“From the offensive perspective, the defense had the best of us,” Tua Tagovailoa had said after Day 12 of the Dolphins’ training camp. This was a few days before the Dolphins’ preseason opener, when the quarterback could not find rhythm with the offense , and the concern isn’t new. Tagovailoa’s history of three concussions in three years already raises doubts about his rhythm with Miami’s offense. So, wouldn’t more preseason snaps help him settle in? You’d think so. But under head coach Mike McDaniel , those snaps have steadily declined with just 15 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, and only 5 in 2024. Has the head coach been protecting the franchise quarterback or holding him back?

Recently, when the Dolphins’ preseason opener arrived against the Bears , Tua Tagovailoa faced

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