{"id":419075,"date":"2026-10-05T10:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/419075\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:02:18","slug":"i-dont-necessarily-believe-in-moral-victories-one-of-the-miami-dolphins-young-rising-stars-ready-to-get-back-to-work-after-15-10-loss-to-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/419075\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I don\u2019t necessarily believe in moral victories\u2019\u2014One of the Miami Dolphins\u2019 young, rising stars ready to get back to work after 15-10 loss to Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Few Miami Dolphins players are playing better than rookie LB Jacob Rodriguez. And he\u2019s not finding much comfort in the Dolphins\u2019 near miss on Sunday. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOct 4, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) breaks a tackle from Miami Dolphins linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (10) during the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Quick! Name the five players on the 2026 Miami Dolphins<\/a> who are playing their best football of the season through the first four weeks! <\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t name rookie linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, I regret to inform you that your list is wrong. Rodriguez has been excellent this season. And, in the process, Rodriguez was also at the center of a much-improved defensive effort for Miami over the course of the past two weeks. The Dolphins fell to 0-4 on Sunday with a 15-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings; a far cry from the defensive showing of the first to weeks of the season. But when asked, Rodriguez showed exactly why he\u2019s the kind of player this new regime fell in love with. <\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins rookie linebacker Jacob Rodriguez ready to get \u2018right back to work\u2019<\/p>\n

\"\"Sep 27, 2026; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (10) is introduced before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium. Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t necessarily believe in moral victories. I think the physicality and the \u2018want to\u2019 is all there. That\u2019s all you can ask for. We\u2019ve just got to clean up the football. And to be in the mix in the fourth quarter, the last drive. Hell, we\u2019re right there to win the game. We just got to learn how to win. You know, we got to learn how to finish. We got to learn how to win and as frustrating as it is, we got to get right back to work on Wednesday.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0Miami Dolphins rookie linebacker Jacob Rodriguez <\/p>\n

I can tell you this. If you\u2019ve got questions about this rookie class, you\u2019re more than welcome to. Just waive your worries as it relates to Jacob Rodriguez. What he\u2019s doing as the green-dot defender in Miami is nothing short of sensational right now. And his perspective here? It\u2019s hungry. Good! It should be. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez showing why he\u2019s the new regime\u2019s hand-picked \u2018flag-bearer\u2019<\/p>\n

Miami is getting close to the breakthrough they\u2019re looking for. To rest on the laurels of playing well defensively in a tough environment would be a poor look. Rodriguez is not. He readily acknowledged after the game that there were plays to be made. The kind that could have flipped the game. Not on offense. Not on special teams. (Although, to be fair, they were there in both of those phases, too.)<\/p>\n

But on defense. That\u2019s accountability. Leadership. And exactly why Rodriguez is a player that the Dolphins tabbed as a \u2018flag-bearer\u2019 for the culture they\u2019re pursuing in South Florida. As a fan, you\u2019re probably not feeling the waves of moral victories that have littered the first four weeks of this season. Apparently neither is Rodriguez. He\u2019s just hours removed from Miami\u2019s fourth loss of the year and already thinking about getting back on the field on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

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