Dolphins are tired of using youth as an excuse after falling short in another close game

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have the youngest roster in the NFL. But at 1-7, they re tired of using youth as an excuse. “We want to win,” rookie receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. said after Sunday s 19-9 loss to Detroit. “It’s super frustrating when you just keep going out there and getting so close and then everyone wants to keep making excuses saying, ‘Young guys, young guys. We’re football players, we’re in the pros now. The rookie stuff is out of the window. The young player s out of the window. We ve got to start winning more.” The Dolphins youth certainly has been a factor in their inability to close out games and play clean football. Miami blew a 10-point halftime advantage against the Patriots in Week 8 — a game in which veteran linebacker Jordyn Brooks thought the Dolphins failed to maintain their composure after building a lead against New England. Brooks said he felt the team responded better on Sunday after entering halftime trailing just 6-3 agains