Former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa may have had a tough rookie season, but all signs point to him having a better a second year, especially after seeing the offensive weapons the Miami Dolphins added in the offseason.
Well, in today’s first practice from mandatory minicamp, Tagovailoa threw five interceptions during scrimmages – that’s how many he threw in the entire 2020 season.
Reports also claim that the conditions they were practicing in were far from ideal, with one reporter claiming it was a “torrential downpour.” There were also reports of balls that should have been caught, but were lost and tipped up leading to an interception.
Tagovailoa was quick to call out his poor performance today, but admits it’s good to get all of that out during practice.
"Obvisiouly you want to be smart, but if there is a time to make mistakes now is the time," Tua
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) June 15, 2021
Perhaps some of these aggressive play calls led to interceptions. After all, its about trial and error in practice so these mistakes aren’t made in the game.
"we wanted to be aggressive today with the pass game and see what throws we can make," Tua
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) June 15, 2021
The Rain isn’t an excuse, especially in South Florida. Tagovailoa is aware that in the AFC East, all sorts of weather conditions could be an obstacle.
"we are going to have to play in the rain and play in those conditions," Tua. "Overall I thought today was an alright day."
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) June 15, 2021
It wasn’t all bad, as Safid Deen tweets about how the overall practice went for Tagovailoa.
When it rains, it pours. And #Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa had five INTs in Tuesday's mandatory minicamp practice in the pouring rain. He did improve as practice progressed, but he seemed disappointed with his performance overall. New offense. Poor conditions. And hey, it's June.
— Safid Deen 💯💯💯💯 (@Safid_Deen) June 15, 2021
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