[h=6]Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin looks for consistency from his offense. / AP[/h]
DAVIE — With the game on the line, Ryan Tannehill unleashed a pass majestic in its arc and distance. Mike Wallace spun and stretched in an acrobatic effort to make the catch.
Exciting, but incomplete. The ball fell to the turf at the goal line, which is the way it usually goes for the Miami Dolphins’ underwhelming, underachieving offense.
The Dolphins invested heavily in upgrading their offense last offseason, but their yards per play and per game are lower than in 2012. While defense has kept the team in almost every game, the Dolphins are 5-6 and struggling mightily to stay in the race for the final AFC playoff berth.
“If we lose another game, then we’re out of the playoffs,” center Mike Pouncey said Tuesday.
Should the Dolphins fall short, the offense will be the primary culprit. Heading into Sunday’s road game against the New York Jets, Miami is the only team to score less than 28 points in every game this year.
