I already commented on this topic, but I’ll submit this as well.
Stidham was the 133rd pick of the 2019 draft (QB7) & suffered no major injury during college.
Tagovailoa was the 5th pick of the 2020 draft (QB2) despite suffering a major injury in college.
Based upon that evidence alone, Occam’s Razor would suggest that Tua Tagovailoa is the clear cut more talented prospect. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll surely develop into the better pro, but, based upon all measurables up through college Tua has clearly separated himself from Stidham. Which is precisely why Tua was considered by many to be QB1 prior to the hip injury and concurrent rise of Burrow.
Had Tua been able to declare in 2019, at worst, he’d have been QB2. Meanwhile Stidham was QB7 in that same draft.
Simms is completely lost in the woods.
If he came out and said that he felt Stidham would develop into the better QB, I could at least respect that take. But to say he’s more talented than Tua based upon what we saw in college is just delusional.