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I have no doubts that Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier appreciate starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as a person. He certainly seems like a genuinely friendly and good person. Unfortunately, while having players with those qualities is tremendous and even preferred, it’s not what he or any player in the NFL is being paid for. As much as I know, some of you are hoping this is another one of those “Do you think Tua is the guy?" posts where we ask you, the fan, to weigh in on what you think about him and his long-term future as a starter for the Dolphins. It’s not. It’s more of a what does the team think kinda post.
This is more about what you think the front office might be thinking about Tua’s long-term future as the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. I see a lot of articles written about our Phins by various fan blogs/sites and even some of the most respected media outlets, who make just downright silly/stupid posts about the team. Some of these make you wonder if they have ever watched the team play over the last couple of seasons or know anything about the team's players and how good or bad they actually are before putting their idiocy into an article and sending it out over the internet for the entire world to ridicule.
Then, I read a couple of different articles over the weekend, which made me wonder why I had not thought of that yet. And to be fair, several writers do a solid job and try to be informed about the subject they cover. The gist of the articles was that the author believed there was a clear sign that the Dolphins' front office may not be as sold on Tua as their long-term answer despite what they repeatedly claim in public. Maybe they actually think he’s the answer, and this is just him (or perhaps some of us as well) looking for something that is not there, but again, I had not thought of it until I saw someone else say it.
Some believe that the team signed Zach Wilson due to his possible untapped talent that he was assumed to have when he was drafted back in 2021 as the second overall pick. I don’t know about that, and while it's possible, I think the idea is that they just believed that he was the best option to be a backup at a somewhat reasonable price is more likely. There’s also the rumor that the team is considering drafting Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillion Gabriel on day three of the draft. Gabriel is a player whose skills are often compared to Tagovailoa’s. Some have even speculated that they will target Gabriel to prepare him to take over after a couple of seasons and send Tua down the road.
The article's main point was that while the Dolphins closed in on free agency and began restructuring various...
