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Just don’t get all the Tua bashing in the media

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And it seems to have gotten worse since those Watson rumours resurfaced. Kid looked good in the preseason. I thought his reads were overall sharp, his pocket presence seems to be the best we’ve had since Marino, he is accurate, and he has leadership skills… last years stats weren’t great, but they weren’t terrible. You subtract the 3 picks at the end of the season, in a game where they were clearly outmatched, and had no real recieving threats… and no doubt Tua was pressing to make a play… and you have an 11 td 2 pick season in 9 games… yea his yards were low, but again his targets were not optimal… last year there was the COVID issue which effected his learning etc, and his hip wasn’t fully healed… he looks like a different player this year and like the player he was in Bama… it perplexes me why the media, and NFL evaluators are so hard on Tua…

I really rooting for the kid to make everyone eat crow in 2021
 
In the words of the late great Al Davis.

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Add to that, Mac Jones is already being called a seasoned pro.

I think part of it is simply Miami being bad for so long. It's definitely time for Tua and the Dolphins to shut up the naysayers. Only way to do that is to win.
 
it should be an interesting weekend. I hope Tua shows well and doesn’t get murdered behind our line. He will get the blame from the media no doubt. Most will be piling on. I think this game boils right down to NE’s running game. If they are able to cram it down our throats Mac Jones will have easy play action looks and be crowned the 2nd coming of Tom Brady. It’s really that simple for the media. If we stuff there run and make Jones beat us throwing it I say he struggles big time. I’ll be shocked if Jones shreds the Miami defense for a big passing day in his first start.

Miami needs to score points and make him press. A low scoring game is what NE is looking for, we want a track meet.
 
The observation I've made of the media's disinterest in the Dolphins has little to do with who's starting at any position. Sure, they'll hate on the Fins, criticize every move, and sell the team short, given any opportunity to do so. It stems from the perfect team imo. More specifically, the annual champagne celebration. We love it here, but the media views it as a dated exercise that only highlights how low the Dolphins have fallen since then. Most see it as "cringeworthy" because it's one of the few things Finfans can hold on to with a sense of pride.

They're PB&J
They hate us
'Cause they ain't us
 
5 things come to mind.

1. The media and fans of other teams only remember the last real game the Dolphins played in Buffalo. Team as a whole got trounced, but, qbs generally take the blame for L's like that.

2. Justin Herbert had the sexy stats.

3. Until the Phins start being a regular playoff contender and participant, people from the outside will see this team as no different from the LOLphins from the past 18 years or so and by nature of that any player we have is easy to look down on.

4. Watson rumor mill crap.

5. Got benched multiple times in his rookie year.
 
DolfanISS said:
it should be an interesting weekend. I hope Tua shows well and doesn’t get murdered behind our line. He will get the blame from the media no doubt. Most will be piling on. I think this game boils right down to NE’s running game. If they are able to cram it down our throats Mac Jones will have easy play action looks and be crowned the 2nd coming of Tom Brady. It’s really that simple for the media. If we stuff there run and make Jones beat us throwing it I say he struggles big time. I’ll be shocked if Jones shreds the Miami defense for a big passing day in his first start.

Miami needs to score points and make him press. A low scoring game is what NE is looking for, we want a track meet.
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I am hoping Jones' first start is reminiscent of how Herbert's start was against Miami's D....and it wasn't even Herbert's first start.
I know Belicheck is a great coach, but dying to see what he does with Jones. Can Jones outdo Herbert's performance vs Miami, considering the Chargers have arguably way better offensive weapons?
 
Dolfan5000 said:
5 things come to mind.

1. The media and fans of other teams only remember the last real game the Dolphins played in Buffalo. Team as a whole got trounced, but, qbs generally take the blame for L's like that.

2. Justin Herbert had the sexy stats.

3. Until the Phins start being a regular playoff contender and participant, people from the outside will see this team as no different from the LOLphins from the past 18 years or so and by nature of that any player we have is easy to look down on.

4. Watson rumor mill crap.

5. Got benched multiple times in his rookie year.
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#5 should be #1 on this list. If your coach doesn't believe in you, it certainly leads to doubts from everywhere else. I don't think anyone blames Tua for the shitshow in Buffalo. Herbert was flat-out legit as a rookie, and there were major questions as to whether or not we should've taken him. So, that certainly adds to the pressure when one lights it up and the other looks average the majority of the time. Let's see how he responds this year.
 
Soxfinatic said:
#5 should be #1 on this list. If your coach doesn't believe in you, it certainly leads to doubts from everywhere else. I don't think anyone blames Tua for the ****show in Buffalo. Herbert was flat-out legit as a rookie, and there were major questions as to whether or not we should've taken him. So, that certainly adds to the pressure when one lights it up and the other looks average the majority of the time. Let's see how he responds this year.
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It's not order of importance or anything, just the five main reasons all the hates out there. I believe he changes all that stigma this year.
 
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