From the season opener, the Dolphins proudly placed their much improved run defense as a cornerstone of their identity. That cornerstone has been crumbling the past two games, and December is no time for an identity crisis in the NFL.
Buffalo running back Fred Jackson ran for 73 yards on 15 carries, 61 on 11 in the second half, as part of the Bills 129 rushing yards Sunday. The week before, Carolina’s DeAngelo Williams raced through the Dolphins for 122 yards on 13 carries. Had Carolina not kept putting the game in the interception-prone hands of quarterback Jake Delhomme, the Dolphins might be on a two-game losing streak.
Once among the top five in stopping the run, the Dolphins have sunk to 12th and are down to 11th in yards per carry allowed. Ahead on the schedule are run heavy Jacksonville and Tennessee, as well as Pittsburgh, which might be getting back to its ground roots after half a season relying on Ben Roethlisberger’s arm.
“We’re not executing, we’re not tackling well,” inside linebacker Reggie Torbor said. “You get in the backfield and it should be a 2-yard loss or 1-yard gain, ends up falling forward for 5 or 6 yards. From an offensive standpoint, second and 10 is a lot different from second and two.
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