The Miami Dolphins’ offense had such a rough day on Tuesday that Malik Willis reportedly had to stop practice and pull the unit together.
“At one point today Malik Willis stopped Dolphins practice to call the entire offense together and deliver a message,” reported Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post on X, formerly Twitter.
Schad also noted on X that “Dolphins' Bobby Slowik says numerous QB pressures vs. Giants ‘can't happen.'”
That kind of public frustration fits the bigger picture around Miami right now. The Dolphins have already looked shaky in preseason work and in joint practices, and the struggles carried over again this week.
Just a week ago, Miami’s offense was described as putrid in both joint practices and a preseason game against the New York Giants, leaving fans with little reason to feel good about where things stand heading into the season.
It wasn’t that long ago that Tua Tagovailoa and Mike McDaniel were setting NFL records routinely to open the 2023 season in Miami. Since then, though, the Dolphins have fallen off a cliff, with both Tagovailoa and McDaniel having been moved on from following last season.
Now, Miami is expected by many to be among the worst teams in the league this year, even if the club did draw some praise for signing Willis after he flashed some promise during his time with the Green Bay Packers.
The Dolphins are set to open what could be a long 2026 season on September 13 with a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Even with camp in the books, there are still plenty of moving parts for Miami to sort through. Some players were back on the field after injury, others were still limited or unavailable, and that mix keeps the depth chart fluid heading into the next phase of the preseason calendar. For a team that has spent the summer sorting out competition at multiple spots, the last practice offered a useful snapshot, but not a final answer. [Read more 🡒]
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On paper, it is the rare trade-down scenario that still leaves the Dolphins with a premium offensive weapon at the top of the draft. Reids proposal has the Browns sending their first-round picks, a fourth-round pick and a future second-rounder to Miami, which would make the haul significant even before the Dolphins turn around and make their own selection. It is all speculative for now, but the framework raises the exact kind of question teams hope to answer when a franchise reset is on the table: how much can you gain while still landing the player who changes your outlook? [Read more 🡒]
Malik Willis Just Put Dolphins Offensive Struggles Front And Center
Training camp has already shown why the Dolphins are still searching for offensive rhythm, and Malik Willis added a small but telling moment to that picture during a recent practice. After a rough start, the quarterback stopped the offense to pull everyone back together, a sign of how quickly the unit has had to confront its own uneven execution.
Bobby Slowik has already acknowledged the problems, pointing to the pass protection and pass catching issues that have surfaced in preseason action. With Jeff Hafley suggesting the starters may play against the Atlanta Falcons, the next chance to clean things up could come soon, but the bigger question remains whether Miami can turn those reset moments into something more reliable when it counts. [Read more 🡒]