Coached to win? As opposed to all the coaches that coach to lose? Perplexing statement.
That said, not a one of us has an idea on what Tua will be. The "haters" are not actually that. I'm sure they all would love to be wrong in what they saw. More about perspective. I rewatched all of tuas starts, minus that last bills game. When rewatching what I saw was a very hesitant QB. His accuracy was not consistent at times, IE...leading receiver to the ground with passes. I also saw alot of balls that should or could have been picked. I also saw some pretty well placed balls. Hopefully we see some consistency this season. He does have many more targets so that should help. I'd like to see Tua improve his pocket presence, which is scary with the current Oline. What I saw positive from Tua came more in the off season. He did not like his season and immediately went to work to improve. He is an intelligent QB, and that along with more experience will improve his game. Tua isn't the most athletic of quarterbacks and in my opinion, he doesn't have but average arm strength. My prediction for Tua's career is a middle of the road QB at best. Worse case, he is a career clipboard holder. I know I know, Josh Allen stunk his first year. Tua is not JA. Doesn't have the build, speed, or arm. It's not a smart comparison. I also have concerns over Tua's health or better stated remaining healthy behind the oline that has some concerns. He has some injury history.
I have some concerns for the team as a whole as well. We beat one team with a better than 500 record, that was the Rams and that was far from a conventional victory. On the flip side, we beat those teams later in the season that they should have, except for the Broncos, where we laid an egg. Our D creates turnovers and is a very good defense. The run D was a concern, but I feel we made moves to improve by bringing in better (possibly/hopefully)players. We have a great secondary, but like probably every other team, could use depths. Iggy was a poor draft pick for a 1st rounder and I Dont see him lasting in the NFL. If X or Jones are injured, we may have a long stretch, which ofcourse applies for any team with key players at key positions.
We still have numerous vital holes and questions at several spots on this team.
While a life long dolphins fan, I am not thinking playoffs this season. As mentioned, the concerns at oline, run D, rb and qb are glaring to me. I'm not the glass half full or half empty type, more of 4 ounces of water in an 8 ounce glass type. I can see us being competitive in most every game and perhaps sneak up on an opponent or 2. The afc is stacked. My prediction for wins is from 7 to 9 for the season. Either way, I'll be watching, cheering, cussing and screaming at my tv for the Fins for the next 17 of 18 weeks.