Coach Mike McDaniel says significant changes are “on the table” for the 1-3 Miami Dolphins.

MIAMI, Oct. 1 (UPI) — Significant changes to the Miami Dolphins’ offense are “on the table,” said head coach Mike McDaniel after a 1-3 start to the 2024 season.

McDaniel made the prediction after the Dolphins’ 31-12 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Monday in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Miami, which averaged a league-best 401.3 yards per game last season, totaled just 184 yards in its third straight loss of the season.

“Everything is on the table,” McDaniel told reporters Monday at Hard Rock Stadium. “You can’t say the offense is good or — for me, in a situation like this, I haven’t really been in a situation where we didn’t produce back-to-back… so you really have to open yourself up to all things.”

A tumultuous start to the season began with star wide receiver Tyreek Hill being arrested by police outside Hard Rock Stadium just hours before the Dolphins’ home opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Dolphins won the game with a field goal as time expired, but were throttled by the Buffalo Bills a week later.

The disheartening defeat was made even more grim when the Dolphins lost starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to the third documented concussion of his NFL career in the third quarter of the lopsided 31-10 setback.

Since then, the Dolphins have also struggled with injuries to several key players, including left tackle Terron Armstead and running back Raheem Mostert, who led the league with 21 touchdowns last season. McDaniel used three quarterbacks in the last three games in Tagovailoa’s absence

Skylar Thompson, Tim Boyle and Tyler Huntley combined to complete 42 of 68 (61.7%) of their throws for 362 yards during that span. They did not record a touchdown pass or an interception, but were sacked nine times.

Huntley was responsible for the group’s only touchdown, a 1-yard rushing score against the Titans. He was also credited with a lost fumble.

Huntley, who joined the Dolphins on Sept. 17, completed 14 of 22 passes for 96 yards and ran for 40 yards against the Titans.

“You wish you had 1,000 reps going through the playbook, but you know, it is what it is,” Huntley said. “I am here. I just need to focus on it more.”

The Dolphins, who were 3-1 in the first four games of their last two seasons under McDaniel, will look to end their losing streak in Week 5. They travel to an AFC East Division game against the New England Patriots (1-3). ) on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass.

“The bottom line is there’s going to be a list of things,” McDaniel said of the Dolphins’ problems. “I’m pretty sure I know some of them already, but there will be a list of things you can tell the coaches and players that if we don’t do that, it’s not going to change, and then get those things done .” change.

“It’s been too many weeks in a row, so you just have to decide exactly which direction you want to go. If you want to win you have to do certain things, play solid and clean football. Until we do that, we will be stuck in the same outcomes.”

The Dolphins, who were 20-14 and made the playoffs in each of McDaniel’s first two seasons, will have a bye in Week 6. Tagovailoa is eligible to return from injured reserve in Week 8.