https://sports.yahoo.com/article/miami-dolphins-coach-zach-wilson-172742034.html "MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins quarterbacks coach Darrell Bevell scouted Zach Wilson when Bevell was with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the team drafted Trevor Lawrence. The Dolphins have added Wilson to back up Tua Tagovailoa. "He's got a gifted arm, and so he's special with that," Bevell said of Wilson during offseason workouts. "We're continuing to work on the footwork. And then how to not always have to rely on the arm. And then to be able to use your feet to stay on time. To go with where your feet are telling you that you need to go with the ball." Bevell noted that Wilson was a first-round pick for a reason. And he suggested Wilson has taken a great approach with his new team".
Hopefully the bit about humility is true and not just lip service. He's always been known for having a gifted arm, it's whats between the ears that has been lacking to date. Well, that and having to play for the Jets, which no sensible QB would want to have to endure
This is the best depth we have had behind Tua. I expect both Wilson and Ewers on the roster. we needed someone servicable, not a savior, on the games Tua was out.. we did not get anything close to servicable.. huntley.. skylar.. i mean really… addressing the qb room was a priority and i think they did well
Our backup QB situation last season was abysmal. Skylar had absolutely no right to be on a NFL roster, as IMO he wasn't one of the best 100 QBs available to teams. Hell, he wasn't any good in college. To go into the season with him as the #2 was suicide, and we saw what happened. Huntley, for reasons I've never understood, gets a lot of love from the media and other players, but no matter where he's played, his team's passing offenses have stunk when he's in the game, win or lose. So with that said, I expect the combination of Wilson and Ewers to be a massive step up. I've never liked Wilson as a prospect, but he made progress in his last season with the Jets in 2023 and maybe spending a year tutoring with Sean Payton and not seeing the field humbled him a little bit. While JRS and Metlife are obviously different stadiums, I found it notable that in his final five home games in 23, vs high quality opponents in Houston, the Chargers, KC, Philly and also the Patriots, he didn't throw a single INT in the 193 passes he threw in those games. The Jets even beat the first place Eagles and Chargers in those games. Overall, he improved as that season went along as well, with a 2/4 TD ratio on 84 attempts during the first three games, but a 6/3 TD ratio on 284 attempts the rest of the season. And take away a dismal game at Dallas, and the overall numbers look a lot more acceptable too. In the end, I think he should/could be an adequate "bus driver" backup if Tua needed to miss two games or so. Don't mess it up, let the rest of the players do their job, and keep things on track. Last year's QBs couldn't do that, especially the four games Tua missed early.
Hopefully he can play within structure, on time and be accurate we know he can bail and make a play with hi upside now we have to worry about the former
Exactly. We don't need a backup QB to be a savior when (if) he gets a shot. We need him to not be why the season goes to hell. The frustrating part of watching Tua's understudies has been watching them miss plays that an average QB should be expected to make. With a better OL, we could transition to a run dominant game plan. We don't have that. Not yet. So the backups just have to be serviceable, not great and we'll have a chance.
Quarterbacks have a long shelf life in the league. We've seen many start out as busts only to go on and have decent careers. No reason Wilson can't do the same.
I agree. But I also thought sending a day 3 pick for Josh Rosen was low risk and we see how that worked out. We'd have been better with the player we could have selected.
Rosen got a raw deal, thrown into a bad situation and not given another chance. I really loved him as a prospect and wish we'd have played him all year instead of ever having Fitz on the team.
He got a raw deal from the start. And yeah, he joined us at an odd time. But failing to catch on in at least four places makes me believe he was missing the mental aspect of the game, the necessary physical attributes, or both. I remember him as a freshman at UCLA and wonder what went wrong.
Yea…. They would miss the most basic throws.. as if they never thrown a football before… ive seen huntley throw the ball to the ground to an open receiver about five yards short.. worst part about it is, its not like we gave them some **** receivers.. its waddle and tyreek hill.. they get themselves open on their own.. we are talking playing catch at some of the most basic plays that were drawn by mcdaniels.. Personally I am always baffled when a quarterback that has never been successful at the college level makes the NFL roster.. GM’s are trying too hard to come out smarter than everyone else… From everything i have seen, wilson and ewers can make all the throws .. they will both earn their roster spot and our qb room will be better with them
There's a reason why you don't hear the ol' "Of course Tua has good stats... look at who he's throwing to" argument anymore. The most frustrating thing for me has been my apparently unrealistic expectation that the play should improve over time. I mean, I understand playing on short notice won't result in good play in the first week. But a week under center in practice should result in some better play in subsequent games. Tua can miss four or five weeks and the play in week 5 is just as horrible as it was after he came out of the first game.
