Dolphins In Depth: Will Dolphins have a healthy Tua for Jets game?

[@nickacuna7215]

Another thing that's worth mentioning is Huntley appears to be laughing and joking on the sideline and between plays. It shows confidence and keeps the morale high and builds camaraderie with teammates. This is better than deer in the headlights look that skylar thompson shows. Not a big deal but it's something I noticed worth mentioning. I hope huntley sticks around next year

[@gipht1]

Tua not being durable is a problem, you can’t have your qb miss 25% of the year, he ain’t the main issues but he is a big contributor. Not to mention his performances against winning teams.

[@jamesberry7150]

Defencesive backs look like spectators out there. Good place to watch the game.

[@bmiller5181]

Stop it Omar, Huntley did a nice job yesterday

[@iec7587]

nice? he was really good. Used his legs, showed poise and was able to drive the ball through the wind.....things Tua doesnt do

[@tonyb8016]

spent millions on new contracts, bunch of trades and free agent signings but still needing help to get into playoffs -they are same team from tannehill years, they just score more points

[@iec7587]

with the second easiest schedule in the league

[@AnEyeRacky]

I was just saying that to my dad after the game. Hes been a dolphin fan for almost 90 years now lol He specifically said, "how do you have that many first round picks in that short of a time and end up no better then the Tannehill seasons" Have to agree with him too. Of course the yardage, the TDs changed, but the end result is practically no different. This fanbase isn't ok with the season ending wild card weekend. We are sick of it

[@iec7587]

@@AnEyeRacky NINE 1st and 2nd round picks in back to back absolutely loaded drafts and a clean cap for a fringe WC team. The one player he really hit on left as FA Tua ok but not good considering on who was available and shouldnt take an injury concern taht high AJ meh terrible considering who was available Iggy terrible and terrible considering who was available Hunt good R Davis bad Waddle good but terrible considering Phillips good but an injury mess,shouldnt take an injury concern that high Holland good, but has regressed Eich awful and really bad considering

[@jim1407]

Lol, and most of them are out.

[@tonymontana3093]

I agree with Barry ..we extend the season as much as possible no matter the final outcome because..."Any Given Sunday!"

[@bobbymosley21]

I am really glad the two of you do such honest evaluations. Looking at both the positives and the negatives including the front office.

[@happyevelyn]

The real bad news is they havent fired Grier yet.

[@happyevelyn]

Tua would've/should've/could've been the perfect backup with his history of injuries. A smart team would never count on him as a starter.

[@Cookie.Monster831]

I have to disagree. Ive been saying this all season, Tua wouldnt even be a good backup QB. It would force your team to carry a relaible 3rd string QB on the roster cause you cannot depend on Tua staying healthy. On top of that, you have to tailor the offense down to eliminate Tuas weaknesses if your starter goes down. He couldnt run a system like Baltimores if Jackson went down. I would not want him as a backup in Miami.

[@brianmartinez1602]

This time of year fans always WANT HIM OUT. Then they get suckered back in by early season wins against bad teams. 5 years of this

[@nickacuna7215]

Even if tua doesn't play. Huntley is decent qb. He understands rhe playbook now and is efficient. He also brings a mobile aspect to this offense. He can rollout and pass or run if nothing is there.

[@dave34573]

He also takes more sacks than he should..Even on his longest run of the day...He was so close to being sacked and sunk out of it...Yes Huntley is mobile but with some of that is he does not process or get the ball out as fast as TUA to let playmakers make the plays...Hence why Achane and Jonu were invisible in the game..

[@erikhalvorseth3950]

Agreed. He can actually run the ball without the whole stadium bein scared whether hes gonna die or not

[@NJPhins3153]

He's not good fellas

[@nickacuna7215]

@@NJPhins3153 your from jersey stick with your sorry ass jets lmao

[@geraldbartczak8832]

He just can’t run and pass at the same time

[@The_Great_Went]

Denver isn't losing on Sunday. Period. They had the Chiefs beat the first time they met but blew it. Not this time. The Dolphins WILL miss the playoffs and it's all on Grier for not having a solid backup QB. But Ross will never learn.

