I'm a Tua fan. Want him very much to succeed because he's a good kid and well, I'm a Dolphins fan. But this is bullsh..t! I don't want to hear he's fully healthy now or his mechanics are better. Don't want to hear that he knows the playbook better. You know the saying, excuses are for aholes. Everybody's got one. Tua either gets this year or he doesn't. This is a well built team that is ready to make the playoffs if they have good QB play. I thought he was decent last year and he's received a lot of unfair criticism, but he needs to have a good year.
Precisely. Proof is in the pudding. Either win or go home. Stop telling me how much sizzle is on the steak. Stop trying to convince of what I am or am not seeing.
Moreover, people still glaze over the games that Fitz came in and finished. How does that stat weigh against all others?
And this whole "60%" BS.... is that a bigger condemnation of our coach pushing Tua into game action when he wasn't ready? Or Tua allowing himself to be thrown to the wolves when his body wasn't ready? If you let this sit longer, it starts to reek of Shanahan / RGIII Part 2.
At some point, this is either more fodder for the apologists or an underappreciated truth that any responsible leader would not have allowed. Any half fan knows the NFL is not a game you play at limited capacity for extended games without risking career-threatening injuries. Playing hurt for a game or two is one thing... (almost) an entire season, especially with the severity of his previous injury, is idiotic. So, again, is it more excuses or idiocy that led to these decisions?
Putting a rookie on the field while recovering from injury and no mastery of the playbook is the equivalent of putting a tackling dummy behind center hoping it won't get hit.
So is Flo this ignorant or are we just fishing for reasons to excuse poor play?
Most fans were ok with Tua sitting all last year. Why risk it? Why not take the built-in mulligan and give him a chance to master the playbook and strengthen his body?
And then get rid of Fitz in the offseason and Gailey retire? What was the purpose of Gailey and Fitz? You bring in an OC tailored for the QB you are not investing in long term? Seems very near-sighted.
So, our return for last year is "Tua played and didn't get hurt"? Seems like a huge gamble to place on your supposed future Franchise QB.
Seems there is more that occurred than we will every truly know about our master plan.