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I meant since Marino retired
QB? Should the Miami Dolphins draft a QB and avoid a potential Ryan Tannehill repeat?
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But dude look how long it took Lamar to do this on a big stage.
And Lamar still hasn't won anything yet. He may still crumble in the playoffs, I fully expect him to do so.
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With our history at QB- and as much as I love Tua- I'm all for drafting a QB at number 1 to sit, learn & give us options for the future.
But not this year. We're missing 3rd & 4th round picks. We need to help Tua with that 1 & 2.
But not this year. We're missing 3rd & 4th round picks. We need to help Tua with that 1 & 2.
Highzenga
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Tua is infinitely better than Tannehill and deserves to get paid. He’s already accomplished more than Tannehill ever has. He’s a 2 time pro bowler, led his team to back to back playoffs, is a top 5 qb and is regularly in the mvp conversation. He wasn’t injured at all this year. Is he really injury prone? Is Joe burrow injury prone? Should the bengals trade up for a qb?
Miami Dolphins needs to draft a quarterback
Ryan Tannehill was selected 8th overall in the 2012 NFL draft. The highest draft selection ever made by the Miami Dolphins on a quarterback. This was a playerphinphanatic.com
The Miami Dolphins are in the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row but should QB be a focus in the NFL Draft given Tua Tagovailoa's future?
Ryan Tannehill was selected 8th overall in the 2012 NFL draft. The highest draft selection ever made by the Miami Dolphins on a quarterback. This was a player who was deemed a prospect that would allow the Dolphins to stop the quarterback carousel they have had since Dan Marino retired. The hype was justified. His former collegiate head coach, was also the Miami Dolphins new Offensive Coordinator. The way Tannehill played justified his 8th overall selection during his time at Texas A&M, thereby leading to hope. Hope for the Miami Dolphins fans.
Tannehill's tenure with the Dolphins was met with a lot of ups and downs. He played well enough to earn a second contract, where the Dolphins in 2015 re-signed him to a 6 year, 96 Million dollar contract. Which at that time was substantial. A large commitment to a player with a large history of injury concerns.
The Dolphins, after signing Tannehill to that contract, never saw him play a full season nor play in a playoff game. This eventually led to him being traded to the Titans for a bag of footballs. Basically, a salary clearing trade that was best for both teams.
Where am I going with all of this - history tends to repeat itself with the Miami Dolphins. Fast forward to the present and the Dolphins have a decision to make about Tua Tagovailoa. Yes, the Dolphins picked up Tua's 5th-year option, which will ensure that he will start the 2024, and 2025 seasons, but should they look to re-sign him to a lucrative deal, knowing the injury concerns assigned to Tua?
You need to also take into consideration the Miami Dolphins cap situation. Remember, this offseason, Connor Williams, Chris Wilkins, Robert Hunt and Andrew Van Ginkel are all unrestricted free agents.
Then, Jaylen Waddle, Jaelan Phillips, and Jevon Holland are all looking for contract extensions, with the latter being an unrestricted free agent.
Lastly, it’s not like the Miami Dolphins have a plethora of cap space, they are actually forecasted to be 41MM over the cap. This means a lot of restructures, cuts, trades, and potentially deferring to future years, which doesn’t fix the cap, just punts it to another year.
Do the Dolphins really want to add a 40 to 50 million cap hit on a starting quarterback with injury concerns? Or should they look to foster a team that is built to win.
The Dolphins can achieve this by drafting a quarterback with their 1st round pick in this year's upcoming draft. If Tua leads the Dolphins to an AFC championship game or even the Super Bowl, then yes, this becomes a moot point. But what happens if it is a one and done playoff experience?
Getting a young QB prospect that is cap friendly for the next four to five seasons, and a team that is built to win is a strategy that has paid off. Having Tua around next year to mentor, groom, and teach a prospect is another advantage for the development of the prospect.
Who can they look to target - Caleb Williams is the cream of the crop and a player with a laser arm, and no injury concerns, but let’s be realistic. He’s going top 3. The Dolphins potentially look to create a trade-up scenario similar to how the Bills got Josh Allen, or how the Chiefs obtained Patrick Mahomes.
The opportunity will present itself, the Dolphins would be wise to consider a move of this magnitude. Or, they can look to repeat history. Resign Tua, just like they did Tannehill and hope they don’t trade him 5 years from now.
Yes, having a qb on a rookie deal is awesome. We also haven’t had a franchise qb since Marino. So we finally have one and you want to trade up for his replacement and then let Tua mentor him? Take a step back and listen to yourself my friend.
Highzenga
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You really want to draft a qb in 2nd round? We need all our picks to restock the roster. We are going to lose several starters in free agency and also have to pay guys coming up on their 2nd contracts. We need those rookie contracts.
DolfanDonny
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If Penix lights it up Monday night, he won’t fall very far.
Trucanes99
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Oh **** off with these nonsense threads...
DolfanDonny
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Well he's not coming here so he's going somewhere else unless he milks Washington for a 7th year
That’s fine, he has to prove it. I always said he’s got to win playoff games. He won one last year. But that SF was a huge game to shine and he did. The world said SF in a runaway, and it was the opposite.
Miami played their D to keep him in the pocket and dared him to throw and he did. He ripped us up from the pocket.
I hope to **** he fails in the playoffs, but in reality he’s won games on a bigger stage than Tua has up to this point.
Ray R
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Fair enough.
Took him long enough.
LOL, sure did
Well, when Tua and the Phinz win Wild Card weeked..... Tua will have as many playoff wins as Lamar with 3 less attempts.... Soooo...
Lol
And if my aunt had a dick she’d be my uncle
I don’t play the what if game
It’s what have you done so far that we’re talking about
Ray R
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OK, how about being 11-5 (to date) and already having made the playoffs? - LOL
Any complaints will be filed under Blah, Blah, Blah. - LOL
Blah, blah, "Lemmings",
Have you any whine?
Yes Sir, yes sir,
All The Damn Time. - LOL
And right now Miami is guaranteed 1 playoff game.
Maybe we should wait and see how Tua performs before declaring anything.
Winning a regular season game, though can be a great feat is not the same as winning a playoff game.
So again, let's see how Tua performs before decclaring he hasn't won sh%$"
Not necessarily you Easy, but I find it strange how many posters are so adamant about how Tua hasn't won anything, he's had no playoff success etc.
YET, he is healthy and will finally get his shot this year to play a playoff game.
Again, why can't some just WAIT to see how he performs.
It's almost as if some on here are scared Tua may actually win. There's no other logical reason to criticize the guy before he actually plays the game.