Dolphins great Bob Griese shares his advice for Tua Tagovailoa
By Adam Spencer
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The Miami Dolphins are counting on Tua Tagovailoa to be the next great quarterback for the franchise, following in the footsteps of Hall of Fame QBs Bob Griese and Dan Marino.
Griese recently spoke about Tagovailoa, the former Alabama star who was taken with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Per SI.com, Griese suggests Tagovailoa watch plenty of tape of Marino and watch how he avoided sacks by making sure the ball left his hands quickly:
“Everybody says that the offensive line that Marino had was a great offensive line,” Griese said. “Some of those guys were great, but he never got sacked hardly and I smile when I talk to Marino about this. Marino just got rid of it.
“If there wasn’t anybody open and there was a guy coming at him right down the middle, Marino would get rid of that football. That was a great trait to have. That’s a great coaching point. If you don’t see anybody, don’t take the sack and get rid of the ball.
“That’s going to be one of the great things that the Dolphins are probably going to tell Tua when he gets in here is look at Marino. Look at some films of Marino. If nobody is open, get rid of the ball and don’t take the sack.”
How will Tua fare during his rookie season in Miami? We’ll hopefully find out this fall!
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
