For starters, Tua Tagovailoa started . That was good and different. Most Miami Dolphins first-teamers played a bit in Sunday’s first preseason game at the Chicago Bears in a needed change from last August.

Tua starting is most important because he’s the franchise quarterback, he’s fragile and it was unnecessary.

Except coach Mike McDaniel considered it necessary for good reason. If you look at last year’s struggling start to the regular season after Tua and most starters sat most of the preseason, you see why this year is different and Sunday’s work mattered.

“That was the Boss man’s decision,” Tua said after the 24-24 tie of the Dolphins playing most starters (receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle didn’t play due to minor injuries).

The day delivered some good and bad news, ju

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