus and Reset” , Or Is It Too Late?
That sideline explosion from Ollie Gordon II was intense. He was seen screaming at a coach, gesturing wildly, before his own teammates had to get him out of there. Gordon later claimed he was just frustrated about having to exit for a concussion test, but you can tell there was way more to it. “I just got to keep my composure more,” Gordon admitted, even after he put up a solid 88 yards on 18 carries, leading a productive running game. Coach Jeff Hafley knows this team is in trouble. He called the bye week a chance to “look hard and evaluate the players, evaluate the scheme, evaluate how we’re coaching, evaluate what certain guys can do, and take a hard look and then come back and go back to work.” He’s trying to keep spirits up, saying this group “is not going to be a group that starts going backward and pointing fingers,” but after another semi-close loss, the frustration is clearly permeating that locker room.
The Dolphins get a much-needed bye week now, a chance to hit the reset button. They’ll need every second of it. They return on October 25 for a road game against the Jets. Every game from here on out is about finding some kind of identity and avoiding a complete collapse.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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