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"Well, it's not slow and passive. I can tell you that," Smith said. "It's just like all players are looking for in the moment. They want clarity. Clear, concise, consistent communication. You're seeing what they're experiencing in real time, you live with it. "I always felt my job as a position coach, I played the game with them. So every ounce of my energy was, I know the play, I'm in there with them, I'm experiencing with them, I'm able to help them with them,

On the short week coming off the Dolphins' stunning 34-10 win against the Atlanta Falcons, Chubb first surfaced on the Monday injury report with the two ailments after making it through the game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. On Tuesday, both Chubb and coach Mike McDaniel said they expected him to be ready to play. "I'm very confident, unless there's a setback, that he'll be playing," McDaniel said. "He has given me zero indication that he wouldn't." "I'll be good," Chubb added. "It is just one of those things, you got a short week, things flare up from the game before, you just want to make sure you get on it and correct it."

"Concussion protocol,"

Bouncing from Cam Newton, to Mac Jones, to Bailey Zappe, to Jacoby Brissett, and finally to Drake Maye, sent fans on a mostly painful rollercoaster ride. New England is also extremely fortunate. They wound up with the third quarterback off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft, and Maye has a chance to be the best of a bunch that includes Caleb Williams of the Bears and Jayden Daniels of the Commanders.

That begs one question: How in the heck did the Dolphins miss on the backup quarterback situation yet again?! This is two years in a row, and three years in a four-year stretch that the Dolphins have major questions at backup quarterback. It's absolutely ridiculous for the Dolphins to miss so badly at such a crucial position. It's NFL malpractice .

CLEVELAND - Miami Dolphins linebacker Tyrel Dodson cleared concussion protocol and will be available for Sunday's game against the Browns in Cleveland. The Dolphins, as they traveled Saturday, removed Dodson from the team's injury report. Coach Mike McDaniel said Friday he was "hopeful and confident" Dodson would clear the NFL's five-step protocol to return to play from a concussion before the game, but Friday came and went without such a development. Miami's middle linebacker suffered the concussion in the Oct. 5 loss to the Carolina Panthers and missed last week's home defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers.

MIAMI GARDENS - The Miami Dolphins are a mess right now. They enter Sunday's game at Cleveland as an interesting mixture of well-intentioned jocularity, obstinate optimism and predictable frustration. There's still a dark cloud hanging over the locker room due to the team's disappointing 1-5 start, unfounded trade rumors , questions about coach Mike McDaniel's future , and a recent blunder by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa . But every now and then, rays of hope surface. Thursday and Friday were two of those days.

The forecast, according to Accuweather as of Friday afternoon, calls for wind blowing south-southwest at 27 mph with gusts up to a whopping 52 mph. That's enough to qualify for a tropical storm. There is a 96 percent chance of precipitation, with a 29 percent probability of thunderstorms. At least the October daytime temperatures for the 1 p.m. kickoff at Huntington Bank Field should be in the 60s.