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Following the Miami Dolphins’ frustrating 19-9 loss to the Detroit Lions, Dan Day reacts live on the WQAM postgame show. Despite a stout performance from Chop Robinson and the defense, the offense failed to reach the end zone as Malik Willis struggled to process and move the football while nursing a groin injury. Dan Day and Dolphins callers debate whether Willis is merely "Mr. Right Now" or if Miami must target their franchise quarterback in the upcoming NFL Draft.
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00:00they do not know how to win. Coach Jeff Halfley said it last week, we're learning how to win,
00:06we're learning how to capitalize on plays. Heck, we're just trying to learn how to score a
00:10touchdown, which today neither team really seemed to know how to do, as the Detroit Lions come in
00:16and kind of find their way to a win 19-9. The Miami Dolphins do not score a touchdown.
00:25Malik Willis once again, as I said last week, proving to me that he is Mr. Right Now and not
00:31Mr. Right for the Miami Dolphins. In fact, I don't know how many Mr. Right's we have on this Dolphins
00:37team right now. We've got a lot of Mr. Right Now's. I am not Mr. I am just Dan Day,
00:43along with Anthony
00:43Foley joining me today, and we want to hear from you. 305-567-0560, maybe you're leaving the stadium,
00:49maybe you're leaving Duffy's Sports Bar, maybe you're just at home sitting in the backyard saying,
00:55man, that was a rough listen to or watch today for the Miami Dolphins. So give us a call. 305
01:01-567-0560,
01:02going immediately to the phone lines. Avi, what's on your mind?
01:08This team is going to be good. We are going to be good eventually, just right now.
01:15What makes you think that?
01:18Well, the defense showed a lot of strong will and fight for this Detroit Lions offense that came
01:25into this game with the most net yards per game. You're right. And Jacob Rodriguez showed
01:31out. Chris Johnson showed out. Michael Taff always shows out. It's the offense that never
01:37shows out. Specifically Malik Willis. You're right. He never uses his leg.
01:41He's processed. Well, he's got a groin injury. You saw that in the game towards the end. He
01:45couldn't even barely run, but he doesn't process very quickly. Look, that's who he is. We know
01:50who he is now. He's started enough games. The offense mustered three field goals. In fact,
01:55missed a field goal so he can't get too high on Zane Gonzalez. The offense is stuck in neutral.
02:00The defense, though, I will give you some credit or give them some credit. They're pretty darn good.
02:05Yeah. And I think we need to just rotate kickers simultaneously each week to find our guy.
02:13We should have just signed Justin Tucker, if we're going to be honest. And our punter was
02:19pretty good today. I was going to cut Bradley Pinion, that opening kickoff that didn't land
02:24in the landing zone and that punt that went about 10 yards. I was ready to cut him, but then
02:27he was
02:27the best passer we have on the team. So I can't cut him now because we need a backup quarterback
02:31if
02:31Malik Willis has a groin injury. He went one for one today with the longest pass of the day.
02:37Malik Willis is not the guy.
02:40I'm starting to agree.
02:42Definitely not the guy.
02:42Avi, I'm starting to agree with you. Look, Avi, I am the guy that tells you every week,
02:48I don't sit here and say, give him more time. You know when you know. And we know. We know
02:53Malik Willis is not the long-term answer.
02:56When he got sacked on that second and goal, when we got the ball really close, throw the
03:02ball away, man.
03:04Anthony and I were watching the game. It's like deja vu all over again. Usually Chico
03:08is with me. Chico is actually in Orlando doing some EDM festival stuff. But Anthony, it could
03:14be Chico, it could be Anthony. They both do it every week. Throw the ball away. What are
03:18you doing? Why are you holding on to it? He does that. He does not process very quickly,
03:22Malik Willis.
03:24I think that we need to, you know, recap at the end of the season, go get Drew Messenmaker,
03:31let him sit behind Malik Willis for a couple games, then throw him in the mix. And I think
03:37with A-chain back and Ollie Gordon as our backup running back, and we need to cut Jalen Wright
03:42because I hate that guy. I think this team will be good in the next three years. We are
03:47so young. We are so good.
03:49Avi, you're 100% right. You've obviously been listening to the show. I am all for getting rid
03:53of Jalen Wright. When he was out this week with an injury, I'm like, no one would know
03:57because we were really going to miss his four carries for six yards, and that's every week.
04:03So Jalen Wright, goodbye. Ollie Gordon II, Devon HN. And I'm all for drafting a quarterback.
04:08And look, we got Malik Willis locked in next year. It's guaranteed money. I'm all for sitting
04:13a quarterback next year and letting him learn behind Malik Willis and then taking it from
04:17there. I'm willing to take the long-term process right now because I want to do this
04:22the right way. I'm tired of 25 years of me coming on, you and I talking about how we need
04:27to get better and how we can fix this. I'm ready to start fixing things.
