MIAMI GARDENS ― After it was over, New York Giants coach John Harbaugh said of his team's pass rush against the Miami Dolphins: "Ferocious."
After it was over, pass rusher Brian Burns said the Giants front was "dominant" against the Dolphins offensive line.
After joint practice was over, it was a good thing for Miami it was over.
No lies were spoken. The Giants defense ran around and ran through the Dolphins during a joint practice that can't help but spur concerns headed into preseason game 2 (Saturday, 4 p.m. vs. these same Giants).
Someone suggested the Giants had six sacks and Burns said it was more. It certainly could have been.
Veteran center Aaron Brewer, during one break in the action, addressed his teammates.
"Just the details, you know what I'm saying?" Brewer said afterwards. "Like, details and just a sense of urgency, you know what I'm saying? Like, we'd be out there and we'd be going, and everyone gets to the moment where they're trying to go to the next play because you're trying to have that short term memory.
"But at some time, you've really got to lock in and see why these same problems keep occurring. And so that's what I was digging into them. Like, we have to lock in right now on these details and fix them so we don't have them again this next play."
Miami did not seem locked in in pass protection. At all.
"Violence and physicality can fix a lot of things," Brewer added.
The Giants did pull off some blitzes, which quarterback Malik Willis noted after practice the Dolphins could have adjusted for it there had it been a regular-season game.
"We weren't game planning those guys, so it's not like going into a real game," Willis said. "So we would have a few better options on some plays we're kind of stuck and it's just like unfortunate, but it's practice."
The Dolphins have invested pretty heavily in their offensive line. It's going to be on offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik to make sure Willis has a chance to make plays. Miami quarterbacks were under duress all morning.
Miami Dolphins roster: Is offensive line good enough?"Those guys have a great front and I do respect to them, but we'll figure out what we were doing wrong when we get to watch the film," Willis said of the Giants defense, which includes Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, Arvell Reese and Kayvon Thibodeax. This is a unique group of pass rush talent. Fast. Strong. Scary.
On the other side of the field, Miami's run defense was said to be performing well against the Giants. And linebacker Jacob Rodriguez came up with another interception, taking it away from Jaxson Dart.
But the concerns were overflowing for Miami's offense.
The Dolphins have not announced if Willis and the first-team offense will play on Saturday against the Giants.
When Hafley watches back Miami's offensive film, he certainly may lean more towards yes.
Joe Schad is a journalist covering the Miami Dolphins and the NFL at The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jschad@pbpost.com and follow him on Instagram and on X @schadjoe. Sign up for Joe's free weekly Dolphins Pulse Newsletter. Help support our work by subscribing today.
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