Tua Tagovailoa’s sixth year as the Miami Dolphins quarterback isn’t some final code-cracking of who he is or last incursion into what he can do.
There’s no identity crisis here. Everyone knows his talent by now, where he succeeds and what he lacks .
This year is simply about whether all that’s enough. You can talk about cornerback holes and the lack of offensive line depth, but everyone knows a quarterback can spray perfume on most any problem if he’s good enough.
Do you believe in Tua?
Believing isn’t important by now, though. Showing is. Performing in a way to be worth the injury concerns that accompany him.
Every career has a defining moment and this sixth year is it with Tagovailoa, considering the organizational timelines around him. Either he succeeds this season, meaning the