Trucanes99
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I love that narrative... "Justin Herbert blew a 0-27"
If it were golden boy Tua, it'd be "the defense let Tua down and blew a 27-0 lead"
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If it were golden boy Tua, it'd be "the defense let Tua down and blew a 27-0 lead"
And both options are stupid for Miami. If Miami used either of those options, they would have to match the contract offered by another team exactly. Another team could structure the money anyway they would like to the detriment of Miami being able to match the offer. That's why it's better for Miami to get a contract done before next year or just make him play under the franchise tag. Miami could then structure the contract the way they deem manageable under their cap structure. Doing it your suggested way either screws Miami by having to match another team's contract the way they constructed it, or they have to let Tua walk, and you don't have a starting QB. Both options are BAD.
Which is the actual truth. I am just pointing out the ridiculousness of "narratives" being all about the QB's.
A blown 27-0 lead would entail criticism of almost everyone though.
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Well, the 2025 draft doesn't look like it has answers and there's no one in free agency that I would rate higher than Tua.
Prescott is probably on the same level, but he's never gotten it done and he's been around longer than Tua.
I personally think Tua is about the ninth best quarterback in football. That's worth paying IMO. Contracts are only going to get higher. In other words, five years down the road, it will look like a bargain.
Prescott is probably on the same level, but he's never gotten it done and he's been around longer than Tua.
I personally think Tua is about the ninth best quarterback in football. That's worth paying IMO. Contracts are only going to get higher. In other words, five years down the road, it will look like a bargain.
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So you think a team is going to waste all their time negotiating with a player, write up crappy terms, be binded to them, be willing to give up 2 1st rounders, just to screw over the Dolphins?
They also can also before they tag him negotiate the contract. Knowing a tag is coming with a weaker team (cap space for tag) in his contract year, Tua will definitely want to get a deal done.
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The Pats did it for Wes Welker...lol!
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They non-exclusive tagged Welker but what team wasted all their time negotiating and writing bad terms to screw over NE?
Tua has been in one playoff game in sub zero temperatures and the defense threw the game against Tennessee. Let's just see what happens this year.
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Are you not one of the posters that blames Tua for the Tennessee loss. Must mean Tua blew a 14 point lead in the last 3 minutes.
Trucanes99
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For me there is only one option. Sign him to a new long term contract or risk losing him and ending up spending the next 20 years looking for another Tua.
The defense was the main reason they lost that game but Tua and the offense aren't blameless either. They didn't do anything at the end of that game when they had a chance to get some first downs or even to get in field goal range with a chance to win it. The bottom line is they didn't get it done in crunch time.
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Ray R
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Here is a good article to discuss on Tua and the Dolphins...
4 options for the Dolphins should Tua Tagovailoa not get a contract extension
When the Miami Dolphins start training camp later this month, Tua Tagovailoa will be on the field. The question is whether or not he will have a new contract orphinphanatic.com
Speculation is fun, but in the end, I anticipate the use by the Dolphins of the franchise tag due to our current cap situation.
Tua really has no legitimate gripe because it's part of a contract he signed. Of course, the "Lemmings" here don't let gripes go because they are illegitimate.
The really good news here that folks keep missing that there are no bad guys in this negotiation, except for those "Lemmings".
The bait has been thrown; now let's see how many of our "bottom feeders" bite? - LOL
Because like the 50+ a year aav, none of it is really true. Most are backloaded or filled with void years. Nobody is actually paying 50+ every year straight. It’s a mix of current cap hits and only 4 qbs will actually clear 50+ million and that’s Mahomes, Watson, Stafford and surprisingly Carr who might get cut before he ever sees that.