MIA not committed to Tua in 2021

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Seriously tho, how happy will I be to not have to hear "fake news" every time fox is on someones tv.

I doubt they are shopping him. They are just giving him the rosen treatment. Theyll still pick high, if he looks like rosen did in 'zona thats the only way I see them moving on from him, and if he looks like rosen did in zona I want nothing to do with him, lol.
 

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They could. It worked out really well for the Cardinals.

If they end up picking 2nd (Houston’s pick) they could take Justin Fields and flip Tua.
 

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They could. It worked out really well for the Cardinals.

If they end up picking 2nd (Houston’s pick) they could take Justin Fields and flip Tua.

I very much doubt this will happen, however.

Tua isn't a bum like rosen. He has his head on straight, rosen was a headcase from the moment he was drafted. He might not light the world on fire but I don't see him playing like rosen did. He'll have a solid rookie season.
 

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I very much doubt this will happen, however.

Tua isn't a bum like rosen. He has his head on straight, rosen was a headcase from the moment he was drafted. He might not light the world on fire but I don't see him playing like rosen did. He'll have a solid rookie season.
And if he does play well, they keep him and don't select a QB. That's the reason they made the switch. Either way, this is good news for the Bears. It's going to be one less team taking a QB or Tua may be available to trade for.
 

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They got plenty of football left before making that ultimate decision but it's nice to know that there are garbage franchises with years of QB incompetence that don't just settle for anything, even when potentially having their guy.
 

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And if he does play well, they keep him and don't select a QB. That's the reason they made the switch. Either way, this is good news for the Bears. It's going to be one less team taking a QB or Tua may be available to trade for.

Huge opportunity for the Bears if Tua is available at the end of the year.

Especially with the questions about Tua's health putting a dent in his value, there's a real possibility the Bears could have the assets to pull it off if they are willing to be aggressive
 

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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports one of the reasons the Dolphins are starting Tua Tagovailoa over Ryan Fitzpatrick is so they can evaluate whether to draft a quarterback in 2021.
Coach Brian Flores has already tried to deflect this storyline, but Miami has Houston’s first and second round picks next spring. With the Texans headed for a bottom-five finish, it would put the Dolphins in position to draft another quarterback if they didn't believe Tagovailoa was the future. It is still highly unlikely this turns into a Cardinals situation where the Dolphins are one and done with Tua, but it is never too early to begin evaluating your first-round quarterback, especially if they entered the league with a serious hip injury on their résumé. Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Ohio State’s Justin Fields, and North Dakota’s Trey Lance are considered the top quarterbacks in 2021's draft class.
 

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Huge opportunity for the Bears if Tua is available at the end of the year.

Especially with the questions about Tua's health putting a dent in his value, there's a real possibility the Bears could have the assets to pull it off if they are willing to be aggressive

If he's on the market that means he isn't playing well. It means they want to draft fields, who, imo isn't as good a college prospect as Tua.

Do you really trust the bears to fix damaged goods, at the qb position?
 

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i think Tua is good but when i watched Bama (most games) i felt that all the talent around him (offense, defense, special teams) were making it so that he could only look but so average.

now, you could say that about a lot of QBs at Bama. there's just something that keeps me from being 100% sold on him. maybe it's his wind up. or his frame. or his stats when Bama played a team which was equally, or close to, as gifted physically (didn't happen much). his freshman year we all know what happened. his last two years (when teams were preparing for him), here are his stats against the only 4 teams as gifted/close to as gifted...

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Miami simply wants to see if Tua can hold up for a half of a season in the NFL and show signs of being the franchise QB.

I don't see it as a knock on Tua's ability as much as it is about his health and the potential of this upcoming QB class. After all Tua was known to hold the ball too long at Alabama and ot injured a few times because of it even though he had a 5* OL blocking for him. The injury he got at Alabama was done on a routine pressure to the QB and he hurt his hip.

I think Miami simply wants to see him hold up for the course of the rest of the year. Because they don't want to waste an opportunity to draft a franchise QB if they have Mr Glass at QB
 

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Tua would likely be better than any QB we could get this year, so if he is available then why not take a chance?
 

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If he's on the market that means he isn't playing well. It means they want to draft fields, who, imo isn't as good a college prospect as Tua.

Do you really trust the bears to fix damaged goods, at the qb position?

We need a QB, you have to do something, you can’t just sit around and cunt about the QB play.
 

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He’s not going to be available. Don’t believe everything you read
 

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Let’s say they take Fields, what could we give up to get Tua? Are y’all willing to part with this year’s 1st round pick?
 

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Dak Prescott, Trubisky, Cousins, Cam Newton will all switch teams and there are plenty of QB hungry teams in the NFL.

Washington Football team will most definitely release Alex Smith next year as well. They'll eat a dead cap hit of 16 million for the remainder of his contract or pay him 50 million to be their starting qb (no chance).
 

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