Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has the Miami Dolphins playing at an elite level.
The Dolphins sit second in the AFC at 10-4, first in the AFC East and have the best statistical scoring offense in the league this year at 31.5 points per game.
Tagovailoa himself ranks first in completion percentage, first in passing yards, and fifth in passing touchdowns.
Yet, pundits still aren’t all-in on Tagovailoa as a franchise player, and the quarterback recently said he has been keeping receipts of his detractors.
That didn’t sit well with ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe, who noted that Tagovailoa was coming off a zero-touchdown and one-fumble game against the Tennessee Titans in Week 14 that the Dolphins lost despite a 27-13 lead with 4:34 left in the game before their 30-0 blowout win over the New York Jets the following week.
“You had a nice bounce-back game,” Sharpe said Thursday. “… Don’t start pretending like you’re a top-three quarterback.”
.@ShannonSharpe SOUNDS OFF on Tua saying he keeps receipts pic.twitter.com/ZbBJDLTcCb
— First Take (@FirstTake) December 21, 2023
Tagovailoa’s Week 14 performance wasn’t great – he threw for just 240 yards, lost a critical fumble in the red zone early in the game and failed to score a touchdown for the first time all season – but the Miami defense was the real culprit for the Dolphins’ defeat.
And Tagovailoa didn’t just have a bounce back game in Week 15, he crushed a top-five New York Jets defense with a 30-point outing without his start pass-catcher, Tyreek Hill.
So while some may not rank Tagovailoa among league greats like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, or Dak Prescott, the Dolphins quarterback has proven on the field he can play above that level in nearly every game – and it’s why the Dolphins are knocking on the door of a division title.
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