[@dondajulah4168]

For years I was baffled what anyone saw in Skylar Thompson. Having him start the season as backup is a fireable offense. Huntley could have been brought in and he would have been prepared in those games he was thrown into

[@giorgiophinsfanporch3250]

WRONG THERE ENDED THE LESSON PHINS UP

[@geraldbartczak8832]

@@dondajulah4168 I think he already was on a team

[@patrickm6012]

Denver has not beaten a team with over a 500 record this year. Don’t think they could beat the second string of the Chiefs.

[@phinsup402]

Since 2020 Kansas is 8-1 against the broncos. The mathematics are not favoring here are they lol?

[@rogperu]

Fire 🔥 Grier!!

[@Humble_Legend]

Tua is a high level BACKUP at best. He cannot be counted on to be your franchise QB! And Mike McDaniel is NOT a Head Coach!

[@RaymondStrong-n7i]

@Barry i dont always agree with your opinion but today your top 5 needs are spot on. Been screaming this all season! Get better in the trenches.

[@seanisenberg2754]

I have been a Tua defender for his entire time in Miami. I am done with Tua not because he is fragile. Its because he continues to do things to get himself hurt. He has got to be smarter and time and again he proves he doesnt have the smarts to avoid injury

[@tomy.1846]

He said he learned after his first injury earlier in the year. He even said he realized h needed to be in the lineup for his teammates. I guess he forgot when he dove for the extra yard. Nice guy, but not a winning qb in the NFL. Wish he would retire.

[@reggiepathak9684]

he wanted to play mcdaniels wouldnt let him

[@lemz2757]

Nah his oline got him injured this time

[@chrisriggins2087]

I have to disagree with you on part of what you said. Tua has played an injury free season. He put on extra weight and played injury free, but some people still weren’t satisfied. They wanted a mobile quarterback, so he lost the weight. Tua needs to put the weight back on. What’s more important, an injury free quarterback or a mobile injured quarterback? If you agree with me, please pass the word on to the other fans. We have two good quarterbacks and don’t need to be using our picks and quarterbacks. We need offensive lineman and Tua might stay healthy.

[@datanpeterpan]

​@@chrisriggins2087I was thinking about this last night. I still don't trust him to stay healthy, but he should gain that weight back and see if it helps him stay healthy next season.

[@erforce2s]

Miami making the playoffs is bad for football. I really hope the Bengals make it. Makes the playoffs so much more interesting.

[@MattyCamachio]

All Tua needs is a need a perfect o line, a pair of great weapons, a great defense, a superior coach, a schedule with teams under 500 and he could be really great

[@InFinZible]

All he needs is an oline. Receivers don’t matter

[@mattackerman9049]

Gentlemen, if Tua’s durability isn’t a question, why do we have so much focus on a back up quarterback? No other team focuses so much on a back up as the Dolphins did this season. We know Tua will miss games every year. That’s not getting us to a Super Bowl at any time soon.

[@pauldelray5839]

Dolphins need to connect with their inner Atlanta Falcons and draft a QB with second pick (after selecting an offensive lineman) and tell Tua "you just ain't available young man." Be blunt and start making players accountable just like Falcons did with Cousins. QB Draftee will be cheaper than any free agent. QB back-up selections completely perplexing. Tyreek comments that it wasn't a good idea missing practices all season reflects Dolphin's management fiduciary failure to demand accountability for both players and coaches.

[@dalecono]

I do agree...Tua is in year 5 and if a QB is drafted we can have him sit a couple of years...but it has to be a 2nd round type or a Brock Purdi type otherwise it's useless to draft a backup QB

[@mactownsend2890]

You tell Tua we drafted a QB because you refuse to SLIDE!!!

