The Splash Zone 8/16/21: Issues That Popped Up Against The Bears

<div> <figure> <img alt="Miami Dolphins v Chicago Bears" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yaj6k8iqVDBMDNF4f_o2sr2Rr4I=/0x0:2655x1770/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69730119/1334155950.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p><em>Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.</em> </p> <figure class="e-image"> <img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-TUv5uWMvXcKunzf-Hc3hPSss0s=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19038079/new_splash_zone.jpg"> </figure> <p id="fN5rTz">There were plenty of good things and plenty of bad things to take away from the <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Dolphins</a>/Bears game. Tua Tagovailoa looked decisive and the first team defense, minus some starters, picked up where they left off last season. But I feel we say this every year, the offensive line was sort of an issue out there on Saturday. Austin Jackson didn’t have that stellar of a game and the line as a whole struggled to run block. </p> <p id="RjobLQ">You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.</p> <p id="dE4cx2"><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article253072093.html">Game against Bears exposes these Miami Dolphins shortcomings | Miami Herald</a><br>A look at problem areas exposed during the Miami Dolphins’ preseason loss to the Chicago Bears. And Brian Flores addresses issues on Sunday.</p> <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="ryhhGG"> <h2 id="giPjUO">Phinsider News You May Have Missed</h2> <p id="g7NvxY"><a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/the-splash-zone-miami-dolphins-news/2021/8/15/22624681/the-splash-zone-8-15-21-miami-dolphins-fall-to-chicago-bears-in-preseason-game-1-tua-tagovailoa">Miami Dolphins News 8/15/21: Dolphins Fall To Bears In Preseason Game #1 - The Phinsider</a><br>Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.</p> <p id="IKl1LT"><a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2021/8/15/22625029/houtzs-house-of-highlights-2021-nfl-preseason-week-1-miami-dolphins-vs-chicago-bears-tua-tagovailoa">Houtz’s House of Highlights | Recap of the Miami Dolphins 20-13 loss to the Chicago Bears - The Phinsider</a><br>The good, the bad, and the ugly from the Miami Dolphins 20-13 loss to the Chicago Bears</p> <p id="Gg7g7C"></p> </div>