Dolphins have nothing going for them, and can't find anything

MIAMI GARDENS — Here’s the Miami Dolphins ’ biggest issue right now — there’s nothing they can count on to win games, or even stabilize their team, as they try to right their ship. That’s a lonely, frustrating, empty feeling. The Dolphins can’t even do the most basic things to go correctly .

We saw that on the Dolphins’ final possession of Sunday’s 33-27 loss to the New England Patriots in the home opener at Hard Rock Stadium. They were flagged for a five-yard false start penalty on center Aaron Brewer, a team captain, and one play later they suffered another five-yard penalty for delay of game.

“Coaches and players that did not execute communication in a very dire period of the game,” coach Mike McDaniel said. “With the game on the line, our communication and our substitution wa