[@walidhannaoui1802]

Big Ben played with a broken foot. Philip Rivers played in a must win game with an ACL. Josh Allen had been playing with a broken hand. McDaniel handling Tua with kid gloves is the epitome of what’s wrong with this team

[@iec7587]

Herbert played multiple games with broken ribs

[@brandonroberson2808]

McDaniel probably knew that Snoop could beat Cleveland

[@IntelligentDestruction]

Tua is not worth 53m. Even perfectly healthy. That is the start and end of the discussion about him and his hip.

[@brando7266]

We r stuck 2 more yrs with tua,

[@bryanjenkins496]

The Fan Base is just Tried of the injury Bug. The first year it was all the WR were hurt. The second it was all the corners ,passrushers ,offensive lineman. This year Concussions messed up this season . TRIED

[@michaelcarrasquillo7830]

Exactly

[@mikedeal4639]

They looked good on Sunday. I was there

[@FLvsEVERYBODY]

Omaarrr .... C'mon bro. I cant believe you just said that. "There was a lot of check downs etc." what's the difference when Tua is in? Bunch of bubble screens and RB passes out the backfield

[@woody64436]

Thank you

[@jordandeleon7252]

😂 the difference is that Tua is the one doing it

[@coreymcbride8689]

I wonder about Omar sometimes..

[@Spasq]

A total Dolphins thing to do would have Denver lose and lose to the Jets.

[@rogerallen2307]

Miami needs a new quarterback we can’t count on Tua he is always hurt

[@iec7587]

even when not hurt he is too limited

[@louissartor6294]

That’s so Dolphins moment would be Denver losing to KC and the Phins losing to a bad Jets team.

[@Humble_Legend]

Exactly what I expect to happen. Fins always lose when it matters most.

[@eugenioolazabal1867]

The Dolphins PR machine should contact the KC Chiefs and remind them what the Dolphins did a few years ago, and beat the first place NE Patriots (with Ryan Fitspatrick at quarterback) so they could capture the top seed for the playoffs that resulted in their 1st Super Bowl victory in 50 years. It's time for the KC Chiefs to do their very best to win on Sunday vs. the Denver Broncos. Payback is not demanded in friendships but in the NFL - you do onto others as they do onto you.

Time to move on from Grier, McDaniel, and Tua

[@roberthobbs6989]

Tua is not elite he’s good when the system works but teams watch film that why every pass is middle of the field he doesn’t have a strong arm he beats up on trash teams until it’s a good defense on the other end 15-20 screens/passes behind line of scrimmage a game at least bring another QB create competition that’s how you make dawgs when players can’t get comfortable dolphins paid him 200 million to be comfortable and protect his feelings organization soft create soft leadership

[@pluggedup8103]

5:20 Barry started speaking facts

[@rthompson624]

Omar & Barry, what u call "hating on" Tua is fans just being dissatisfied with his low ceiling. We see quarterbacks around the league doing great things whether with their legs or their arm or BOTH, meanwhile we're stuck with a severely limited player in the game's most important position. Being dissatisfied isn't the same as "hating". Cut the fans a break. We've been through 30 years of losing. We're allowed to ask for better performance from our quarterback.

[@woody64436]

Thank you

[@jordandeleon7252]

🎯

[@justingoodman292]

Thank you Omar for always shooting straight brother! PHINS up!!

[@mikedeal4639]

It dont matter what qb you have if you don't have a offensive line to give the qb time

[@JasonStavros-yb9mn]

There is no way Chiefs back ups are beating Denver right?? Well , they still gotta play the game. I have faith. We are do for some “good luck” and the chiefs owe us!!! We beat NE for them to get home field.

[@brianmartinez1602]

The reason so many dolphins fans want the LIMITED lefty out is cause we know we are wasting our time.. he never was that dude. We get frustrated cause we were sold this since the tank season. He’s an ok nfl qb, but they make him out to be this franchise savior and he’s not, never was, and never will be. Move on and stop wasting time. Oh wait, the moronic contract

[@chadcarpenter1685]

Well Tua was absolutely the biggest problem vs Houston.. 4 turnovers? Come on, he single handedly lost us that game.

