I specially pointed out the SB the Broncos actually won while Manning was with the Broncos. In the years prior to the year they won the SB Manning played very well but if Tua put up the stats Manning did during the year they actually won the SB, you would be demanding they get rid of Tua immediately.
I think prior to that year, Manning was one of the best QB’s in NFL history but he basically sucked in his last year in the NFL. What the Broncos proved that year was that you need a great defense and an excellent running game and you can still win a SB with a lousy QB.
As far as Brady last year. The Bucs beat the Chiefs because the Chiefs OL was devastated by injury before the SB and the Bucs defense controlled the game. Brady played okay in the game but he certainly wasn’t the reason the Bucs won the SB. He passed for only 145 yards and one TD in the game. He didn’t lose the game for the Bucs but he certainly wasn’t the reason they won It either.
I just find it interesting that the stats of Brady and Manning in their last SB appearances were both subpar, yet this is somehow better than a rookie QB who only played 9 games last year.
I fully understand Tua has a long way to go before he can be considered a top tier QB in the NFL. I never stated he deserved the credit for the Dolphins 10-6 record last year. He played well in some games and didn’t play well in others. Just as most rookie QB’s do in their first season in the NFL. Perhaps you need to go back and look how bad Peyton Manning was as a rookie QB.
Fortunately it appears the Dolphins are willing to give Tua the opportunity to develop and see if he can be their long term answer at the QB position. I would rather see them go with Tua than to trade multiple high draft picks and possible players for Rogers or Watson. If it doesn’t work out with Tua, they can draft another QB in 2023. I just think he is worth the risk and obviously you don’t. I can live with that.
