Softest team in the league. Not the worst, but definitely the softest.
Tua sucks.
Dolphins suck.
Blow it up!
Oh wait, they just blew their cap on Tua, Tyreek, Ramsey and a few others!
How is McDaniel a coach in this league? He looks like a comatose space cadet on the sidelines and sounds completely stoned when he talks.
Tua sucks.
Dolphins suck.
Blow it up!
Oh wait, they just blew their cap on Tua, Tyreek, Ramsey and a few others!
How is McDaniel a coach in this league? He looks like a comatose space cadet on the sidelines and sounds completely stoned when he talks.
I really wish Tua hadn't got hurt again. May God reach down with his divine hand and heal him back to full health.
Because it really takes away from the fact he is truly awful. Can't scramble, no accuracy or power, low football IQ AND "one-hit-away"....for 53 million dollars.
These "next gen" QB contracts range from stupid to beyond insane. What are they gonna do? Just let him walk? Yeah.
Keep drafting and developing until you hit a gem. Rookie contracts are golden at any position, but especially QB. Play them a few years on the cheap and when their deal expires, make a decision. If they're middle of the pack but want to be paid like Mahomes, there's the door. Similarly, bargain bin vets and reclamation projects as stopgaps are a dime of a dozen. The drop-off in performance versus paying the league's 12th best QB insane money isn't that extreme. Daniel Jones 4 years, 160m LOL
None of these "next gen" QB contracts have panned out. Not one. They're all terrible, each for their own unique reasons.
Crazy.
Because it really takes away from the fact he is truly awful. Can't scramble, no accuracy or power, low football IQ AND "one-hit-away"....for 53 million dollars.
These "next gen" QB contracts range from stupid to beyond insane. What are they gonna do? Just let him walk? Yeah.
Keep drafting and developing until you hit a gem. Rookie contracts are golden at any position, but especially QB. Play them a few years on the cheap and when their deal expires, make a decision. If they're middle of the pack but want to be paid like Mahomes, there's the door. Similarly, bargain bin vets and reclamation projects as stopgaps are a dime of a dozen. The drop-off in performance versus paying the league's 12th best QB insane money isn't that extreme. Daniel Jones 4 years, 160m LOL
None of these "next gen" QB contracts have panned out. Not one. They're all terrible, each for their own unique reasons.
Crazy.
Where did I say Mahomes hasn't worked out? Oh goodie, you found the ONE contract that disproves my overall point.
Mahomes became the new gold standard for QB contracts. 50m. Allen slotted under that number in the low 40s. Fine.
Now every QB is demanding equal or more than Mahomes, even though the NFL QB position is probably the most volatile in sports. One career year and everyone thinks they're legit top 5. Next year they're back at #12. Too volatile, too unpredictable to commit that type of money and term.
Nuts.
Dolphins to add QB while Tua Tagovailoa deals with concussion.
The Miami Dolphins will bring in another quarterback while starter Tua Tagovailoa deals with his latest concussion, coach Mike McDaniel said Friday.For now, Skylar Thompson will be considered the Dolphins' starter while Tagovailoa is sidelined. Tagovailoa left Thursday night's 31-10 loss to Buffalo in the third quarter with the third known concussion of his NFL career, all of them coming in the past 24 months.
The team and the organization are very confident in Skylar," McDaniel said.
McDaniel said the team has not made any decision about whether to place Tagovailoa on injured reserve. Tagovailoa was expected at the team facility on Friday to start the process of being evaluated in earnest.
"We just have to operate in the unknown and be prepared for every situation," McDaniel said, noting that the only opinions that will matter to the team will be the ones from Tagovailoa and the medical staff.
McDaniel added that he doesn't see Tagovailoa playing in Miami's next game at Seattle on Sept. 22.
"I have no idea and I'm not going to all of a sudden start making decisions that I don't even see myself involved in the most important parts of," McDaniel added. "All I'm telling Tua is everyone is counting on you to be a dad, and be a dad this weekend. And then we'll move from there. There won't be any talk about where we're going in that regard ... none of that will happen without doctors' expertise and the actual player."
Tagovailoa was 17-for-25 passing for 145 yards, with one touchdown and three interceptions -- one of which was returned for a Buffalo score -- when he got hurt. Thompson completed eight of 14 passes for 80 yards.
Thompson said he feels "fully equipped" to run the Dolphins' offense.
"What's going to lie ahead, who knows? But man, I'm confident, though," Thompson said after Thursday's game. "I feel like I'm ready for whatever's to come. I'm going to prepare and work hard and do everything I can to lead this team and do my job."
Dolphins place QB Tua Tagovailoa on IR after concussion.
MIAMI -- The Miami Dolphins have placed Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve Tuesday after the quarterback suffered another concussion in Thursday's loss to the Buffalo Bills.Per NFL rules, Tagovailoa must remain on injured reserve for at least four games. There is no timetable for how long Miami plans to keep him on IR as he focuses on his health before his return to the field.
It is the third diagnosed concussion of Tagovailoa's NFL career.
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel on Monday said Tagovailoa wouldn't be placed on IR until more information became available, but the decision was made Tuesday after further evaluation.
Miami signed quarterback Tyler Huntley from the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad Monday. Per NFL rules, the Dolphins must allocate a spot on their 53-man roster to Huntley for at least their next three games.
"We got to learn firsthand a nice reminder of how it only takes one play and what you think your depth is changes abruptly," McDaniel said. "So that's a move for moving forward to secure some depth in case of the unforeseen, which is timelines for us as it relates to Tua."
Third-year quarterback Skylar Thompson will start Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks now that Tagovailoa has officially been ruled out.
Thompson did not play during the 2023 season, but he started three games as a rookie in 2022, including a playoff loss on the road to the Bills. McDaniel said the move to add Huntley "was not any direct reflection on Skylar" and was made to bolster the team's depth.
Huntley has started 10 games in his four-year career, mostly for the Ravens. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2022 after helping guide them to the playoffs in place of Lamar Jackson. He started Baltimore's playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
I do think that it helps the dynamics of the [quarterbacks] room to add another guy with starting history to this team," McDaniel said of Huntley. "He's a guy that's a signal-caller that a team can get behind. ... I think this is more directly to back up Skylar, and then you always let competition play out when it's out on the field. But this is a depth move, for sure."
Tagovailoa suffered the injury while scrambling up the middle for a first down and making forcible contact with his helmet to the forearm of Bills safety Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa immediately went into a fencing response with his arms in an unnatural position.
Medical trainers attended to Tagovailoa for several minutes as players kneeled around him. He was ultimately able to walk off the field and into the locker room under his own power but was quickly ruled out for the rest of the game.
The next four games will push Tagovailoa's career total of games missed due to injury to 14 since 2020. He played all 18 of the Dolphins' regular-season and playoff games in 2023.
