My big philosophical question of the day- has a linebacker ever scored two TD's in a single game? We were one yard away from seeing that happen today.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article246917522.html "For the many Dolphins fans curious why Tua Tagovailoa barely threw the ball past the line of scrimmage Sunday, here’s your answer: The Dolphins entered the game planning to play it safe with Tagovailoa, and when the game got lopsided, decided to get really conservative. That’s according to Dolphins offensive coordinator Chan Gailey, who seemed largely pleased with how Tagovailoa performed in his first start, despite a stat line — 12 of 22 for 93 yards and a touchdown — that was pedestrian. “We knew how good [the Rams’] pass rush was,” Gailey said Tuesday. “We were trying to get him protected and get the ball out. And because of the way the game went, we didn’t have to take a lot of chances with the football. We hope to be able to do things in the future that create more big plays for our offense. Obviously Tua is very talented in throwing the football. Hopefully we’ll make those things happen.”" "And Gailey seems to believe that Tagovailoa will get there. He expects the Dolphins’ rookie quarterback to make progress each week — and in these ways: “Two things happen to me for young quarterbacks,” Gailey said. “One, they start to see defenses better and, two, the game starts to slow down for them because it’s at a hectic pace the first time you go out there. Then the game starts to slow down the more you play. That’s what I’ve experienced with young quarterbacks through the years is they understand better what defenses are trying to do and then the game seems to slow down for them.” Gailey added: “He needs reps. He’s just gotta keep working timing with these guys and keep getting reps. Those reps that he got the other day were invaluable and I think he’ll start to get better in bigger jumps as we go forward because the more he sees, the more he understands, the more feel he gets with the receivers, I think he’ll get better and better. He just needs to play. He’s got a lot of talent. I’m anxious to see what steps he’s going to take this week.”" More in the article (link above and below).
That's funny- that's EXACTLY what I said the other day to all the Tua-naysayers. Either I'm a psychic or it was just plain common sense that you don't ask your rookie QB to try to do too much in a blowout in his very 1st start.
I just dont like this idea that not liking Tua must be based on a few NFL snaps. He has a plethora of college tape to come to that determination on. In the end his first start wasnt positive or negative. He barely saw the field and the gameplan was obviously to take their pass rush out of the equation with short passes. I praised his two plays against the Jets because he made good reads, evaded pressure in the pocket and made the right throws. I didnt see that Sunday, but in fairness Williams drops hurt us and noone got into any rhythm. Like I said previous to his start, losing Fitz short term is going to hurt in terms of pre snap adjustments and I think it did on Sunday. That should improve going forward.
He said in the post-game interview that he was only running at 80% speed...I'm not sure I believe that but it's fun anyway.