[@Wizardhater]

Tua is the most accurate QB because he has the lowest average per throws. And don’t blame fans for wanting their ‘franchise’ player to play if he looks capable. It’s up to the team to defend their or his decision better.

[@mikedeal4639]

They need to work on there line

[@touchdowntech326]

It was 100% a business move to bench Tua this week. #1 We didn't want to risk putting him out there In a situation where we didn't know if we had playoff hopes. #2 - We felt confident in knowing that we stood a very good chance against a weak Cleveland team with a 3rd string qb.

[@iec7587]

and if he took the 2 shots that Huntley took from Garret it would over for Tua

[@tonymontana3093]

Don't appreciate your characterization of fans who were simply frustrated from seeing their franchise QB out again for the second time in the same season with some "Phantom" injury, this time, in an elimination game...However, in the end, Snoop may give us a better chance with this o-line

[@biggd5046]

Dolphins have to build this team correctly. Inside/ out strong O-line/ D-line

[@geraldbartczak8832]

Drew Lock was playing for something in the Giants game

[@michaelp772]

Keep Tua on the bench and go with the hot hand.

[@triniamills2065]

Miami dolphins draft qb make tua a backup

[@geraldbartczak8832]

Quarterback is one of the last things they need

[@DewainDugan]

Love the show Omar I am a huge Tua fan and have been there a long time and think he is a good QB and a better person understand it’s not turn on tua for me it’s a reality that it may not happen for him to be a star I want it in the worst way it just adding up and math don’t lie dog

[@synaptik111]

Hurts and Mahomes aren't constantly getting injured like Tua, Omar - just stop it man. A weak apples and oranges comparison... I agree that he's not the only problem on the team however. The oline is atrocious and the defense still can't tackle consistently

[@ThePerfectSeason1972]

Tyler Huntley to Da Super Bowl 2024 !

[@larrymeyer6978]

Lets go Dolphins!!!!!

[@damondavis9753]

That's all tua do is check downs and laterals

[@lucascasey6867]

Hope tua ends the season on the bench. Give him his injury guarantee and cut him. Tired of him not being on the field when he's needed most. Or folding if he is on the field

[@mikedeal4639]

They need Huntley to take over and hill needs get over it and do his job

[@GBP15]

Tua is a Nightmare for the Dolphins Franchise.

[@ikerr4270]

The illustrious Barry Jackson😤

[@dondajulah4168]

I was one of those that said if he is on the sidelines it better be in a stretcher. The issue I have is that all this stinks to hell and you even mentioned that. I guess Omar is down with a starting QB missing 5 starts per year but I find that completely unacceptable.

[@N_tha_neww]

We need to Draft Jaxon Dart in the second Rd dude that the wow factor!!

[@mwgreene1]

Dobbs looked sharp as purdys back up tonight @ Omar

[@Twill98]

Thank you Barry! I’d much rather make the dance and at least have a chance as opposed to hoping for the team to not even make the playoffs bc we might get embarrassed

[@kingkuntaSWM]

18:59 Omar Kelly smh That’s exactly what we’ve seen from Tua ALL SEASON! Except Huntley had the mind to get his #1 WR touches

[@MattyCamachio]

I think he’s trolling, it’s just no way.

[@geraldbartczak8832]

Like always they don’t like telling anything about somebody’s injury

[@geraldbartczak8832]

there is a little exaggerating on that 206 different ways?

[@josetamayo9699]

I've been a Miami Dolphins fan for over three decades. The media in South Florida is utterly unfair and negative about the Miami Dolphins and have been for years. So I'm hoping that we'll get a little bit of positive vibe toward the dolphins as they fight to get to the playoffs. Negativivity and criticism does nothing to fix their problems.

