The Miami Dolphins will play their next two games within a five-day span, and they got some clarity as to their quarterback competition for those two games. The

And we can safely say that McDaniel does not agree about that charge from the CBS NFL analyst against his 1-6 Dolphins. "It was not because people were disinterested, quite the contrary," McDaniel volunteered, the day after the 31-6 defeat.

The news on Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle (hamstrings) is encouraging considering the passing game has been slowed by injuries to WR Tyreek Hll (knee) and TE Darren Waller (pectoral).

The Dolphins have struggled all season, but have a better chance to beat the Falcons in Week 8 than the betting lines suggest. Atlanta has been highly unpredictable thus far, beating top-end teams like the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings but suffering double-digit losses to the Carolina Panthers and a shorthanded San Francisco 49ers team.

During his latest public defense of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel revealed on Wednesday that he and Tagovailoa had "great" meetings following Miami's 31-6 loss at the lowly Cleveland Browns that dropped the Dolphins to 1-6 on the season.