04:31So we play the Colts next week. Why don't we throw in Kyle? Why don't we throw Kyle McCord
04:36into the mix? Like it wouldn't be such a bad idea with how the season's going. We're one
04:42seven. And Avi, you got a point there too, because Malik Willis is suffering from that
04:46groin injury. It was pretty obvious right there. So you may see a Kyle McCord in there. You
04:50may see some of the backups, but the fact of the matter is it might be that bad. That
04:55might be that big of a difference that head and shoulders Malik Willis is the best quarterback
04:59on this team. And if you get there, anybody else, it could get pretty bad. 305-567-0560.
05:04Back to the phone lines. 1043-FM-WQAM. What's your name? Where are you calling from?
05:10Hello? Hey, can you hear me? Yeah, you're on. What's going on? Hey, yeah. Well, first
05:16of all, I just want to talk about how atrocious, atrocious today was. For both teams. Both
05:22teams. Yeah. Granted. Granted. Yep. Yep. You know, I've been a Dolphins fan for 25 years
05:28now, but unfortunately haven't seen too much success in the past couple of years. But what
05:34today made you vomit the most? Uh, kind of that comment by the last, by the last call
05:39in that we need to get rid of Malik Willis. If we don't see the potential on Malik Willis
05:44and his running ability, it's, it's, it's absurd to me that our Dolphins fans think Malik
05:52Willis isn't it. He started three games in his life. Can we give him another shot? You know?
05:58Okay. So you, did you, I'm going to play devil's advocate. Did you say the same thing
06:03about Ryan Tannehill? Did you say the same thing about to a tongue of a load? Because
06:07we were patient with those guys and look where it got us. Sure. But you guys gave a little
06:13too much patience to Tua and now we're going on the counter end of the spectrum where we're
06:18like, get rid of, get rid of Malik Willis right away after he has two bad games, you know,
06:23two bad games. He's had a half a season. He's had a half a season. Look, look, I, I'm all
06:29for it. I give Cam Ward all the time in the world. He makes great throws. He makes good
06:33decisions. He's under a lot of duress. My problem with Malik Willis. And once again,
06:37I'm not writing him off. I think he should start this year and next year, no matter what
06:41his processing is very bad. He holds onto the ball very long. He tries to force plays way
06:47too much. I don't know if you can change that at this point. Sure. Sure. You know, you
06:53know, if, if, if we were to ever in some world ever consider getting rid of Meek Willis,
06:58we need to attack the Steelers quarterbacks. Nobody knows about them. They're unheard of.
07:04They're unknown. Uh, uh, what's her names? Uh, uh, Howard or Allen, uh, the guy from Penn
07:09state or the guy from, uh, Will Howard. So, you know, yeah, look, it would be nice
07:16that Malik will start showing signs that we wouldn't have to worry about the position and
07:19we could draft other things because we need help in a lot of different areas. I would love
07:22it. I just, I don't know about Malik Willis right now. And once again, like we've been
07:26burned so much in the past waiting and being quote unquote patient for the next quarterback
07:31and Malik Willis is banged up out there. So he's not able to run. And that's a major part
07:35of his game. He was the second leading rushing quarterback in the league. And I know you probably
07:39saw today. He was really hobbled. Yep. Yep. You know, he was, he was, but you know, that,
07:46that, that happens with, uh, these new quarterbacks when he was on green Bay, man,
07:49he looked lights out, but you know, let's switch this conversation from, uh, from the
07:53quarterback. Now let's go to the Dolphins, let up four, four, four, four, four down tries
07:58on four attempts. Yeah. I'm like on either side of the ball, we can't even move this
08:03shit. Whoa. I don't mean to curse on air. That's okay. That's okay. Uh, the offensive line
08:07was also pretty bad today too. If you want to start really getting into it, our veterans
08:12on the, Aaron Brewer, he has had a terrible year. Austin Jackson. I mean, come on, man.
08:18And like, but man, that's the growing process, but I understand what you're saying, man.
08:22And, uh, we're going to ride with Malik Willis. We got Malik Willis for the time being. And
08:26I'll be honest with you. I think he's the best quarterback we have. So if you want to back
08:29up in there, I think it's that bad. 305-567-0560. Back to the phone lines. 1043 FM WQAM. What's
08:36your name? Where are you calling from? Hello? Hey, what's going on? Hey, what's up?
08:42This is Dylan called from Kendall. I'm leaving the stadium right now. Oh, glad to hear
08:46you, man. How was the game? I mean, how was the atmosphere today is what I should
08:49ask. Listen, for the last two weeks, all I've seen is a voting team's fans. All right.
