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@Sparky Pluggs lol like as if someone out there in the last 20 years hasnt prayed for miami to be good just once

@Slippin’ Jimmy Fitz blows as many games as he wins with his play. But I see how coming off the bench he can be a good resort when the starter is struggling. Flores still shouldn’t have benched Tua. He never benched Fitzpatrick mid game when he’s throwing picks.

@D8 L8 Exactly. People pray for their teams to do good all the time and so do the other teams fans. So it would still be a wash even if prayers worked lol. Nor should sports team be something to pray over even if prayers worked

It might be over because this was a win that we were supposed to win, just makes me nervous trying to get in the playoffs potentially at 9-7 or 10-6 in my opinion while we could’ve kept the win streak going

Tua and the entire team need to bounce back next week by crushing the Jets.

@Phantom096 yea

Fitzpatrick played 2 drives and had more passing yards

@Jake Abjornson yea

@Jake Abjornson bc he keep getting sacked

@Jake Abjornson aye who throw the game away

@DNasty Channel I’d rather pick a mean MLB first, a true run stop. Then, yes why not those 2 Wr.
But our last 1st rounder, I would give it to Najee Harris. He is not the fastest Rb, but he can break tackle with ease. He’s also dangerous in the air and as a bonus point he played with Tua.

@iambaguette receiver first man we been going defense heavy we need Smith or Rb Etienne

I know that’s right.

@Rodga Laurius That is true, i give you credit for that.
But our run stop is so bad.

Nah kid I luv tua but that one falls on his parents but he did let his ego get in the way it’s just carma, from what he said about the nfl, the nfl is not ez, he wasn’t humble until he disrespected the game by saying that. So the game bit him back. You are never bigger than the game, I think he has apologized for that now he will become a young great. Dnt cross the game it’s real Life. Not fa long nfl

Their not true phin fans. Posers from other teams.

I want this to be my wallpaper. This is so true, we know Tua is the answer and he will overcome his rookie struggles. Tua will get better every week man

Too many haters out there. Tua needs to just keep learning and improving. Let the haters wallow in their own hate.

@98.6TheMouth It’s honestly crazy that ppl hate this kid so much. I’m not a Dolphins fan, but I’m rooting for them because I want to see him succeed.

Plus, Tua wasn’t all that bad. He threw almost as much yards as he did against the rams. All of that while getting sacked or hit 14 times!
Tua didn’t sabotage our offense, like some “fans” says. Our Oline did.

he needs to feel the pain of a loss before he can really grow and avoid mistakes.

Class

Well said.

This what teammates should be like 👍🏽

Are you sure about that

@JAY co how does that even make sense when fitz put up more yards in two drives than tua did the entire game….flores’ choice to pull tua was best for the team and its showed…that being said he did throw plenty of risky balls and it wound up getting to him at the end but u cant honesty think with the rest of the game tua could of put together a scoring drive

Anthony 25 not having Wilkins and Godchaux showed. They need Wilkins back now.

@C_Ase_Ce strategy, their trying to keep the score tight so defense don’t get winded. He just needs to throw it earlier, like he said. Receivers gotta be creative on their routes. More communication n practice. They got to score when it counts. They just had a bad game. They’ll regroup.

Want Tua to succeed? Bro your joking right man?

I’m skeptical on Chan Gailey.

@Ray Cope Yea his play calling has been mediocre at best with Tua. Needs to open it up more and be more creative. Running has been terrible which doesn’t help the passing either.

@Ray Cope trust the process

And they ALL PLAYED LIKE SH!T

Its the official team page they must have a filter for sure lol

He looked frozen on camera for a while lol

The Jets aren’t “sorry”. Take that perspective and the Phins play down to their level, like they did with Denver today and end up losing to the Jets, as well. Coach Flo should know better and should treat all opponents as if they are gunning for the Phins, regardless of what their record is.

Agree I saw the same thing. Receivers could not get any separation and forced Tua to have to hold on to the ball longer than he should. Although I do would like to see Tua take off and run. He had a lot of situations where he can take off and run but took the sack instead. We need to get Tua more dynamic weapons.

parker doesn’t get separation but he high points the ball and that’s what he is extremely good at

Perspective:

Two starting OL players were out and two rookies filled in. In truth, however, this line cannot run block. So many people say we need to draft a RB next year. That’s missing things. Our backs are fast and creative. There’s just no space. The good runs always come from the outside.

Yesterday, given the injuries, the pass blocking was worse, but Tua holds the ball too long. He does this because the Phins have the worst separation in the league. Fitz just throws the ball in there high anyway and his big targets (Parker, Williams, Gesicki) were making the catches in his time here. Fitz would have had less picks this year and Tua less sacks if there were better separation. Our fastest receivers are Grant and Perry, but they’re small.

Finally, this young Phins team was reading their headlines and might have taken this Broncos team a little lightly, but mostly, with inexperienced Phins traveling west up into that high altitude mountain air, Broncos called excellent game plan up there with all those crossing routes to run the gas out of the Phins, especially without Wilkins and Van Noy favoring injury. Didn’t hear Baker’s name once.

That’s the exception. Flores just did a baseball move to relieve a struggling pitcher and keep them from getting physically or emotionally defeated. Nothing wrong with that. Fitz gave the spark. Had more yards in two drives than Tua whole game. But Tua is fine. Confidence not damaged. This was the exception. Not the rule. They’ll rebound.

@Julius Monticalvo I noticed that too. He could have stepped up on the pocket and ran for 5 yards on plays where he stayed in the pocket and held the ball till he was sacked. Also I think it is a problem that he cant see over the line like Fitz can. So his receivers have got to run crisp routes into the gaps and Tua needs to hit them in those gaps and have faith that they are on their routes. Or he has got to roll out more often and throw on the run.

@KAEP yea I agree we would have won if the officials had eyes

@Denver Broncos we better than you

@KAEP

Locally, former player and now broadcaster Kim Bokamper really emphasized what others were thinking. Was on “5th Quarter” post game show. But there’s been chat on this in league rooms all day, too.

@KAEP I bet you the officials were rooting for the broncos

Yea

So what, Tua now has 2 games in which he threw less than 100 yards, the offense is predictable, O line played garbage, Wr couldn’t create separation, and Tua had a bad game being inaccurate in which that’s the number one thing he does.

@DNasty Channel this team is in rebuilding phase. Calm your nutts

Agreed. Ditto Fitz. You guys have two darn good men at QB. Just a casual fan (die-hard Gator), but so enjoying this year’s Dolphin’s team. Wish both those gentlemen the very best. Tua’s got a bright future and Fitz can hold his head high for his class and competitiveness.

@DNasty Channel he isn’t inaccurate period but if ur receivers aren’t given u an area to place the ball in is it smart to force plays and possibly create turnovers? So stop slamming this kid like it’s all on him. Ppl riding his back because of what he said and how the defense played against him all game. It’s not all his fault period. Every member of that team should take a portion of the blame if they wanna be called a “team”

I agree with that.

They definitely setting him up I feel

I agree, the play calls are so conservative when tua is in, its frustrating.

Are you not listening to tua here, fitz is trying to help, fitz has the same o line, same receivers. There are no conspiracies.

I’m not a dolphin fan but I can see what they’re doing with Tua. You can’t run the same plays over and over. Open up the playbook and have him learn and grow from it.

@Ag but the receivers are running different routes with Fitz. More guys running at levels in the secondary. Tua gets hooks and short slants to the sidelines. Also if Tua gets sacked it is on receivers, online and Tua. He needs to throw it to someone or out of bounds. Sacks are avoidable.

yea since pats lost they cant make it to da playoffs