The Miami Dolphins parted methods with basic supervisor Chris Grier within the wake of the staff’s blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 30, and there was hypothesis Tua Tagovailoa could possibly be the subsequent to lose his job. It doesn’t sound just like the quarterback is all that involved about that occuring.
Tagovailoa instructed reporters on Wednesday that he understands he must play higher, however he doesn’t really feel added strain to carry out properly as a way to stay Miami’s beginning QB.
“I wouldn’t say I’m taking part in to maintain my job,” Tagovailoa stated, through Alanis Thames of The Related Press. “I feel I’m taking part in to assist our staff win each time. I feel that’s the target for each quarterback that’s taking part in. For each soccer participant that’s taking part in as properly, the target is ‘how can I assist my staff win video games?’”
Tagovailoa added that he must play with extra “conviction.”
“The arrogance is there, however it’s trying again on the movie with the way in which that I’ve been taking part in prior and simply (saying), ‘What was occurring there?’ I simply was within the movement state all through that. And simply attempting to get again to that and determine that out once more,” the previous Alabama star stated.
Tua Tagovailoa is having his worst NFL season
Tagovailoa has a passer score of 86.7 by way of 9 video games. That’s his worst mark since he was a rookie in 2020, when his passer score was 87.1. He has thrown 11 interceptions, which is tied for essentially the most within the NFL with Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith.
It regarded like Tagovailoa might need lastly figured issues out when he led the Dolphins to a 34-10 highway win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8. He accomplished 20-of-26 passes in that recreation for 205 yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions.
That turned out to be extra of a fluke in comparison with the remainder of the 2025 season. Tagovailoa accomplished 25-of-40 passes for 261 yards, no touchdowns and an interception within the beforehand talked about 28-6 loss to the Ravens on “Thursday Evening Soccer.”
Mike McDaniel is standing behind Tua Tagovailoa
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, who can also be very a lot on the recent seat, defended Tagovailoa this week. He stated the veteran nonetheless provides Miami “the most effective likelihood to win” and can begin on Sunday at dwelling in opposition to the Buffalo Payments.
The Dolphins are 2-7 heading into certainly one of their hardest video games of the 12 months. McDaniel looks like he’s on borrowed time with the franchise, and the identical could possibly be true for Tagovailoa.
