Photos: Jaguars 23, Dolphins 20
By Jim Rassol
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Lot of young players surrounding Blake Bortles and that means Jacksonville could be growing but schedule about to get very tough.
(Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP)Committing 13 penalties in one game is out of the norm for a Philbin-coached team, but it needs to be fixed. The Dolphins continue to abandon the run game (42 yards on 16 carries against Jacksonville), putting more pressure and responsibility on Ryan Tannehill’s shoulders (44 attempts). That’s not a wise approach. And the play of the Dolphins’ defensive line remains puzzling. Time for defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle to dust off his 5-2 and speed packages to help contain the run and add some pass rushing.
(Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP)Blake Bortles was the most sacked quarterback in the NFL last season, and was taken down five times in Week 1. Yet the Dolphins didn’t manage a single sack on Sunday. The lack of a pass rush put pressure on the secondary, which got shredded by a young, inexperienced receiving corp. Brice McCain’s 17-yard pass interference penalty allowed the Jaguars to hit a 58-yard field goal before halftime. That play swung momentum back in Jacksonville’s favor.
(Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP)The Dolphins allowed 123 yards rushing a week after allowing 161 to Washington. There’s plenty of blame to go around, but pushing it in Ndamukong Suh’s direction is a tad bit irresponsible considering how much attention he gets from offensive linemen. Kelvin Sheppard made four tackles, which is a step in the right direction. But the play of Miami’s linebackers needs to improve. “The Jaguars executed better than us and played better than us and deserved to win,” said linebacker Koa Misi, who contributed four tackles in the loss. “We just got to get ready for the next game, make the corrections, get ready for Buffalo.”
(Stephen B. Morton / AP)Owner Shad Khan has shown patience with coach Gus Bradley and it might just pay off this season. They have offensive firepower and a young defense.
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Jim Rassol is a photojournalist at the Sun Sentinel and photographs a variety of subjects including news, sports, business and lifestyle assignments. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University, he has B.A. degree in English and a M.A. degree in Education. He hails from South Florida.