[@WarpandXeno88]

Big money Tua -- out. Big money Waddle -- out. Big money Chubb -- been out for over a year. Big money Ramsey -- doing nothing. Big money Tyreek -- dropping passes a high school receiver would catch and running his mouth on social media. This team is ridiculously overpaid to obscenely underperform.

[@geraldbartczak8832]

Bo Nix could not finish the last game

[@tonyharrison7852]

Dobbs would be a great pickup

[@user-rv5me3ye8n]

I have to think what this season would be like if Jaelen played and didn't get injured, Chubb made it back. I think the two of them, along with Chop would have been amazing. Then, of course, if Tua slid instead of leading with his head. Oh, and if they had signed competent OL. We'd a probably been 10-6 at least. I do think that the team is a playoff caliber team, just clearly not contender caliber.

[@richiebutz7314]

Omar, is Jalen Hurts fragile where he can’t do a quarterback sneak…..ah like Tua? I thought so. Wrong again.

[@josetamayo9699]

Omar, you should go get a gig with another newspaper on another team with another city, because you are no dolphins fan.

[@mowi1628]

The Dolphins need to make Tua a healthy QB2 on Sunday. Tua is an inadequate player who will NEVER win a playoff game - not with Miami or anyone else. Hopefully another team is dumb enough to not realize this and take him off our hands ASAP so we can move on. We've seen Tua's peak and it's not elite, sufficient, impressive, clutch, or, at this point, justifiable.

[@idarkboost]

McDaniel re-won me back in with the Huntley preparation. F it run it back!

[@BentleyVB]

Beating the Cleveland browns without Tua sounds like we just did something super amazing . Lol Omar at it again .

[@MrBaldylocks13]

Omar I trust you, I rewatched niners game and didn’t see any hindrance to Tua’s throwing strength or even scrambling ability. So, how injured could he be?

[@davebarros9029]

At least Miami has a very little chance of making it going to week 18. Something to play for.

[@mwgreene1]

Cleveland played the best run game defense they have all season, dolphins oline didn’t open any holes for them

[@michaellombardo7788]

If they make the playoffs thay will get a beaten in Buffalo thanks guys great show ❤

[@garysmith1571]

I'm on Hopium for the playoffs, hoping KC plays some starters and hoping whether it's Tua or Snoop at Jets Fins win!!

[@MattGullette-sj4oc]

When it come to big games at the end of the season, Tua either chokes on the field or he's injured on the sidelines. He simply lacks the mental and physical strength to be great, he's just too limited in every metric. His greatest asset is pre-snap reading, anticipation and accuracy throwing to spots. A defense that can throw off that timing beats him.

[@brucewilson9958]

He’s accurate bc of all the short throws.

[@johnn7113]

Maybe we get good karma from McDaniel not kicking the field goal for the scoring record against the beoncos

[@ShiggyMiyamo]

I think the more important thing is if the backups for KC can beat Denver, tbh.

[@erikreinhardt7955]

He won’t get a mention bc the team isn’t a contender, but not many teams survive to the last day of the regular season with the starting qb missing 6 games and starting 2-6. I think the Fins have a head coach. That’s put to bed I believe. They may not have a qb to build on.

[@delawrenceblue6936]

I told you Dolphins 🐬 finishing 9-8 and very likely earn a wildcard playoff birth. Dolphins 🐬 as a power running team with a true dual threat QB are unbeatable. Winning time of possession battle and keeping our defense fresh. Playing complimentary football is our DNA as an organization. Tua's injury is very serious he may have to medically retire like Bo Jackson. This is a similar case. Dolphins 🐬 going to get a medical settlement for Tua's contract. Thus Dolphins 🐬 going to draft a QB this year to replace Tua.

[@blackjackgreen9499]

Hmm Payton, Brady, Josh, Mcholmes would have demanded to play. Stop the bull!!!! People get on Tua he makes the most money on the team. So the criticism comes with that. Hmmm so next week if Tua does play and lose he is getting ripped if he is out the same!!!

