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Source: The Palm Beach Post, Fla.迷你倉沙田Aug. 25--MIAMI GARDENS -- If Saturday night's dress rehearsal was any indication, the Dolphins head into the regular season far from a finished product.Miami's starting defense, expected to be the team's strength this season, gave up just 26 rushing yards and 51 passing yards in the Dolphins' 17-16 loss to Tampa Bay. The Dolphins were winning 13-10 at halftime when the starters were pulled.But Miami's offense had its ups and downs. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill went 17-for-27 for 150 yards and a touchdown but was clearly missing tight end Dustin Keller, who was lost for the season after tearing three knee ligaments against Houston in the previous exhibition game.Charles Clay, starting in Keller's place, was targeted six times but had just one reception for 5 yards.Clay was frusturated after the game and he said he has a lot to work on but wouldn't go into specifics."I've just got to go back to the drawing board, watch the film and get it all corrected," Clay said. "I won't get into particulars. I'll just leave it at that."Brandon Gibson, Miami's slot receiver, had five receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown but dropped another potential TD pass in the end zone. Gibson was already expected to be a key part of Miami's offense, but without Keller he will be Tannehill's main target in the middle.Gibson said "it felt good" to be targeted so much but he felt he could have played a lot better."Coverages dictate a lot of where the ball's thrown and I just wanted to make sure i was in the right spot, even though I kind of played a (bad) half," Gibson said.Tannehill finished with a 90.0 quarterback rating.If Tannehill or Miami's passing game struggle at all this season, the team will have to turn to a questionable running game, although a clear-cut starter might have emerged Saturday.Running back Lamar Miller probably clinched the starting job with eight carries for 35 yards and 4.4 yards per carry. But it wasn't a great performance for Miller, who picked up 20 of his 35 yards on his first carry.Miller twice was stuffed in the red zone on Miami's opening drive. The Dolphins were forced to kick a field goal, wasting a 17-play drive that also included a fourth-down conversion from Tampa Bay's 12-yard line on a 7-yard Brian Hartline reception."We have to be able --迷你倉價錢when we get a first and goal inside the 10-yard line -- to punch it in and get a touchdown," coach Joe Philbin said.Daniel Thomas, competing with Miller at running back, averaged 0.4 yards per carry with seven rushes for 3 yards. Thomas had two receptions for 12 yards.The Dolphins dominated time of possession in the first half but had a couple of special-teams breakdowns that kept the game close.After Caleb Sturgis hit a 22-yard field goal on the opening drive, the Dolphins forced Tampa Bay to punt on its first drive. But Miami muffed the punt after cornerback Nolan Carroll was engaged with a Bucs defender and hit his own teammate, Dolphins punt returner Marcus Thigpen.Thigpen them fumbled on another punt return early in the second quarter."Very frustrating," Philbin said. "We had a good week of preparation, special teams included. It's disappointing that we would give the ball away twice."The Dolphins trailed 10-3 midway through the second quarter when Gibson couldn't hold on to a 5-yard pass from Tannehill in the end zone and the Dolphins had to kick another field goal. Sturgis made a 23-yarder, and Miami cut the lead to 10-6.Miami finally scored a touchdown at the end of the second quarter when, after the Dolphins' Derrick Shelby recovered a fumble in Bucs territory, Tannehill hit Gibson in the middle for a 4-yard TD. Miami's starters exited the game with the team leading 13-10.Gibson led the team in receptions and Hartline was next with four catches for 40 yards. Mike Wallace had three receptions for 31 yards.The Dolphins took out most of their offensive starters at halftime and let third-string quarterback Pat Devlin, and not backup Matt Moore, play the second half.The Dolphins are deciding whether to keep just two quarterbacks on their roster. Devlin went 12-of-21 for 114 yards with one interception.Miami has 84 players on its roster and has to trim it to 75 by 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Dolphins then have to cut the roster to 53 by 6 p.m. Sept. 1.Miami will play its final preseason game Thursday night against New Orleans at Sun Life Stadium, though the starters will likely sit or play limited time.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) Visit The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) at .palmbeachpost.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