The Dolphins are looking to right the ship after three straight losses. Their opponent is another team from the AFC East that opened the season with a win, only to lose the next three. The Dolphins and Patriots kickoff Sunday at 1 p.m. from Gillette Stadium.
Here's what the Dolphins are saying ahead of the Week 5 trip up north.
Necessary adjustments to get back to winning ways
Head Coach Mike McDaniel – "You're trying to crack codes every week that the opponents get paid, too. And they've collectively, with their coach and their executions of their game plans, they've done a better job than we have. There's always adjustments, that is football. I'd like them to happen immediately, and I am not used to having the lack of offensive production that the players on the team, the fans, just everybody is not used to. So you try to problem solve and that is a steadily evolving process – that's not just schematics and it's not just players. You find success when everyone is connected and the right solutions are being presented and the right things are being executed."
Quarterback Tyler Huntley – "We just got to come out and execute. We convert on those late downs that we missed last week – we convert on those and it's a whole different ball game. A couple passes away from really breaking through on the game and I just hope that we come out this week and just execute how we're supposed to."
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill – "I think one of our captains said it best, whenever it's time to make a play, just make a play within a play – don't go outside the techniques and fundamentals that you've already been taught."
Another week of knowledge for a new quarterback
Quarterback Tyler Huntley – "You feel more confident in more reps and doing things multiple times so definitely. Got a little bit more reps under my belt and getting ready for the week. (The offense) is pretty complex, but just knowing exactly what your snap point is and actually repping them, you'll feel way more comfortable. Definitely."
Offensive Coordinator Frank Smith – "It's getting used to when you have different receivers and you're getting into full speed reps, you're learning through it. You always want the learning and growth to come through success, but sometimes the greatest learning lessons come through the failures or adversity. So that's right now, is that we know that we're learning a lot and we have to take what we've learned and improve."
Patriots week
Head Coach Mike McDaniel – "It's a team that you're going to have to earn the victory, and they play a really cool style of ball that is physical and something that I think to go on the road and earn the win, you're going to have to earn the win. Right now, I wouldn't want it any other way. I think it's a division opponent that we know each other well. I see the on-tape growth in the game and the players on offense and I see the fundamentals and technique consistently across the board that have made them a very good defense for a long time and there's guys playing hard, very physical across the board."
For more on the Dolphins divisional show down in New England, download the Drive Time Podcast with Travis Wingfield, available wherever you get your podcasts.
