We have a lot of confidence in him because of the way he’s played.” He’s really played well in two games this year, so we should have a lot of confidence in the way he’s played. I thought he played very well last week,” Flores said. “His preparation, the way he practices, the way he performs has been good. He’s completed 64 percent of his passes the past two seasons, while throwing for 2,358 yards and 14 touchdowns (87.0 career passer rating). Tagovailoa threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in that game. I think he definitely has a chance to be a very good NFL player.”įlores pointed out that the Dolphins have only had a healthy Tagovailoa for two games this season, and one of them was in last week’s 23-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, which occurred in the last minute on a game-winning field goal. “He’s already dealt with adversity with the hip, and he’s overcome it. There is always bumps in the road for anyone in any career, and any profession….You have to work through that adversity and become better for it. But there is a lot that goes into that,” Flores said about Tagovailoa, who is 7-5 in his two seasons as a starter.
I think he definitely has the opportunity to be a very good player. 31 road game game against the Buffalo Bills on Halloween - to make a case that he’s the franchise quarterback the team has been seeking for two decades. That means Tagovailoa might have two games - Sunday’s home game against the Falcons and an Oct. Watson also has a no trade clause in his contract and the one team he’s identified as an ideal landing spot has been Miami. With the trade deadline looming, and Houston possible becoming more desperate to move him because of his escalating salary and the smoke clearing on his legal troubles, something could happen in the next two weeks. But the Dolphins have not distanced themselves from Watson - despite his legal troubles - and the possibility that he might not play this season because of them. Whether that report leaked out to draw more offers for Watson before the Nov. But according to sources, he’s also pointed out that every player in the NFL is in a performance-based business, and needs to deliver.Īs of Friday morning, Flores hasn’t addressed the latest round of talks with Houston to his players, which was first reported by the Houston Chronicle.
Brian Flores praises Tua Tagovailoa, but won’t distance Dolphins from Deshaun Watson rumors – The Mercury Newsįlores previously addressed Miami’s interest in Watson with the team before the season began, saying Tagovailoa is the starting quarterback to the players.
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