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Fitzpatrick 29th best QB

The Dolphins drafted Tua because they know Fitzpatrick is not the solution at the QB position. He is what he is and his ranking as a starting QB is really irrelevant. On most every team in the NFL he would be the backup QB at best but he fits what the Dolphins need at this time,

He is a veteran QB who has the knowledge and willingness to mentor Tua. He will simply be holding the starting job until the coaching staff thinks it is time to turn over the offense to Tua, Until then we can just enjoy the ups and downs of Fitzpatrick at QB for the Dolphins.
 
He did what the Dolphins needed him to do with a young rebuilding team. He'll do what they need him to do again this year when it comes to mentoring Tua; however, he can't do the things Tua can. There's a fine line between having the more physical talent and mental readiness. At some point this season I expect Tua will take over the starting roll making the Dolphins more competitive.
 
hoops said:
Not possible.

He had a 85.5 qbr last year! Lol
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Since your sarcastic reply lends faith as to the opinions of this article, I suppose that means you'd rather have Cam Newton or Darnold starting this season.
 
I look forward to when we have a good enough team around the qb where we find out with said incumbent qb that it’s the qb play that’s holding us down.

Cause it’s coming.

Actually I look forward to being ahead of that curve when the switch is made but we will see
 
Well he didn't play like the 29th best QB when he played New England at Foxboro at the end of last season. To that excellent winning performance (against the GOAT) we have added some O-line talent, a couple of respectable RB's, Preston Williams returns from injury and we have reunited Fitz with his favorite play-caller, Chan Gailey. And if that's not enough we have zero rowdy New England fans to worry about.
I'm sure that Fitz is quivering in trepidation with the scary news that Chris Wesseling has rated him amongst the worst NFL QBs at #29.
 
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1972forever said:
The Dolphins drafted Tua because they know Fitzpatrick is not the solution at the QB position.
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Fitzpatrick has nothing whatsoever to do with why we drafted Tua.

The fact that Fitz is here when we drafted Tua is fortunate on the mentorship side, but Fitz is 100 years old (90 when we signed him) and not good.
 
Sounds about right. He had a few good months in New York, Tampa and now Miami, but never sustained it, not sure he finally manages to do so at 37
 
Based off of their rankings I would put him 20th on that list. Ahead of Josh Allen and behind Philip Rivers.
 
circumstances said:
Fitzpatrick has nothing whatsoever to do with why we drafted Tua.

The fact that Fitz is here when we drafted Tua is fortunate on the mentorship side, but Fitz is 100 years old (90 when we signed him) and not good.
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The fact the Dolphins felt they needed to upgrade the QB position is directly related to Fitzpatrick being their starting QB at this time. If the Dolphins had a young and highly rated QB already on their roster which they felt was their long term solution at the position, they would not have drafted Tua.

‘The reality is the Dolphins went into the draft with the QB position being their top priority because they had no faith in Rosen and they knew Fitzpatrick was not the long term solution. If they had a QB like Mahomes, Watson, or any of the other top 10 to 15 QB’s in the league on their roster going into the draft, Tua would not be on the Dolphins today.

I appreciate what Fitzpatrick brings to the team at this time but having him as the teams starting QB is exactly why the Dolphins needed to draft a young QB with their first pick in the 2020 draft.
 
1972forever said:
The fact the Dolphins felt they needed to upgrade the QB position is directly related to Fitzpatrick being their starting QB at this time. If the Dolphins had a young and highly rated QB already on their roster which they felt was their long term solution at the position, they would not have drafted Tua.

‘The reality is the Dolphins went into the draft with the QB position being their top priority because they had no faith in Rosen and they knew Fitzpatrick was not the long term solution. If they had a QB like Mahomes, Watson, or any of the other top 10 to 15 QB’s in the league on their roster going into the draft, Tua would not be on the Dolphins today.

I appreciate what Fitzpatrick brings to the team at this time but having him as the teams starting QB is exactly why the Dolphins needed to draft a young QB with their first pick in the 2020 draft.
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Gotta disagree.

Fitz was and is a stopgap. For us and anyone else who signs/signed him.

We've been looking for a young franchise QB since Marino retired, and the existence of Ryan Fitzpatrick in the universe had not one iota of relationship to that search.

He was never being considered as a potential starter for us going forward. Last year, this year, ever.
 
That is 29th ranked QB by Wesseling. That is different than 29th best QB.
 
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