Tua Time over in Miami? Mock draft has Dolphins taking QB with No. 3 pick
There have been rumors about the Miami Dolphins potentially moving on from Tua Tagovailoa after one season. They used the No. 5 overall pick on the former Alabama quarterback in the 2020 NFL Draft, but he had some struggles during his rookie year once he got onto the field midseason.
Here’s an interesting scenario: What if the Dolphins traded Tagovailoa and used the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on selecting another quarterback?
That’s how Anthony Treash of Pro Football Focus has the first round unfolding in his latest mock draft, which he notes represents what he would do if he was “in charge of making the picks for all 32 NFL teams.” And if Miami made these moves, it would certainly be noteworthy.
In this mock, the Dolphins select Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields with the No. 3 pick (which they acquired in a trade with the Houston Texans). Then, they ship Tagovailoa to the San Francisco 49ers for the No. 12 selection, which they then use to bolster their defense with the addition of Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons.
“It’s not that I don’t have faith in Tua Tagovailoa becoming a great franchise quarterback; I just think that Justin Fields has a better chance of becoming one,” Treash wrote.
Tagovailoa passed for 1,814 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions in 10 games (nine starts) for the Dolphins this past season. However, he was twice pulled midgame in favor of veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who began the season as the starter.
Fields passed for 2,100 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions in eight games this past season while leading Ohio State to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. It’s expected that he’ll be one of the first quarterbacks taken in the 2021 NFL Draft, perhaps even second behind Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence.
smh….
Tua wasn’t even supposed to play this year so it was all gravy that he got a chance to get back on the field. Was he average – yeah – but he has mad skills – with an O-Line and some WR’s, look out. Plus, it’s not like OSU QB’s have ever lit up the NFL – look what Fields did under pressure in college against Northwestern (Yikes) and Alabama – wilted. How does that translate in the pro’s and how does that make him a better prospect than Tua?
The Dolphins have turned Tua into a dink and dunk passer. They might as well bring Babe Laufenberg out of retirement if they are going to run such a dumb offense. Fitzpatrick looks better at times because he is a maniac who will play outside the system just doing what he wants.
Which is why Gailey is now gone. No point in firing the OC if you are just going to change the QB. Besides it was always known that it was going to take 3 years for the Dolphins to complete their overhaul.
Hopefully they get someone who unleashes Tua. Chan Gailey was washed up 10 years ago. What were they thinking?
Fields is too hot or cold…he’ll never have the consistency Tua is capable of. Tua has a long way to go to be where he needs to be but I think theres a better chance of getting there before Fields will
I refuse the watch the NFL so I didn’t see how he played, but it sounds dumb to dump a rookie QB after his first season. Then again, it is the NFL, where it seems being stupid is all too common.
When you have several drafts in a row with high picks, I suppose you can make these decisions. But on another note, how can Dallas be so consistently bad to mediocre for a quarter of a century and manage to keep trading their picks away. They have had only five top ten picks this century. And in some years didnt even have a first round pick after trading it away. Since their last super bowl, they have had eleven, just 11, winning seasons and only seven with ten or more wins…all going back to the last century. But fans ignore all this, keep buying Jerra’s jackets and junk. So say what you want about Miami but at least they are trying to do something to get back to relevance.
Mac Jones just proved that Tua was NOT a once in a generation QB!!!
I would take Tua over Justin Fields any day. Fields doesn’t have consistency against good teams. He did well against Clemson, but outside of that, I can’t remember him having a monster game against another elite opponent.
Fields is the typical spread, I have no clue what a cover 2 defense is, QB.
Too bad Tua is Samoan, if not, the WOKE crowd would be screaming to his defense.
There is also talk of Miami sending Tua and several picks to Houston for Watson. Tua’s first season wasn’t great, but he still has upside. I’m surprised Miami is looking to move on from him already.
I guess Tank for Tia was not such a brilliant idea after all. Anyone else remember that?