Dolphins' Mike McDaniel: 'Zero people' are concerned with WR Tyreek Hill's recent drops

There might be some consternation in Miami after the Dolphins lost three of their last five to drop the AFC East crown that seemed theirs for much of the season.

One drop-related item the team isn't concerned with? Tyreek Hill and his 11 on the year.

Hill has arguably been the league's best wide receiver this season as he led the league in receiving yards (1,799), receiving touchdowns (13) and yards per touch (14.5), but he's also one of only three players with double-digit drops -- a snag in Hill's otherwise flawless campaign that head coach Mike McDaniel has an explanation for anyway.

"I think when you are a player of his caliber that our team depends on so much, that can be a little misleading in terms of he gets a ton of targets and when we go to him in high-stake situations, it's not like he is just gliding in open field," McDaniel said Monday, per the team transcript. "They're pretty contested. And he's proven time and time again why we continue to go to him. There are zero people, including myself, that are concerned about a pattern of whatever. He has a high expectation to literally make every play. And in that process, there's no such thing as a 100 percent shooter."

A Pro Bowler in all eight of his seasons, Hill has been a target magnet for Miami. He finished the regular season third in the NFL with 171 targets, and his 119 receptions trailed only CeeDee Lamb, who had 135 catches on a league-leading 181 targets.

Hill has been targeted on 30.2% of the Fins' passing plays. After Jaylen Waddle's 104 targets, the next-closet pass catcher, Durham Smythe, has 43.

As mentioned above, Hill has turned the volume into possibly the best effort of his highly successful career. Even with missing a game, he tied his career high