08:55This team is not going to be anything unless we make a splash in the draft. I don't, Malik
09:02Willis is not it. We all know that. That last guy is saying Malik Willis is it. I don't
09:09understand how he thinks that. This guy cannot, even when he throws it out of bounds, it's almost
09:13going to be intercepted. I was telling Anthony this earlier today. He completed more passes
09:18to the boom mic operator than to his own teammates today. And the fact that Bradley Pinion had
09:25the farthest, had the most yards with one of one is wild to me. This guy, like, I don't
09:33understand what we're doing. Our defense is getting there. I agree that our defense is
09:37getting there. I agree. Hey, look, let's give credit where credit is not there. And
09:41I think, I think personally, we should get rid of Austin Jackson, get as much trade capital
09:47as we can out of him. Because we're not going anywhere this year, obviously. So let's just
09:52get rid of him. And then next year, we draft. Personally, I would go for a big name or you
10:00go for Jeremiah Smith and trade back up into the first round and get Mr. Maker.
10:05I understand. That would be what I would do.
10:08Let me ask you this. The trade deadline is Tuesday at four o'clock. What would you take
10:12for Austin Jackson?
10:15Third or fourth round pick, honestly.
10:17Oh, he's not going to get that.
10:18He's not going to get that.
10:20If that, if that. I mean, honestly, back at chips.
10:25What are we doing here? He's not blocking. The entire offensive line is not blocking.
10:29Malik Willis, like you said earlier, I was listening to you earlier, he can't make a decision
10:34to save his life. Yeah, he's very slow.
10:36It's like he's looking at two different football fields and he's throwing it completely
10:39either the opposite way or throwing it in the dirt. He can't throw it out. Even when he's
10:43throwing it away, it's, I'm on the edge of my seat because it might be picked.
10:49Yeah.
10:49He's throwing it two yards into the sideline and next thing you know, all you got to do
10:54is two feet in and it's a pick.
10:56Yeah, he had a bad interception today where he forced it into two different guys.
11:00Terrible.
11:01He was 13 for 25, 128 yards. He took three sacks. He had one interception, no touchdowns.
11:06He couldn't really run because he had the groin. You could tell he only had seven yards rushing.
11:10His passer rating was 50.
11:11And Bradley Pinion had half.
11:13Bradley Pinion had 46 yards passing on one pass.
11:17That's pretty, that's pretty bad. I mean, if you ask me.
11:20I agree. I agree 100%, man.
11:23Look, I'm with you saying Malik Willis is Mr. Right now. He's not Mr. Right.
11:27Hopefully he proves me wrong.
11:29I would love to be able to go out there and draft every other position than quarterback.
11:33But I'm thinking these guys are going to have to hold true to their word in every draft like they
11:38did in Green Bay.
11:38They're going to have to go out there and draft some type of quarterback to keep that quarterback's room competitive.
11:44Because right now, I'll be honest with you, if you think Malik Willis is bad, be careful what you ask
11:49for.
11:49You might get worse.
11:503-0-5-5-6-7-0-5-6-0. Jackson in South Carolina. Jackson, bring it.
11:56What up, Dan Dave? What up, bro? What's up?
11:59What's going on?
11:59Yeah, man, we're doing all right. I'm ready to hear your opinion. What's going on?
12:04I just want to say trade everybody, dude. Trade everybody. Trade veterans.
12:08Let's trade Austin Jackson. Get like a seventh-round pick for him.
12:11You might get that. Jackson, you might get a seventh-round pick for Austin Jackson after today's performance.
12:17I don't think we can get Austin Jackson for a third-round pick, but maybe a seventh-round pick.
12:21You're not getting a third-round pick.
12:23I would say trade Jordan Brooks.
12:24Wow.
12:25Trade him. Trade him. But even though we pay him, I don't know. It's just, we need to trade everybody,
12:31basically.
12:31But the defensive line, if we can build up that defensive line, like 49ers.
12:37Jackson, we've got to give credit where credit's due.
12:40Chop Robinson has played well this year. He played another great game today.
12:43Zach Seeler had a great game today, that interior defensive line.
12:47And Josh Uche, also very good.
12:49The defensive guys, I have to give them some credit.
12:51And you're saying, still, you know what? They had a good game. It's time to ship them off.
12:57Yeah.
12:58I understand.
13:01And we, and I'm all for it for picking a quarterback in the draft this year, but I say keep
13:09Malik around for the next two years because his contract was a three-year deal.
13:14Right.
13:14Keep him around for, like, a backup for, like, whoever we get or, like, somebody to compete against him.
13:21Just, and also, the Lions are a tough team.
13:23You can't, like, say, like, they're, like, a tough team.
13:27They play in a tough division.
13:29They want to fight for a playoff spot.
13:31They're doing everything they can.
