by: Nick Kosko 10 hours ago nickkosko59
The Miami Dolphins have benched starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa , according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rookie Quinn Ewers is in line to start Sunday.
Head coach Mike McDaniel addressed the possibilityTuesday and said everything was on the table. Now with Tagovailoa on the bench, the former Texasstar gets his shot.
In the 28-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tagovailoa was 22-of-28 for 253 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. On the surface, it’s not a bad stat line, but there has not been consistent play for the Dolphins this year as they dropped to 6-8 and out of the playoff race.
“I’m pretty disappointed in myself with how ready I got our receiving corps ready,” Tagovailoa said postgame. “I kind of felt like I let our guys down.
“We were messing ourselves up really. Just basically every aspect from my communication to the guys, with them getting in the huddle, calling the plays, getting out, guys knowing where to go with their alignments. All of that.”