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Guess the Dolphins are starting Tua at QB. Kinda weird timing since they are 3-3 and won their last 2 games and Fitz played well.
 
jitter77 said:
Guess the Dolphins are starting Tua at QB. Kinda weird timing since they are 3-3 and won their last 2 games and Fitz played well.
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Yep. Very weird timing.
 
Teams are always too anxious to get those top pick qbs in the lineup
And tgey give up on them too quick if they aren’t superb right off the bat... its not like the old days lol
 
jitter77 said:
Guess the Dolphins are starting Tua at QB. Kinda weird timing since they are 3-3 and won their last 2 games and Fitz played well.
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The head coach fried both the OC and DC last year. He can’t point fingers if this move backfires.

I don’t get it either. The dolphins have a shot at the playoffs. Tun according to the local media is not ready yet. Accuracy issues
 
madinsomniac said:
Teams are always too anxious to get those top pick qbs in the lineup
And tgey give up on them too quick if they aren’t superb right off the bat... its not like the old days lol
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Well, according to many, the rules in the NFL have changed to where passing is so much easier that a rookie shouldn't have to sit on the bench and learn for as long of a period. Some claim the rules make it so easy, that is why so many of these young QB's experience early and sustained success.

That being the case, coaches should know pretty quickly if a QB has "it" or not. Right?

I don't know if Tua has it or not. Fitz hasn't been bad this year, so I'm not sure what the rush is. Guess we'll see this weekend.
 
Dolphins are 1 game back from 1st in the division, everyone including buffalo has been shaky and there is a serious chance Miami could sneak in and win that division. Fitzpatrick leading the pack. While I still think buffalo wins, it’s odd to see a switch like this when Miami was having more success than was expected. I Hope Tua does well and I am rooting for hin, but this smells like a disaster to me.
 
It seems pretty clear that the coach wanted him in no matter what.
 
fitz did well enough to continue to start. sucks for him
 
they are benching Fitz now because they don't care about this season. They feel that they can be contenders next year so they want Tua ready for next year. It's fine if he struggles this year. They are decent this year but aren't real contenders. One more good offseason and if Tua is the real deal, they can compete next year.

The worst scenario would be to win 9 or 10 games with Fitz, maybe win a playoff game and get lower draft picks, then next year you start Tua and take a step back.

They didn't start Tua immediately for a few reasons. One, they wanted to check out he was fully healed. Two, they wanted to make sure the offense was good enough that they weren't sending him out there to get killed. Three, they wanted to make sure he knew enough of the offense to have some success. With no preseason, they had to give him several weeks to assess all those issues.

It makes sense to play Tua now. Let him struggle this year to prepare for next year
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
they are benching Fitz now because they don't care about this season. They feel that they can be contenders next year so they want Tua ready for next year. It's fine if he struggles this year. They are decent this year but aren't real contenders. One more good offseason and if Tua is the real deal, they can compete next year.

The worst scenario would be to win 9 or 10 games with Fitz, maybe win a playoff game and get lower draft picks, then next year you start Tua and take a step back.

They didn't start Tua immediately for a few reasons. One, they wanted to check out he was fully healed. Two, they wanted to make sure the offense was good enough that they weren't sending him out there to get killed. Three, they wanted to make sure he knew enough of the offense to have some success. With no preseason, they had to give him several weeks to assess all those issues.

It makes sense to play Tua now. Let him struggle this year to prepare for next year
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While I agree, I don’t believe there are any true “throwaway seasons” in the NFL. Everything can change by the day in this league, if you can win more now you do it. I think it has more to do with them seeing the success of burrow, Herbert, etc. and thinking they may have the biggest shining star of the bunch.
 
Pollardo40 said:
While I agree, I don’t believe there are any true “throwaway seasons” in the NFL. Everything can change by the day in this league, if you can win more now you do it. I think it has more to do with them seeing the success of burrow, Herbert, etc. and thinking they may have the biggest shining star of the bunch.
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Dunno, read on ESPN (for what it's worth) that it was an open secret for those covering the Dolphins that Tua would take over this season when they thought he was ready.
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
they are benching Fitz now because they don't care about this season. They feel that they can be contenders next year so they want Tua ready for next year. It's fine if he struggles this year. They are decent this year but aren't real contenders. One more good offseason and if Tua is the real deal, they can compete next year.

The worst scenario would be to win 9 or 10 games with Fitz, maybe win a playoff game and get lower draft picks, then next year you start Tua and take a step back.

