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We all need to take a step back and realize we are 3-0 with Tua.

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Tons of doom and gloom on here the past couple weeks. Obviously we would have all liked to have won at least once with a backup QB but the fact is we are still 3-0 with Tua and should have both Jackson/Armstead back next week as well. The offense is currently 8th in the NFL in yards per game and this is with backup QB's playing half the games. If you take a look at the top 13 NFL offenses in yards per game, we are also the only team averaging less than 23 ppg at 21.8 which is a result of offensive penalties and turnovers over the past 3 weeks. This is where I believe Tua makes the biggest difference because his lightning quick release and ability to anticipate when his receivers will come open really helps masks the offensive line play in my opinion. McDaniel's route designs and offensive schemes will obviously move the ball regardless of who is in at QB but Tua takes the offense to the next level because his strengths help negate the negative plays (sacks, penalties, turnovers) that seem to occur with Bridgewater/Thompson.

I mean just take a look at some of these differences:
Week
1*​
2​
3***​
4​
5​
6​
Drives
8​
10**​
8​
11​
12​
14​
Points
13​
42​
21​
15​
17​
16​
P/D
1.625​
4.2​
2.625​
1.363636​
1.416667​
1.14285714​
Penalties4-208-514-206-4111-10210-97
Turnovers
0​
2​
0​
2!​
2​
3​
*This game was a battle of field position and the offense's ability to move the ball and flip played a huge part in the win. The last drive ran out the clock and likely would have resulted in additional points
** Did not include 1 play drive at end of first half
*** Includes the drive where Tua was moving the ball and had to leave. Bridgewater then went in for 3 plays and punted
! Tua threw one of these interceptions

I truly believe we are 6-0 if Tua never gets hurt with one of the best offenses in the NFL. The defense has been forcing more punts over the past 3 weeks and if the offense continues to get 11-14 drives per game with Tua under center, I believe you will see those point totals jump dramatically. Getting Jackson/Armstead back will help with the penalties but so will Tua's quick release and ability to read the defense. Obviously anything can happen, but I don't see Tua losing any of the next 5 games and frankly I don't see any of them even being close. (Steelers, Lions, Bears, Browns, Texans) I don't care that the Steelers beat the Bucs, the Dolphins with Tua have looked much better on offense than the Bucs this season and I don't see the Steelers offense putting up enough points to win. I understand the frustration but man so many people are already giving up on the season and saying McDaniel is a fraud and it's just laughable guys. When was the last time we had a top 10 offense in yards per game, with backup QB's playing half the games no less!!!!

People seem to forget that we dominated the team who is 6-0 and the class of the NFL all practice long. Sure it was practice but that play carried over into the season with wins against the Patriots, Ravens and the god damn Bills who have dominated us every single year since Allen came in. I expect Tua to be part of the MVP conversation for the rest of the season after going 0-3 against the Bengals, Jets and Vikings without him. It's been a rough 3 weeks guys but it's time to get excited again.
 
The defense won the Buffalo game, not the offense and Tua. The offense wasnt very good against NE either.
The offense and Tua won the Ravens game.
This is a team game.
The defense has been really bad the last 3 games.
The special teams are bad as well.
Not trading for Jimmy G. was a mistake.
Tua has bad luck but he looks to be injury prone and the team was not prepared for that again.
 
marinobestever said:
You do realize they were EXTREMELY lucky to win more than the patriots game with Tua. He should be light years better than a 7th round pick at QB, but hes not.
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This couldn't be farther from the truth, the Dolphins were in full control of that game the entire time and Tua put up solid numbers against a Defense that has looked pretty damn good since. I can't find the post but I remember someone posting a picture of the Week 1 win probability throughout each game and Miami had the best percentage. They were in full control the entire game
 
RMLogic said:
The defense won the Buffalo game, not the offense and Tua. The offense wasnt very good against NE either.
The offense and Tua won the Ravens game.
This is a team game.
The defense has been really bad the last 3 games.
The special teams are bad as well.
Not trading for Jimmy G. was a mistake.
Tua has bad luck but he looks to be injury prone and the team was not prepared for that again.
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The defense won the Buffalo game, not the offense and Tua. The offense wasnt very good against NE either. - flat out false, the defense played a huge part in the Buffalo win but the offense's ability to put up points quickly played a huge part in that win. The offense was solid against NE when you take into consideration the amount of drives they had and the starting field position on most of those drives. This game was a battle of field position all game long and the offense's ability to move the ball and flip the field was huge.
The offense and Tua won the Ravens game. - True
This is a team game. - First you say defense wins buffalo game and offense wins Ravens game and then you say it's a team game lol
The defense has been really bad the last 3 games. - Again, flat out false. The Jets had 19 points in the 4th quarter until the Jason Sanders miss and then the team collapsed. The same exact thing happened against Minny where the defense forced 7 3-and-outs. The offense did not provide complimentary football since they couldn't put up points in either game when they had many opportunities to do so. This will change with Tua.
The special teams are bad as well. - No disagreement here
Not trading for Jimmy G. was a mistake. - You've lost all credibility here
Tua has bad luck but he looks to be injury prone and the team was not prepared for that again. - No disagreement here
 
marinobestever said:
You do realize they were EXTREMELY lucky to win more than the patriots game with Tua. He should be light years better than a 7th round pick at QB, but hes not.
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RMLogic said:
The defense won the Buffalo game, not the offense and Tua. The offense wasnt very good against NE either.
The offense and Tua won the Ravens game.
This is a team game.
The defense has been really bad the last 3 games.
The special teams are bad as well.
Not trading for Jimmy G. was a mistake.
Tua has bad luck but he looks to be injury prone and the team was not prepared for that again.
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When the Dolphins had the ball against Buff we scored points - the D didn’t take the ball away from Buffalo has nothing to do with Tua and the O
 
RMLogic said:
The defense won the Buffalo game, not the offense and Tua. The offense wasnt very good against NE either.
The offense and Tua won the Ravens game.
This is a team game.
The defense has been really bad the last 3 games.
The special teams are bad as well.
Not trading for Jimmy G. was a mistake.
Tua has bad luck but he looks to be injury prone and the team was not prepared for that again.
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You talk about Tua being injury prone, yet you wanted another injury prone qb in Jimmy? That’s pure gold.

Another FYI:
Jimmy G’s injury history goes as follows; Shoulder A/C joint sprain, knee ACL tear grade 3, and 2 high ankle sprains both grade 3. These were all in the NFL, I didn’t even dig into his college injuries.

Seriously getting sick of this injury prone BS. Football is a contact sport every player in the NFL is going to get injured and have an injury history.
 
What is the over/under on the number of games Tua will actually play in this year? It seems to me that all discussion of the Dolphin's season this year will depend on this number.
 
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