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Brian Flores unloads: Miami Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa on no 'audition'

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Brian Flores had something he wanted to say about Tua Tagovailoa and so out of nowhere during a Zoom session with reporters Thursday, he got it off his chest.

"Look, there are a couple thing out there," Flores, the Dolphins coach, said. "Lets call it a source close to Dolphins' thinking in saying that we're auditioning Tua. I'm just going to tell you about my thinking. We brought Tua here because we believe in him. Same as all the other draft picks.

"We believe in developing players. And I think you guys have heard me talk about the development of players on a daily basis. That would be the opposite, giving somebody a 10-game audition. That would be my thinking on that. Just so everybody is clear."

Over the weekend, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported one factor in Miami's decision to turn to Tagovailoa now is their ownership of Houston's first- and second-round picks in the next NFL Draft.

"The Dolphins need to know what they have in Tagovailoa," Schefter reported.
It would not be unprecedented for a team to move on from a Top 10 quarterback after only one season. The Dolphins know that all too well, having once acquired Josh Rosen from the Cardinals, who cleared way for Kyler Murray.

But Flores' unsolicited message to his locker room, through reporters, is that he fully supports Tagovailoa, who was eased into the NFL in his debut last Sunday. Flores clearly would like to limit the already high pressure on Tagovailoa.




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Brian Flores unloads: Miami Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa on no 'audition'

Brian Flores unloads: Miami Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa on no 'audition'
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i agree with brian that tua looks like a project that needs developed.

but, he's full of **** when he says these 10 games won't matter torwards next year.
 
dnespins said:
i agree with brian that tua looks like a project that needs developed.

but, he's full of **** when he says these 10 games won't matter torwards next year.
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I think he meant as in their draft plans in the first freaking round is NOT going to be a Damn qb, I could give a fat baby's bottom how much he's got to develop. This staff has shown they will and can do that.

People want Tua to Dan right now. He's not but he will be fine and I believe the best qb the Dolphins have had since Dan. IMHO that is,
 
If Miami plays its draft cards right, we can get the pieces to make almost any quarterback look good. And I am confident that Tua is not any quarterback. I am very happy with where we are right now. Our biggest question at quarterback is who will be our number two going forward.
 
It up to Tua...dolphins will be stack in few yr..if he is good we will go deep into playoff. If he ain't we will be around 7 to 8 win team every yr..
 
The media keeps wanting to point to the Cards moving on from Rosen in just one year as evidence that the Phins could easily do the same, but that was a rare occurrence. It is highly unlikely the Phins would do so with Tua, especially when his first season will be 10 games or less with no training camp or preseason. Not to mention how Flores preaches this is a team game and not a one man show. If Tua underperforms, I don't expect Flores and Grier to panic, and instead continue to attempt to fill out the rest of the roster with talent.
 
While I understand that Flores wants to support Tua. The reality is that the next 9 games will in fact go a long way in determining if the Dolphins draft a QB early in the draft or not. While I expect Tua to continue to develop over the course of the season and be the long term answer at the QB position for the Dolphins. The reality is if Tua doesn’t continue to improve and the coaching staff and Grier aren’t convinced he is the right QB going forward, I would not be surprised at all if they select another QB early in the 2021 draft.

Obviously I would much rather see them fill the holes at the WR position, the RB position and on defense with those early picks. Yet it is completely up to Tua now that he is the starter to show he is the right guy for the job.
 
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