Tua Tagovailoa Gearing Up For Big Second Year
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has the belief of his teammates after a stop-start rookie season, according to Mike Gesicki.
The much-hyped draftee failed to live up to expectations due to a hip injury and the pandemic-disrupted training camp.
As well as that, the quarterback selected right after Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbet, won the AP NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year Award.
Tua Tagovailoa struggled with the playbook in his rookie year. In spite of that, he has the respect of his teammates.
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“He played nine games and did a lot of good things for us. He’s been through adversity before,” Gesicki said.Â
“He has played in the biggest games, going back to his college career. He’s going to focus on what’s important and the opinions that are important. The guys in the locker room all believe in him and respect him.”
Ahead of next season, Tua Tagovailoa says his body is in better shape to execute the Dolphins playbook.
“Last year, for me, I wasn’t as comfortable just in general,” Tagovailoa said.
“I wasn’t comfortable calling plays. I think the guys that we had last year were phenomenal. I just didn’t have the comfortability of checking plays, alerting plays. I just rode with the play even if I knew in a way that it wasn’t going to work. I was going to try to make it work.â€
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“But the firepower we have this year, I mean, it’s good, but you got to get it out to them, too. If you’re able to protect yourself, then get it out to them and have them make plays, then you’ll be good.”
“What happened last year, it happened,” Tagovailoa said. “That’s what my rookie year looked like. It wasn’t what I expected and so that’s why I’ve been working really hard this offseason to help our team … this upcoming season.”