[@krismoody7511]

What's remarkable about the inability to run (especially inside) is that teams are "allowing" Miami to run inside in order to stop our vertical game and we flat out can't take what the defense is giving us (and force them to play honest D). Then, when it's 3rd or 4th and short and they *actually* play the run, we get DESTROYED.

That's why you build a offensive line, Grier has to F'en GO!

[@HawgWyldFishing]

Here’s the thing. The Chiefs have the opportunity to use their backups, to knock one of their division rivals out of playoff contention entirely. A team in which they narrowly beat the first time around. They don’t want to risk playing against that team for a 3rd time, if they can avoid having to do so, within reason. What better way to end the season, than to knock a division rival out of the playoffs? Potentially even doing an old friend a favor, in Tyreek Hill, by allowing his team to take that spot, should they continue to earn their way into that position.

[@happyevelyn]

Will Dolphins have a healthy Tua for Jets game? WHO CARES?

[@mwgreene1]

Question for you Omar and Barry Dolphins season MVP I am torn between Seiler and Campbell

[@jamesbutler3232]

Taking your thoughts Omar don’t you think the Dolphins should draft another quarterback? You content creators are protective of Tua I know but objectively what do you think?

[@chijohnson4569]

Was Omar required to say "hating on Tua" a minimum amount of times? Are people not allowed to be critical of a player's durability or his level of play against good teams? The only hating was Omar dismissing how well Tyler Huntley played complaining about "check downs and lateral passes." Has he not watched this team since Tua returned? Most of his passes are under 10 yards down the field. He has the lowest average of in-air yards per throw in the NFL this season. Omar's "assessment" of Huntley and saying he would rather have Josh Dobbs is real hating. Josh Dobbs?

[@ianj9754]

I agree Omar every QB is fragile ours is just more fragile then every other QB

[@datanpeterpan]

5 years and Tua has played more than 13 games once (and it was the one year he put on a bunch of weight). 80% of the time he misses 25% of the games or more. Other starting qbs are not doing that.

[@ianj9754]

@ It’s not just about the games missed. Tua’s injury history impacts how he’s able to play. Other QBs who’ve missed games don’t carry the same long-term concerns or limitations, which adds another layer of challenge for both him and the team. When was the last time we saw a QB sneak? His hip is now an issue, and he wasn’t a very mobile QB to begin with. We haven’t beaten the good teams in games that matter ever with Tua.

[@AnEyeRacky]

10:50 Barry, it is Tua's fault though. He got the hip injured again, from doing what exactly? Running head first into 2 defenders who sandwhiched him you say? Even after it was made abundantly clear he cant play that way? Even after he apologized for putting his team in that position once before earlier in the season? But its not his fault? I do not agree. Tua cant be trusted to take care of himself, and he certainly cant trust hisno-line to do it for him either 🤷

[@jedi1967]

It’s all on the hip

[@baafourgyewu8598]

Ok I admit I was one of the doubters but we still need a starting QB Tua take care of fam✌🏾out

[@pepig1111]

I’m glad the last game of the season is meaningful. I prefer to go to Buffalo and get destroyed than not be in the playoff. Otherwise, it is a bad roster and needs to be fixed. But that doesn’t stop me from hoping they win every game they have.

[@brianmartinez1602]

This time of year fans always WANT HIM OUT. Mainly because he sucks when it matters most every single time. Then they get suckered back in by early season wins against bad teams. 5 years of this

[@Sportfishhub]

Did you just compare mahomes having an ankle sprain to tua missing games? 😂

[@kevinm.4941]

I think tua and armstead need to be on sea moss supplements

[@datanpeterpan]

He didn't lose my support because of the visuals. I just finally realized he will never be reliable. Just like Armstead who gets ruled out mid-game and you don't bat an eye. They gambled on his health when they picked him over Herbert and they failed.

[@michaelonkst]

Omar only ❤s Tua

[@dolfantina4279]

Letting AVG and Chris Brooks go was a major Screw up