The Miami Dolphins made it a point to bring back tight end Greg Dulcich this offseason, and at points during training camp, he looked like he was going to be one of Malik Willis' top weapons this seaosn.
However, through two weeks he was targeted just five times, and he caught four of them for 35 yards. In Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Willis looked his way more, targeting Dulcich seven times. The tight end caught five passes for 55 yards.
One of those passes was a 42-yard connection on a second-and-8 play from Miami's 28-yard line. That kind of trust developing is something that head coach Jeff Hafley loves to see and wants to see more of.
"I hope so," Hafley said. "I mean, when he threw it up and he caught it, I was pretty fired up.
Greg needs to be more involved in the offense as we go, and it could be maybe he was open and we didn't see it. Maybe he wasn't open when we were supposed to throw it to him, so it's not intentional that we're not throwing him the football. But hopefully he continues to get more involved because I think he's a really talented player and he's really good at catch and run."
Dulcich is already on pace for his most receptions and yards in a season in his career. However, the Dolphins could use him more, especially with the youth that they have at both wide receiver and running back, especially with De'Von Achane done for the season.
A tight end can be a quarterback's safety blanket, and Willis just has to realize that more going forward.
This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: Jeff Hafley describes a change the Dolphins need to make going forward
