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27 minutes ago
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What Dolphins writers are saying about Lions' dominant joint practice
By now, you've likely read from multiple sources that the Detroit Lions had an absolutely dominant day of practice on Day 1 of joint practices with the Miami Dolphins. Chances are, though, you've mostly read those opinions from the Lions writers you know and love. But what did the Dolphins reporters on hand think of practice? Remember, Miami just completed joint practices with the Chicago Bears last week. They have a frame of reference and perhaps a different outlook on how things went down on Wednesday morning. So I've collected a bunch of resources from Miami writers to see what they thought of the Lions and if it was just as dominant as local reporters said. If you want to read some of those observations yourself, here are the resources I used:Miami Herald ( Smalls II): Dolphins stock report: Lions dominate Fins offensively and defensively Sports Illustrated (Alain Poupart): Dolphins 2025 Camp: Detroit First Joint Practice Recap Amon-Ra St. Brown 'is like that' If you haven't already seen the full minute of St. Brown highlights, go watch that now. Then enjoy these Dolphins writers fully understand why St. Brown is a two-time All-Pro. From Smalls: Stock Down: Defensive back Jack Jones: From the very beginning, Jones was chirping. The only issue was that he didn't back it up. St. Brown consistently torched the fourth-year corner who seemingly sought out the matchup against the three-time Pro Bowler. It didn't matter the period — 1-on-1s, 7-on-7s, 11-on-11s — if St. Brown saw Jones across from him, he cooked. Even worse: St. Brown did it in a multitude of ways. He caught deep balls. He caught a 5-yard touchdown. And he did damage with his fair share of grabs in the intermediate as well. Via Poupart: — Overall, Amon-Ra St. Brown was simply a matchup nightmare for the Dolphins' secondary. He was able to get in space and was open whenever he needed to make a play. Even Travis Wingfield, the Miami Dolphins' team beat reporter, had to give it up for Jared Goff and St. Brown: Thought Miami's D matched the physicality of the Lions, but Goff and St. Brown were basically perfect. They didn't get much on the ground but Goff was throwing handoffs and St. Brown catches everything. Dolphins offense 'frustrated' Let's start with some comments from Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa: 'I think today offensively was a very frustrating day in regards to what we wanted to do, what we said we wanted to do. We just weren't able to get things jump-started. So that was very frustrating today.' Tagovailoa specifically pointed to the Lions' pass rush as something that just threw off the timing of everything for Miami's offense. 'Our timing in the pass game was well off of what our pass (protection) looked like,' Tagovailoa said. 'That's just not a good recipe for success in this league, and against good teams, you know, things like that are going to happen.' As for observations from Miami reporters, it was a disastrous day for the Dolphins' offense. D'Angelo: ∎ Tua Tagovailoa was sacked on the first play of 11-on-11 portion of practice. Several followed. ∎ The 7-on-7 portion of practice did not go well early for backup quarterback Zach Wilson. Wilson threw interceptions on his first three passes as the Dolphins receivers struggled with getting open against the Lions defense. The receivers also had several drops. Poupart: Before we get to specific plays, let's just say it was a really rough outing for the offense. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa didn't throw a pick after his rough three-INT joint practice against the Chicago Bears on Friday, but he also didn't have a touchdown Back to the Dolphins' official reporter: Hey, honey, chin up. The Dolphins did some good things Apparently, the Lions' offensive line (particularly the second team) struggled against some Dolphins defenders. Defensive end Derrick McLendon, linebacker Jordyn Brooks, and starting defensive tackle Zach Sieler were particularly disruptive: Smalls: Not only did McLendon consistently win his reps during 1-on-1s, he got some extended run with the starters during the situational period at the end of practice when Robinson went down. Also—and I can personally attest to this—running back DeVon Achane is good and was a problem for the Lions' linebacking corps. Smalls: Overall, the offense didn't play great. Achane, however, showed a bit of life During 7-on-7s, the third-year tailback caught a ball from Tagovailoa for a nice chunk of yards. Then, during team drills, he had a nice misdirection run that would've picked up significant yards. Video content Enjoy this 10-minute video of former Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder (you may know him from The Pivot podcast) hyping up the Lions: And here's the Dolphins' SI affiliate breaking down practice:
USA Today
28 minutes ago
- USA Today
Dolphins ready to 'strap back up' after embarrassing joint practice with Lions
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. "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." 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.'
USA Today
5 hours ago
- USA Today
Odell Beckham Jr.'s comments on joining Aaron Rodgers-led Steelers go viral
The Pittsburgh Steelers once again find themselves in the midst of some huge wide receiver speculation. On Tuesday, reports on two-time All-Pro WR Odell Beckham's desire to play in 2025 made waves on social media — but it's his previous comments on Steelers' Aaron Rodgers and HC Mike Tomlin that are taking the Steel City by storm. "I love [Rodgers], and we've had conversations," Beckham said about joining Rodgers on the June 30 edition of the Club Random Podcast with Bill Maher. 'I won't say that it's not a possibility and I won't say that I haven't had any communication. … F------ love Tomlin. I was actually supposed to be drafted to the Steelers." Beckham has dealt with a multitude of season-ending injuries over the span of his 10-year career — but if he's healthy and can contribute, there's no doubt Rodgers could get the most out of the 32-year-old, five-time 1,000-yard receiver. For up-to-date Steelers coverage, follow us on X @TheSteelersWire and give our Facebook page a like.
