Reuniting with Tua? Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores shares thoughts on DeVonta Smith at Senior Bowl
Tua Tagovailoa and DeVonta Smith combined on one of the most-iconic plays in college football history, with a 2nd-and-26 completion in overtime of the 2017 College Football Playoff title game clinching a national championship for Alabama.
Now, Smith is coming off a Heisman-winning season and Tagovailoa just finished his rookie season with the Miami Dolphins.
At the Senior Bowl this week, Dolphins coach Brian Flores is working with one of the squads. He weighed in on Smith’s size, saying good players make plays regardless of how tall or small they are:
Flores on DeVonta Smith: "This guy is a very, very good player." Asked if size is a hinderance, Flores said: "You can nitpick all you want about a guy's size. Good players are good players. This guy is a very good player. Made a lot of plays in college.. [in] biggest games."
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) January 26, 2021
Smith obviously isn’t the biggest guy, but he was good enough to become the first receiver since 1991 to win the Heisman this past season.
The Dolphins have the No. 3 and No. 18 picks in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft. Would they be interested in reuniting Tagovailoa with one of his favorite targets? We’ll find out in April!
Tua may be traded
Or not. Come back when you have something constructive to say.
If they are smart they would trade that bum.
It’s a stupid move trading away a top draft pick like that. It shows basically zero commitment to actually building a winning team.
Trading the guy you drafted high last year because he only went 6-3 after not having an off season, no real weapons and three rookies on the OL is a good way for a GM to get fired.
Are you guys retarded? Seriously? Deshaun Watson’s number two team behind the Jets that he wants a trade to is the Dolphins. Watson is much better than Tua. The Dolphins would send Tua and some picks to the Texans for Watson. Constructive enough @bamaheel?
You could have led with your reasoning instead of the short one sentence statement. And yes, much better!
Thank you. In my original post I just didn’t want to explain.
The first wr taken will be Chase… book it!
Like we were suppose to book Clemson, ND and then OSU. One thing we can book is you are an idiot and have no clue what you are talking about.
Sure homer…Chase isn’t even the best wideout
Yes he is
8×5 and CW, I love the Tide, okay? I’ve watched Bama teams since the likes of Ray Perkins and Cotton Clark played WR. But, let’s be real for a moment. Ja’mar Chase is a for real WR. He might be the first WR taken in the draft this year. That doesn’t mean he will have the best NFL career but just based on size and what he might show at the hybrid combine they’ll have soon, he might go before DeVonta. I’m not saying he’ll end up with better career stats. That depends on a lot of things; QB, length of career, injuries, etc. But, at the end of the day let’s all agree…RTR!
He’s got the size advantage over Smitty and the league loves their measurables.