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Former Dolphins LT Terron Armstead made an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday and said that he feels QB Tua Tagovailoa has similar qualities to future Hall of Famer QB Drew Brees, whom he played with during his time with the Saints.
“I see similarities. I’m not saying they’re the same player or same person, no two people are,” Armstead told Eisen. “The anticipation, the accuracy, timing of throws, the ability to knock a wing off a fly repeatedly. Those guys throw darts. They don’t throw to areas, they are very precise. And that’s an elite talent, it’s an elite trait. Very few people possess [it]. He’s one of them and Drew Brees is another.”
Armstrong noted that Tua needs more time and reps and was curious as to how similar Brees was going into his sixth NFL season.
“I would say time on task,” Armstead continued. “Having more experience, getting more reps, getting more snaps. I don’t know exactly where Drew Brees was going into his sixth year. I know he had a shoulder that had to get reconstructed when he signed to New Orleans and really pushed his career even further, to be the Hall of Famer player that he was.”
“The thing about Tua, he plays the game with such love for the game. He’s such a fierce competitor,” Armstead added. “He is willing to put his body on the line in any situation. But he has to understand — and I think he’s starting to understand — his value is deeper than any one play or any one game. Him being out of the lineup changes the franchise — it does. It changes the identity of the offense, it changes the franchise. So, I believe that he has to play the game with that in mind, as opposed to let me do whatever I need to do to get this first down. That first down is not nearly as valuable as him being there the next series.”
Despite having more challenges to overcome, including injuries, Armstead still believes that Tua can answer questions about both his skills and durability.
“Yeah, he has narratives in front of him that have to be answered,” Armstead concluded. “Not necessarily by me or in an interview form, it’s from him, and his play, and getting the job done. Any quarterback or any team that [doesn’t] hoist that trophy at the end of the year, you have questions, you have narratives, you have challenges, you have adversity, you have things to answer. Only team that don’t really have that is Philly. Everybody else, they have their questions going into the season. Tua has his questions, and it’s up to him to answer these question — not me. Do I believe he can? I do. Do I believe he will? I do.
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