In the fourth quarter of Monday night’s 31-12 loss to the Titans, cameras showed Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill upset and shouting on the sideline.
It was another quiet game for Hill during what has been a frustrating season for the Dolphins. They have a record of 1-3 and have the worst-scoring offense in the NFL. In the last three games, they’ve been outscored 86-25 and haven’t figured out how to fix things, especially with their franchise quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve due to a concussion.
“I would expect (Hill) to be visibly upset at somebody,” coach Mike McDaniel said after the game. “He’s a leader, and he wanted to do everything that he could to make sure the result wasn’t that.”
The Dolphins ended the game with only 184 total yards, including just 78 passing yards, despite being the league’s top passing offense in 2023. Hill had only 23 receiving yards and caught 4 of 7 passes from Tyler Huntley, Miami’s third starting quarterback in four weeks.
Huntley has had less than two weeks to learn one of the NFL’s most complicated offenses after joining the team on September 17, but the Dolphins seemed out of sync while he was playing.
Coach McDaniel mentioned on Monday afternoon that Huntley will start in Week 5 against the Patriots, as quarterback Skylar Thompson is dealing with a rib injury.
Huntley’s lack of connection with his new receivers was evident. He missed Hill on several chances for big plays, including underthrowing him on what could have been an 80-yard touchdown pass just before halftime.
“I just got to hone into being on time with them and get more reps on it,” Huntley said. “That’s the only way we’re going to build is if we get more reps.”
