There’s a pressing question surrounding the Miami Dolphins that won’t get an answer today
Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis played Week 9 through a groin injury and head coach Jeff Hafley didn’t have many helpful answers about it on Monday afternoon.
It didn’t take many reps into Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis’ Sunday effort against the Detroit Lions to get a sense that something was a little off. Willis, a dual threat player who has leaned at legs at times this season, wasn’t able to get outside the pocket with any consistency at all.
After the game, Willis conceded that the groin injury he’s on the injury report with was “a little tight” against the Lions. Considering how poorly Miami was able to pass protect against Aidan Hutchinson and company? The timing to lose some mobility wasn’t great. Willis’ concession opened the door for some questions for Willis this week against the Indianapolis Colts. If you were hoping for clarity from head coach Jeff Hafley on Monday? You were probably disappointed by the head coach’s day-after press conference.
Jeff Hafley is going to make us wait a little while longer before answering your most pressing questions about Miami Dolphins QB Malik Willis
“Truthfully, I haven’t met with our medical meeting since it’s only 12:05, so with all the medical questions right now, I’ll get back to you on those on Wednesday when we meet. Just because I’ve been running around, just saw the players, just came up. So I’ll do all of our normal medical meetings when I usually do them today and then get details on how the guys are today.”
— Miami Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley when asked about Malik Willis’ ongoing groin injury
The good news for Miami is that Willis did, in fact, finish the game against the Detroit Lions. And the other good news is that this week’s opponent won’t offer the same kind of ferocious pass rush that proved overwhelming to Miami too often in Week 9. The Indianapolis Colts have already moved DT DeForest Buckner ahead of the trade deadline, which will ease the matchup stress for Miami’s offensive line.
But Willis was clearly not 100% against Detroit and he was hammered on several occasions throughout the course of the game. Will it end up being enough to put Willis out of action — either for a practice or a game? That question will remain open-ended until Hafley speaks on Wednesday.
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