The Miami Dolphins‘ first joint practice with the Detroit Lions went about as poorly as possible. While it wasn’t without a good performance here and there from a few Dolphins, most onlookers thought it was as one-sided as a joint practice could be.
Miami players didn’t disagree after the session was over.
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“I think today offensively was a very frustrating day in regards to what we wanted to do, what we said we wanted to do,” Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa told reporters. “Came out and we just weren’t able to get things jumpstarted, so that was very frustrating today.”
“If we want to be the type of offense that we are capable to be, we can’t have that type of practice,” said wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. “If you don’t execute against a good team, good defense like that, then that’s what it’s going to look like.”
On Thursday, the Dolphins will get another go against the team that humbled them.
“We’re going to watch this tape when we get back and then we’re just going to improve,” Dolphins offensive tackle Patrick Paul said. “That’s the best part of it. Going after it again. You know what you’re getting, you watch the film. You know what you made mistakes on and then you go back the next day with conviction.”
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While the practice had many sounding the alarms about the Dolphins’ chances of success when the regular season arrives, joint practices aren’t always the greatest indicator of what will come after August ends.
Three years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles were thoroughly outperformed by the Dolphins in a joint practice. But that didn’t stop the former from finishing 14-3 and earning a trip to the Super Bowl.
“We’ll go at it tomorrow,” Waddle said. “Use it as a learning lesson and go back out tomorrow, correct it, and let’s get it. Strap back up.”
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Dolphins aiming to rebound from embarrassing joint practice with Lions