On the contrary Miami’s offense is completely dependent on what Tua excels at. Without Tua you’re talking about a complete offensive overhaul. From the oline that is designed to get the ball out fast where Tua’s fastest release of all time comes in key and where timing and accuracy speed up that process, down to the wideouts the excel off being able to run to open spaces quickly and having the ball pinpointed.
Despite what you may get fed on how this is a “Shanahan offense” that’s qb friendly. It is not. That’s such a lazy comparison. Miami’s offense is one of the least qb friendly offenses in the league nor is it similar to shanahan’s offense. Some of the concepts are similar however philosophy is completely different.
Shanahan is a run the ball set up the short passing game to create big plays. McDaniel is more long difficult passing plays to set up easy stuff underneath and the run game.
McDaniel uses motion way more which alone learning the playbook is tougher. Knowing where wideouts need to be and where to place the ball for them in stride while getting the ball out extremely fast is something maybe 2-3 other qbs do, that’s it.
Maybe McDaniel could create another offense however will it be effective as this one? Not only will personal need to be changed but so does scheme as this one is tailored to Tua in every way shape and form.
With all that in mind, who really needs who more? There’s always going to be teams that will pay him. On the other hand how long does Miami take to not only find a qb, develop a new scheme then once again surround him with talent that matches that scheme and his abilities. 2-3 years? 5 years? There’s no real answer because realistically there’s a solid chance you may not ever be able to replicate what we’ve seen so far and to be honest I don’t think we’ve seen it’s max potential under Tua yet either.