Malik Willis has been frustrated by the offensive struggles of the Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins fell to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday by a score of 31-24. One of the main reasons why Miami lost the game was the poor performance of their quarterback, Malik Willis, who had three turnovers — two interceptions and a fumble lost — on the day.

Following the loss, Willis met with the South Florida media and seemed frustrated with how the game was played. Asked by ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques when it’s reasonable to expect results from this year’s squad, Willis said:

“It’s too much and too hard to keep saying, ‘Oh, we’re young. Oh, we’re trying to build this and build that.’ At the same time, we need to hold each other accountable, because we can’t keep doing this on our own. If we go into games against good teams, we have to take advantage of it and win those games. Because there’s no point in being in the game if you can’t go and win it.”

Willis was then asked about a backbreaking sack he took when the offense had a first-and-goal situation from the half yard line.

“I’m just disappointed for our defense because of how hard they play and try to shut us down and keep going. And I think we’re better than that and that’s what I talk about when we miss. [opportunities] well, there’s just not enough assignments so it’s frustrating. Because it was like, okay, we had an opportunity to go and do this. We just didn’t execute. And we didn’t… I didn’t throw it away. I took a sack. I wanted to make a play… Unfortunate. I played badly.”

The Dolphins will have extra time to regroup and prepare for their next opponent, the New York Jets, with a bye week on the schedule. Willis and the rest of Miami’s offense have a lot of work to do if they hope to turn things around, secure their first win of the season, and finally give themselves a reason to breathe easy.