At least one Dolphins defensive coach felt exactly how you did when watching Miami's defensive performance against Carolina over again

"In (the Carolina) game, I think the biggest thing that happened to us is we were so ball conscious in trying to take it away and just never stopped the actual ball carrier. This guy's running, he was like a runaway freight train, just running downhill. That was disappointing," said Weaver.

"Again, we have an incredibly prideful group, so there are times in that game when you're watching tape and you want to throw up, particularly because some of the guys that were making some of the errors, it was unlike them. The beauty is we have an opportunity to correct it. No time to hang our heads and walk around like we’re at a wake."

The moment that happens for these Dolphins, it is game over. There's so much external pressure on the leadership of this team and if they were to completely lay an egg, it could very well be the last straw amid the mounting noise for change.

Miami Dolphins defensive statistics through Week 5

• 29th in yards per attempt allowed
• 31st in yards per carry allowed
• 27th in scoring defense (29.0 points per game)
• 17th in takeaways (5)

Turnovers have been a big point of emphasis after the first three games for Miami and the team has, indeed cashed in with five over the last two games. But that coming at the expense of tackling, as Weaver describes? Well, that's simply unacceptable.

The concern here is that there's an over-corrective nature tendency for this Dolphins defense based on this feedback by Weaver. Will it manifest to other areas of the unit? There's plenty of focus on getting off of blocks to make plays along the line of scrimmage right now, too. Will that be something that we see be over-corrected?

If so, it serves as another red flag that these may not just be growing pains for Miami's defense. But rather how they're getting their messaging is being lost in translation.

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