Tua will throw to the reciever that is open according to the design of the play. Anything else is unacceptable in the grand scheme of things.
I don't want a Brett Favre type freelancer. I want an elite technician, with mental, as well as physical prowess, that reads pre/post snap and makes the correct decision.
That is the way to disect defenses today on a consistant basis.
JMO
In the long term, I agree with you. And to be fair, I almost always agree with your thoughts
@Mach2 .... we see a lot of things the same way. But, I could see this particular one playing out differently.
Every young QB learns in a series of surges and plateaus. Typically, they start off with a much more paired down version of the offense, and as they prove they can handle it, they are offered a bigger slice of the playbook. Inevitably, these new slices come with ... mixed results. Often leading to initial success and then rough patches as they absorb the material and progress along the learning curve. The typical staples for young QB's as they progress along this learning curve are a heavy dependence on the run--which seems reasonable considering we just added 3 run blocking OL and 2 veteran RB's--and a teaching philosophy that stresses it is OK to check down. That means more passes to the TE, who are big safety nets for a young QB.
While the long-term de-emphasis on TE's will be obvious under Gailey, the short term may allow Gesicki to show his worth. I'm guessing the other TE's will be bent into a more blocking mold with occasional pass targets.
Also, young QB's tend to generate chemistry with certain individuals earlier than the rest. The guys they run routes with most often and who catch their passes most often tend to be their go-to targets in the early going and when things start to get rough. If the coaching staff puts Gesicki into that role, I could easily see him being an early favorite target for Tua. If Preston Williams loses out on the starting spot to Albert Wilson, he also could be the person who garners that role and get starts when Tua is ready. Those are the young guys I see us putting closest to Tua to build chemistry for the long haul.
Tua will evolve into the QB you are describing
@Mach2 , but as he is finding his way, I could also see him being very reliant on those targets with whom he has the most chemistry. If the Dolphins brain trust is smart, they'll make those guys Mike Gesicki and Preston Williams.