Dolphins’ next head coach will build around quarterback Tua Tagovailoa
After the Dolphins unexpectedly fired coach Brian Flores on Monday, Miami’s plan is to land a brand new head coach who believes in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa being the staff’s sign caller.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Tagovailoa is anticipated to be the beginning quarterback for the Dolphins within the 2022 season. It indicators a giant transfer for Miami because the Dolphins had been one of many potential touchdown spots linked to buying and selling for Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Nonetheless, a lot of the Watson’s curiosity was centered around Flores. His firing got here after experiences surfaced of disagreements with Dolphins common supervisor Chris Grier over personnel selections that embody drafting Tagovailoa. Per Rapoport, the staff will look to discover a coach who can build around the previous No. 5 general pick of Alabama.
Tagovailoa completed the 2021 season with 2,653 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and 10 interceptions whereas recording a 90.1 passer score. He’s 13–8 as a starter in two seasons for the Dolphins.
Miami began this season 1–7 earlier than successful eight of its final 9 video games, changing into the primary staff in NFL historical past to lose seven consecutive video games and win seven consecutive video games in the identical season.
Per Rapoport, the Dolphins have interviewed seven candidates, together with Rams assistant Thomas Brown, Payments offensive coordinator Brian Daboll—who coached Tagovailoa at Alabama—Payments defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, Cardinals defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
Dolphins proprietor Stephen Ross instructed reporters in a press convention this week that the franchise has no want to pursue Watson and that Tagovailoa is the staff’s present quarterback.
“I’ve lots of confidence in Tua, and I believe the next head coach will work with him. … “I’ve watched him develop. He is a tremendous younger man. He’s proper now the quarterback and will be depended upon by the brand new head coach.”
Miami (9–8) completed the 2021 season with a 33–24 victory in opposition to New England and earned its second consecutive successful season.
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