Tua Tagovailoa: ‘I’ve Got To Get My Whatever Together’
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and his teammates can control the narrative next season, according to head coach Mike McDaniel.
After two seasons of postseason disappointment, the Dolphins currently have a reputation as stumblers. In 2022, they lost five of their last six games as the AFC East title slipped away. Last year, they again lost the AFC East title and went out on Wild Card Weekend.
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Following his contract extension, Tua Tagovailoa understands the responsibility is on his shoulders.
“Now that all of this is done, this is behind us, we know heavy is the crown,” Tagovailoa said.
“Whoever’s wearing that, right now I’m the highest-paid employee in this office. I got to get my, you know, whatever together, got to get that right, and get our guys moving in the direction that we need to go.”
According to Tua Tagovailoa, McDaniel fought hard for him to get his new deal. McDaniel has said, publicly at least, that Tua is the guy to lead the franchise.
“It’s a pretty hot place to be quarterback in the National Football League,” McDaniel said.
“You get a lot of reps at seeing how people respond to things. I think that is absolutely the nature that you should expect and something that I know Tua’s very, very aware of. I think that’s one of the cool things about sports is Tua can know that, his teammates know that, and they already have pressure and expectations for themselves.”
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“Just as long as you acknowledge that, which quite frankly Tua’s shown me that throughout the entire offseason that he knows what time it is, fortunately him and all his teammates can go out and determine whatever the narrative is built upon by the way they play. We focus on the way we play, understanding that we will always hear about the results regardless of what they are. So why don’t we try to move the needle on what those results are.”
