Tyreek Hill caught a touchdown pass during Sunday’s 29-17 win over the 49ers, but the Dolphins wideout’s focus was on plays he didn’t make when he spoke to reporters after the game.
Hill dropped a third down pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on the team’s opening drive and then failed to reel in a pass that was tipped by 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir in the end zone later in the first quarter. It would have been a difficult catch, but it was one Hill said he should have had and he pointed to a lack of practice time as the reason for the miscues.
A wrist injury has led Hill to get more rest during the practice week this season and said after the game that “you can’t just show up on Sunday” without putting in work during the week.
“I need those valuable reps with Tua,” Hill said, via a transcript from the team. “Those vet rest days are starting to show. I completely blame myself for not getting my head around and not seeing the ball because, if I see a ball, we’re talking cross-court, 70-yard touchdown. But those Wednesday reps are definitely showing. As a leader, I’ve just got to be able to bite the bullet sometime and practice and get those valuable reps with QB1 because, if we’re able to stay on the field on third down, who knows what could happen.”
When asked about Hill’s comments, head coach Mike McDaniel said that a move to adjust the practice schedule to get the duo more work is “an easy one” to make so Hill should be seeing more of the practice field for what’s left of the Dolphins season.