They didn't start Tua immediately for a few reasons. One, they wanted to check out he was fully healed. Two, they wanted to make sure the offense was good enough that they weren't sending him out there to get killed. Three, they wanted to make sure he knew enough of the offense to have some success. With no preseason, they had to give him several weeks to assess all those issues.

It makes sense to play Tua now. Let him struggle this year to prepare for next year
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If that was the case ( did not care about the season ) , why not start Tua on game #1? I'll tell you why, he was awful in practices, missing guys and throwing picks. I find this move really questionable.

If he struggles and takes the team out of contention, fans will say we should have drafted Justin Herbet.
 
NE is struggling, Josh Allen came back to earth and the Buf D isn't as good as previous years. The Jets are terrible so Mia has a legit shot at the playoffs. Should have waited till they were out of contention. I can't believe the players would be happy to tank a season they had a shot at. I hope Tua succeeds, but odds are against it this year
 
I would understand the move IF Fitz was playing poorly and the Dolphins were losing, but to make this move after Fitz just won the last 2 games and you are in playoff contention just makes no sense. Seems like a great way for a coach to lose the locker room when guys realize that the coach is playing favorites regardless of performance on the field.
 
They are tanking. Fitz will win them too many games. Kid gets experience, they get a better draft pick, it's one way to do it.

With Fitz playing they would have never been totally out of it and they have nothing to get with a wildcard exit so......

EDIT: They can't actually say that but the actions are revealing.
 
Don't care. I hope we crush him when the teams play.
 
Steeler Pride said:
I would understand the move IF Fitz was playing poorly and the Dolphins were losing, but to make this move after Fitz just won the last 2 games and you are in playoff contention just makes no sense. Seems like a great way for a coach to lose the locker room when guys realize that the coach is playing favorites regardless of performance on the field.
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This sounds like a move that was dictated from someone above the coach.
 
Steeler vets were upset that they started Ben over Maddox. That probably lasted about a week. You have to make this move. Who gives a **** if the players are butt hurt. You are trying to build a super bowl team.

Besides wouldn't they be even more mad if Fitz leads them to the playoffs and maybe even wins a game and then next year Fitz is benched for unproven Tua?

Miami has a bye this week. This is the right time to make the move. Let Tua get 2 weeks of gameplanning and reps to prepare for his first start.
 
Coach said:
If that was the case ( did not care about the season ) , why not start Tua on game #1? I'll tell you why, he was awful in practices, missing guys and throwing picks. I find this move really questionable.

If he struggles and takes the team out of contention, fans will say we should have drafted Justin Herbet.
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If there was a preseason, he may have started week 1.

You really think that a fanbase in the heart of SEC country will be saying they should have drafted Herbert over the national champion SEC guy? Really? If i was a dolphins fan I'd want Tua starting now and i'd be rooting for him to look good but the team to lose games and get better picks. Miami really is pretty close to being a damn good team.
 
they know that for every two good games by Fitzmagic there comes at least one terrible by Fitztragic so it's all about odds, they are betting on statistics
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
If there was a preseason, he may have started week 1.

You really think that a fanbase in the heart of SEC country will be saying they should have drafted Herbert over the national champion SEC guy? Really? If i was a dolphins fan I'd want Tua starting now and i'd be rooting for him to look good but the team to lose games and get better picks. Miami really is pretty close to being a damn good team.
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I live near Miami. No way, he was alarmingly bad in camp. The beat writers were saying he's inaccurate and threw too many interceptions. Dolphins fans are split because they think they can make the playoff this year. Fitz was their MVP in 2019. Tua is an extremely humble person. He interviews very well. It's hard not to root for him.

For what's it worth, I bought a new I phone recently, and service sales person said he gets his hair cut the same place as head coach Brian Flores. During the draft process he asked him at the barber shop which QB he liked in the draft. Flores replied Herbert.
 
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Coach said:
I live near Miami. No way, he was alarmingly bad in camp. The beat writers were saying he's inaccurate and threw too many interceptions. Dolphins fans are split because they think they can make the playoff this year. Fitz was their MVP in 2019. Tua is an extremely humble person. He interviews very well. It's hard not to root for him.

For what's it worth, I bought a new I phone recently, and service sales person said he gets his hair cut the same place as head coach Brian Flores. During the draft process he asked him at the barber shop which QB he liked in the draft. Flores replied Herbert.
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then he told you that Frank Gore was 175 years old. 175 years old!!!
 
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