Garrett, Tagovailoa look to take out their frustrations

BEREA — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Cleveland Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett are both frustrated with their team's 1-5 starts to the season.They face each other Sunday on the lakefront in Cleveland hoping to turns things around.Both players vented after losses last week and took their share of criticism.Tagovailoa's criticized teammates for being late to meetings after last Sunday's 29-27 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, which re-ignited questions about the Dolphins' culture.The sixth-year quarterback — who is 39-29 as the Dolphins starter — opened Wednesday's news conference with an apology to teammates after his comments were criticized.Those culture issues came up at the end of last season, when behind-the-scenes conflicts such as player tardiness were revealed, with coach Mike McDaniel giving out fines.Garrett said "to lose the same way every time, it's frustrating," after the Browns were defeated 23-9 at Pittsburgh. The latest comments came after he said a Week 2 loss at Baltimore was "embarrassing."Teammates took Garrett's frustration in stride, but not some fans and local talk show hosts after the All-Pro pass rusher was held without a sack for the third straight game. Garrett demanded a trade during the offseason because he had concerns about the team's direction before signing a four-year extension worth $204.8 million."I process it as there's still wins out there to be had, we still got more games to be played, so it is what it is, the games that's already been played and our record's not what we wanted it to be, but there's still opportunities to go out there and get some more wins and stack them up," cornerback Denzel Ward said. "So just got to think about the next game and see what we could do to get that win and that's my focus."The Dolphins have lost four games in which they had the chance to put away opponents in the second half. The Browns have one of the league's best defenses, but the offense has scored 17 points or fewer in 11 straight games going back to last season.Whichever team wins on Sunday will get a chance to quiet some of the criticisms for a couple of days.Gabriel meets the Dawg PoundDillon Gabriel has been solid in his first two starts. The third-round pick has a 56.5% completion rate, 411 yards, two TD passes and a 77.1 passer rating in losses to the Vikings and Steelers.Gabriel, who is making his first start in Cleveland, is hoping his offensive line can do a better job protecting him after he was sacked six times and took 16 QB hits last week in Pittsburgh."I think you continue to learn from each start each time going in there. There's a lot of details that you want to fine-tune and continue to get better at and get more comfortable with that," Gabriel said.The left-handers from Hawaii faced each other briefly in high school. The 2016 game between Gabriel's Mililani High School and Tagovailoa's Saint Louis School was cancelled after one quarter because of a power outage."Smooth thrower, can run, sees the field really well, and he's a Hawaii boy, so you always got to support the guys from back home," Tagovailoa said.Battle of RBsMiami's De'Von Achane is tied for second among running backs with six scrimmage touchdowns (three rushing, three receiving) and is fifth with 585 scrimmage yards. The Browns are giving up an average of 102 yards on the ground in the past three games after having the league's best run defense through the first three weeks.Cleveland's Quinshon Judkins is second among rookies in rushing (383 yards) and has at least 70 scrimmage yards in four of the five games he has played. The Dolphins are last in the league in run defense, allowing 168.5 yards rushing per game.