Like A Mofo Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Great move by the Dolphins they are a team that will be passing Buffalo in no time at all. 1 2
YoloinOhio Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) They didn’t convert on 3rd down for most of all of the game Sunday against a crap defense, and havent beaten any good teams yet so maybe they think Tua can be better against good teams Edited October 20, 2020 by YoloinOhio 1
H2o Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 They are only a game behind us in the division so I don't really understand this move. But hey, if you want to go with the rook then get him out on the field.
thebandit27 Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Ethan in Portland said: Preparing to win the division in 2021 This isn’t going to play well with their veterans...and it’s potentially setting themselves up for disaster if he doesn’t play well. It won’t be long (assuming he doesn’t light it up) before fans (and some players) start calling for Fitz. You really don’t want to be in the position of having to bench the young franchise QB for a cowboy like Fitz. Let him play himself out of the job. 2 1
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Not sure I'm a big fan of a move like this. Rookies tend to handle pressure worse, and they haven't run the ball well all season.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 They are circumventing the normal Fitz cycle. He wasn’t due to collapse for another 3 weeks. Dolphins are playing God here. They will be smited. 1 4 1
The Frankish Reich Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: With the Phins one game out of the division lead and Fitzpatrick playing well, this is mind blowingly stupid. Maybe it works and I eat crow, but right now they have to like their odds of making the playoffs. Right. Memories of Nathan Peterman getting the start over Tyrod in 2017. Of course Tua is no Peterman -- he was the consensus #1 pick before he got hurt, not some random 5th rounder. But still. This is Fitzy's reward for racking up the points last week, allowing Tua to come in for garbage time, thereby (somehow) knocking him out of the starting job. I can't imagine this going over well in the locker room. Good news for the Bills, as I assume (hope?) a Tua-QB'd Dolphins will struggle more than a Fitzy-led team right now. But I may be wrong ...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, YoloinOhio said: They didn’t convert on 3rd down for most of all of the game Sunday against a crap defense, and havent between any good teams yet so maybe they think Tua can be better against good teams That makes some sense - and they have a bye week to get an extra week of practice so... likely its now or never.
YoloinOhio Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, The Frankish Reich said: Right. Memories of Nathan Peterman getting the start over Tyrod in 2017. Of course Tua is no Peterman -- he was the consensus #1 pick before he got hurt, not some random 5th rounder. But still. This is Fitzy's reward for racking up the points last week, allowing Tua to come in for garbage time, thereby (somehow) knocking him out of the starting job. I can't imagine this going over well in the locker room. Good news for the Bills, as I assume (hope?) a Tua-QB'd Dolphins will struggle more than a Fitzy-led team right now. But I may be wrong ... I thought of that comparison but Tyrod wasn’t playing well in addition to the other differences you cited
Dablitzkrieg Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 This pretty much guarantees a Tua injury shortly. Hopefully I'm wrong
aristocrat Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 by all accounts tua has looked great in practice. this is the rare instance where the rookie qb is coming into a non losing team. usually the team is like 0-3 or something and the coach is like screw it lets put the rookie in.
BillsSbSoon Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 It must have been their plan all along and they are sticking to it on their bye week
Ramza86 Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 If they think he can do better than Fitz going forward, pull it. Looks like the coach wanted to wait to see a good enough team on the field to feel better about putting Tua out there? Idk, one game behind the Bills. Id stick with Fitz, nobody would blame them for keeping Fitz at this point.
BillsFan4 Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Not sure this is the smartest move for overall team morale/chemistry. Fitz was playing well and the offense was fighting it’s ass off for him. The defense was playing hard every snap too. They’ve been in every game. I could see if Fitz was struggling, but I feel like this move is hard to justify to the team if you want them to be,I’ve their goal is to try and win every game this season. I’ll be interested to see how they respond as a team.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: This is just blatant tanking. Fitz has your team to 3-3 and is playing solid. Tua completes 2 passes against the Jets and doesn’t even look good doing it. And this is a problem?
YoloinOhio Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, BillsSbSoon said: It must have been their plan all along and they are sticking to it on their bye week I think that’s likely the case. I think it’s probably more about when Tua was ready and they think he’s ready now and making the move despite what Fitz has done. It’s a calculated and ballsy move imo, because presents risk given they are coming off of two big wins (at least points wise) 1
BuffaloBills1998 Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, clayboy54 said: Wow! That is really a surprise to me. Fitzy was having a really good season. Why not let the kid learn while you can and put him in when Fitz inevitably cools off? This could be a real mistake if Tua has some rookie struggles. Fitz played like crap against the Jets. Couldn’t convert a third down until Tua stepped in. It’s obvious fitz is running off fumes, he’s at the end Edited October 20, 2020 by BuffaloBills1998
Dont Stop Billeiving Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Confused by the move from Miami's standpoint. Like the move from the Bills perspective. Also hoping we can bring back Fitz to be QB2 behind Allen next year and maybe this helps that happen... We are a solid QB2 and a speed RB, two guards, a TE, and a defensive line away from being the best team in the league. Easy! 😁
Whkfc Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Tua is gonna be a star. Fitz was playing well but i dont think the drop off will be that bad
Albany,n.y. Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 This reminds me of the 2004 NY Giants. They had rookie QB Eli Manning and veteran Kurt Warner. Warner started the 1st 9 games. The Giants were 5-4 and put the ball into Eli's hands. Now the difference is it was later in the season & the Giants had just lost 2 straight after starting the season 5-2 with Warner. The Giants wanted Eli to get real game experience even though he wasn't ready and as Warner proved in Arizona, he had plenty left in him. Eli lost the next 6 games before winning the finale, looking totally lost until his 5th start, where he finally showed flashes of being an NFL QB. It looks like Miami is more interested in the future than this season, just like the Giants were in 2004.
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