‘Tank for Tua’ campaign marches on: New NFL team mentioned as destination for QB after Dolphins win
By Keith Farner
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The Miami Dolphins win on Sunday over the New York Jets has changed a popular conversation throughout the NFL season about the spring NFL Draft. Who will draft Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa? The conversation has even taken on the nickname, “Tank for Tua.”
Some Dolphins fans even changed their Twitter handles to things like “we tanking.”
The story had even developed a “Tank for Tua Bowl” matchup between the previously winless Dolphins and the winless Cincinnati Bengals, who are set to play Dec. 22, who are now pegged as a possible destination. Though some prefer the Bengals pick Ohio State DL Chase Young, or other positions like the offensive line because they believe quarterback is not the main problem.
Others mentioned Tagovailoa’s ankle injury history and possible inability to escape a bad offensive line.
There’s plenty of time for this to be sorted out. After all, the Bengals face the now 1-7 New York Jets on Dec. 1, the team that allowed this conversation to move forward.
Here’s a sampling of fan reaction to the news:
Idc about tua the bengals can have him just get me Young
— fabodag (@faayfaay) November 3, 2019
Bengals in the lead for tua https://t.co/u87p5Hrp0J
— Tim Whelan (@Tim_Whelan216) November 3, 2019
When the Bengals don’t draft Tua and he falls to us at 2: pic.twitter.com/qXgFqyT4uh
— aaron✨ (@ShaiGilgeous) November 3, 2019
Me when the Bengals take Tua number 1 overall because it was impossible for the dolphins to be that bad pic.twitter.com/1AkdJpueTT
— WE TANKING (1-15) (@Alvin_Quotes) November 3, 2019
Oh no the bengals gunna go 0-16 and get Tua s pic.twitter.com/8L5evjoTNY
— Slade Wilson 🇭🇹 (@Like_I_Cedd) November 3, 2019
Bengals about to have the number 1 pick in the draft. Get Chase Young. If not that, other smart move would be to trade down to whatever team wants Tua/Burrow and get a bunch of picks. Our o-line is complete garbage. Drafting a QB would be a total waste of our pick this year.
— Joey (@AphoticAbyss) November 3, 2019
what’s going to be funny is when Tua gets drafted by the Bengals, gets sacked constantly b/c they have a crap offensive line, and he doesn’t succeed.
Dolphins have enough excellent picks to turn both their offensive AND defensive lines into Top 10 groups in the next 3 years.
— Corgus Giamattus (@Bran_William_) November 3, 2019
With this o-Line Bengals need a QB who can move in the pocket. Tua has bad ankles.
— Justin McDonald 🗡 (@JMcDonald5150) November 3, 2019
RIP Lolphins hopes for Tua! He goin to the Bengals!
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmit74353448) November 3, 2019
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