13:33And now, like, I'm just really, I'm not upset today.
13:38I was just very, like, wow.
13:40Yeah.
13:40Like, the offense.
13:41The malaise has set in.
13:42The malaise has set in a little bit, Jackson.
13:44I wasn't angry.
13:45I wasn't upset.
13:46I was, like, this is the team we are.
13:48This is who we are.
13:49Yeah.
13:50The offense, the offense, I don't know.
13:53They struggle.
13:54Jackson.
13:54They struggled a little bit today.
13:56We had nine.
13:57Quick will.
13:57He's hurt, dude.
13:58Yeah, he is hurt.
13:59He is hurt.
14:00But we had nine points.
14:01We didn't score a touchdown today.
14:02We missed a field goal.
14:04We had bad drives.
14:06We had interceptions.
14:07We had turnovers.
14:08We took sacks.
14:09The offense was rough today.
14:13He's, like, I don't know, just something.
14:15We just need to draft a quarterback this year.
14:17Either we could do that.
14:18We could, like, draft a quarterback in the first round.
14:20Or we could pick an edge in the first round and then wait into the second round.
14:24Get ourselves, like, Sam Levitt or somebody else.
14:28I'll watch him for LSU every week.
14:29I don't know about that either.
14:30But you're right.
14:31You're right.
14:32But that's the thing.
14:33We got Malik Willis next year no matter what.
14:34So let's not do something silly like ship him off and still pay him $50 million like we did with
14:39someone else.
14:40Let's go ahead and use the resource that we have and let's try to make the most of the situation.
14:45I agree with that.
14:46But if you have a good quarterback that you like that you can draft, I'm all for it, Jackson, going
14:50out there and getting the guy you believe in.
14:53Because we need competition in that quarterback room.
14:55It is very obvious.
14:57Even if Malik Willis isn't 100% playing poorly, it'd be nice to have someone in that can go in
15:01there at least somewhat healthy and play.
15:03305-567-0560.
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15:07What's your name?
15:08Where are you calling from?
15:10Welcome, Dan.
15:10It's Niko Jones from Miami.
15:12How are you?
15:13Oh, good to hear from you, brother.
15:15What's happening?
15:16Where's Niko?
15:17Where's Niko?
15:17You got to tell me he can't be taking days off on a Dolphin game.
15:20You know, he's your sidekick.
15:21Yeah, I know, man.
15:24He's moonlighting on me, I guess you'd call him.
15:26But go ahead.
15:26Go ahead, Niko.
15:27You know, real quick, man.
15:30I said it from day one.
15:31I don't want to be the dead horse.
15:32Malik Willis, we know he's not the guy.
15:34I'm going to give him a pass today only because you can't win a game with 11, I think.
15:39I stopped counting at 11 penalties, all the holes.
15:42He had a couple of pretty decent passes where they came back because there was holes on him, a decent
15:46run also.
15:48Our defense is playing spout, man.
15:51We're playing some tough teams, and we're staying in there.
15:53So, yeah.
15:55Do I want us to win?
15:56Sure.
15:57But it is what it is.
15:58And from day one, I always said, Malik is not the answer exactly what you say.
16:04He cannot process.
16:05He cannot think.
16:06He doesn't make the best decision.
16:08So, that's really all I've got to say, Dan.
16:10Today's my birthday.
16:11It stinks because the Canes lost.
16:13Miami loses.
16:14The Panthers lose.
16:15Hell, LSU lost, and now we only hope it's tonight, the Heat.
16:19Hopefully they win.
16:19Man, Niko, at least you have a birthday, man.
16:21Happy birthday.
16:22We are so happy to have you here all the time, even though your name is questionable.
16:26We'll just leave it at that, brother.
16:28All right, brother.
16:29I like that right there.
16:30So, that's my guy, Niko, right there.
16:31I'm not going to say his last name in combination.
16:33Nonetheless, yeah, that's one of those things, man.
16:36The defense is good.
16:38The offense is bad.
16:39There's nothing else you can say about it.
16:41Chop Robinson showed up.
16:43Josh Uche showed up.
16:44Zach Seeler showed up.
16:45Chris Johnson got his first interception today.
16:47They held a Detroit Lions team to only 123 yards at halftime, only six points at halftime.
16:55We could have made a field goal to tie it 6-6 at halftime, but our field goal kicker,
16:59Zane Gonzalez, isn't all that good.
17:00He missed a 38-yard doink, and that's just the way it is.
17:05It is what it is, but the defense is fighting hard.
17:08I thought the Lions were hot garbage, too, but that was partially because the defense
17:12just don't have the tools right now on this team.
17:16How are you feeling?
17:17Want to hear from you, 305-567-0560.
17:19Want to hear from you after the break with Anthony Foley.
17:22I am Dan Day.
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