Colin Cowherd, host of Fox Sports’ “The Herd,” made the argument during his show on Wednesday that former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa should be the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins on Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season.
Tagovailoa was drafted by Miami with the No. 5 overall selection in the draft. However, the high draftee has been expected to sit on the bench for his rookie season due to health concerns.
Essentially taking a redshirt season in the NFL, Tagovailoa could use that time to learn the playbook, build relationships with his new teammates and condition for the 2021 season.
There has been a growing suspicion that the Dolphins may look to utilize Tagovailoa in 2019, despite veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick being the assumed starter for 2020.
“I think it’s time to play Tua,” says Cowherd.
He believes the NFL’s adoption of collegiate schemes may benefit to the rookie’s success in year No. 1. Whereas he has been apprehensive about teams starting their rookie quarterbacks in years past.
Cowherd also praises the cheaper contracts young quarterbacks are given to help aid in surrounding them with bigger stars and elite talent.
“These kids have come in with so many reps, with such good training, with so much development,” says Cowherd. “Ten, eleven games in, if you don’t see it, you have got the wrong guy.”
The idea that Tua may not be the guy for Miami based on the initial ten games may be a stretch, especially seeing that the Dolphins are still in the later stages of the rebuilding process.
You can see the full clip below.
"You know now within 10-12 games if they've got it or not. Better to learn that in year one than in year two."@ColinCowherd on why the Dolphins need to start Tua Week 1: pic.twitter.com/7iTPQLycU7
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) June 8, 2020
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