We probably had seven mental errors on defense,'' Sparano said. ``That might be the low of the season, that's the truth. It isn't a mental thing. It isn't any of those things. It's getting off of blocks. It's tackling in some situations. It's execution of man-to-man technique, or zone principles when you're in coverage, a pass drop. On the offensive side of the ball, leaving bodies in the hole, a double-team execution, running the right depth, these kind of things.''
``Not good enough'' could be the title of Sparano's half-season self-analysis of him and his coaching staff. The Dolphins sit 3-5 with all five losses against teams that would be in the playoffs if they started today.
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