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In the past three games the Dolphins have allowed 661 yards rushing, the worst three-game stretch in franchise history, according to STATS.
"We've just got to go out and do what we've shown we can do," Wake said.
"You always tell your group as a d-line, 'This game is on our backs. We need to carry this team,'" Odrick said.
Miami is allowing 4.4 yards per carry, which ranks fifth-worst in the league and would be the team's highest average since 2007.
Rectifying the situation becomes more complicated because of injuries to linebacker Koa Misi (hamstring) and Jelani Jenkins (foot), who sat out the part of practice the media were allowed to watch Tuesday. On the plus side, cornerback Cortland Finnegan (ankle) practiced and said he "absolutely" will play Sunday after missing four games.
Each of those opponents averaged more than 5.5 yards per carry, and Miami was gouged for 21 runs of at least 10 yards.
The Dolphins gave up only 89 yards rushing when they beat the Patriots 33-20 in the season opener. Miami pitched a shutout in the second half.
Odrick said there's no rift between players and the coaching staff. But the Dolphins are puzzled that they've been riddled on the ground,Nike Air Max 97 Order Online, because run defense was expected to be a strength.
Time is running out, with playoff hopes already slim. To have any shot at a postseason berth, the Dolphins (7-6) likely need a sweep of their final three games, beginning Sunday at New England.
Frustration became evident when defensive tackle Jared Odrick screamed at Philbin on the sideline following a 44-yard run by the Ravens late in Sunday's game.
Poor run defense is a big reason the Dolphins have lost two of three past three games. They gave up 201 yards in a defeat at Denver and 183 in a loss to Baltimore. They also allowed 277 in a victory over the woeful New York Jets.
"Any time you don't play up to the standards we like to uphold,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, yeah, you're upset," Odrick said. "Everybody is upset."
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have never been so bad against the run.
The defensive front is deep and experienced,Cheap MLB Jerseys China, with Wake, Odrick, Olivier Vernon, Randy Starks and Earl Mitchell part of a rotation that was formidable for much of the season.
Not their 1966 expansion team, which won three games. Not any of the awful defenses that kept Dan Marino from winning a Super Bowl. Not even the 2007 team that went 1-15.
Lately they're taking the team in the wrong direction. Three weeks ago the Dolphins ranked eighth in the NFL in run defense; now they're 22nd,NFL Jerseys Cheap.
"Disappointing,China NFL Jerseys," defensive end Cameron Wake said Tuesday.
"We have to do a better job," coach Joe Philbin said.
"Not acceptable," defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle said.
"We look at every single play," Coyle said. "We look at every defense that we had called and we try to analyze what happened. Each one,Cheap Jerseys China, there's a reason. It's not one thing you can pin it down on. We just have to do a better job in a lot of areas. It's very difficult because we take a lot of pride in that."
Coyle said the breakdowns of late have been a collective effort, with poor tackling part of the problem.
"We've had self-inflicted wounds in the past few games," Wake said. "That doesn't all of a sudden turn us into a bunch of bums." |
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