Stephen A. Smith eviscerates Tua Tagovailoa's attitude after Mike McDaniel firing

In the wake of Mike McDaniel’s firing on Thursday morning, ESPN anchor Stephen A. Smith has a bone to pick with Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa . He was not subtle about it.

The First Take panelist took more than a minute to blast Tagovailoa for how he has handled the past two coaching changes in Miami. He seemed to take particular exception to how the highly paid quarterback handled the Brian Flores firing a few years back.

“I’m wondering, what do you want next, Tua? A diaper and a bib?” Smith said. “You complained about Brian Flores once he was gone. Now you’re sitting up there talking about how, you know what, it’s a fresh change. Who are you to say that?”

It’s probably important to know the context of Smith’s comments. He believes Flores would have done a better job than McDaniel.

“Now we can sit up here and say Mike McDaniel, 35-33, four times, four seasons in Miami, two playoff appearances, no victories in four seasons, it’s time for a change,” Smith said. “We can say that. And you debate about leader of men, whatever, because I’m thinking about what they had in Brian Flores. And I think Brian Flores, if he stayed, would have done a better job than Mike McDaniel ended up doing. That’s my personal opinion.”

Still, it’s a long way from saying Flores might have done a better job than McDaniel to saying Tua Tagovailoa needs to be wearing a diaper and a bib.

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