The Tua Era is over

[Chickie 79]

Tank for Tua

[Drogon 21]

1 hour ago, Chickie said:

Tank for Tua

Probably over for McDaniel as well.

[Maximum Overkill 2,370]

3 hours ago, Drogon said:

Probably over for McDaniel as well.

Agree, I think both are out of jobs come Monday morning 

[TBayXXXVII 2,654]

Tua isn't losing his job.  He's locked in for 1 more year.  He just signed an extension last off-season. 

[Maximum Overkill 2,370]

7 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Tua isn't losing his job.  He's locked in for 1 more year.  He just signed an extension last off-season. 

You don't think they'd replace him as the starter? Why wouldn't they? He's a train wreck 

[BufordT 437]

3 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

You don't think they'd replace him as the starter? Why wouldn't they? He's a train wreck 

I think Tua's job is pretty safe with Ewers (who stinks) and Z Wilson (who stinks) as his backups

[TBayXXXVII 2,654]

5 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

You don't think they'd replace him as the starter? Why wouldn't they? He's a train wreck 

Not this year or next, no.  With who?  Quinn Ewers?  I don't know if that dude will be a good NFL QB or not, I don't follow college football to know enough, but I don't think they're going to pull the plug on Tua for him this year.  I think they need a new coach/system.  Daniel Jones looked like a train wreck in NY, he goes to Indy and now they have the best record in the NFL and he's playing at an MVP level.  He's 5th in yards, 4th in comp%, 8th in passer rating, and 1st in QBR.  Tua never played as bad, in any season (including this one), that Jones did in most years of his career.  I'm not saying Tua could play at an MVP level or not, I'm just saying that the right system, for the right coach/team, makes a huge difference.

From a financial perspective, if they replace Tua in the draft, they're not going to trade or release him and take a $130M cap hit (pre-6/1).  There's a 0.0% chance of that happening.  Now, they could trade him after 6/1 and take a $78M cap hit, but what good will that do when you're going to get pennies for him because everyone has their QB by then and on top of that, have to take a $32M cap hit in 2027.  I think they're locked into him this year and I think they're best served getting a new coach/system next year.  Give it the one season and see what happens.  If it works, great, they'll still have 2 more seasons with him.  If it doesn't, they can move on for a $16M cap hit.  That's nothing in the NFL.

[Chickie 79]

On 10/5/2025 at 10:13 AM, Maximum Overkill said:

Ohh crap, I didn't see that. I was in & out 

 

1 hour ago, BufordT said:

I think Tua's job is pretty safe with Ewers (who stinks) and Z Wilson (who stinks) as his backups

Don’t sell Zack short. Just because he was a disaster with the Jets, think Sam Darnold. The Jets are a jinxed franchise thanks to the curse of Joe Willie which is very real 

[TBayXXXVII 2,654]

15 minutes ago, Chickie said:

Don’t sell Zack short.

I think the Dolphins already did when they put Ewers in the game and not Wilson, on Sunday.

[Ray_T 783]

1 hour ago, Chickie said:

 

Don’t sell Zack short. Just because he was a disaster with the Jets, think Sam Darnold. The Jets are a jinxed franchise thanks to the curse of Joe Willie which is very real 

He hasnt shown enough that I'd replace Tua with him.

I do think if they do replace Tua, it will be in the offseason or very very late in the season.  they will give Zach a cup of coffee to see if he has learned anything (or unlearned some bad habits)

[weepaws 3,295]

For their fans, the Dolphins need to make a Qb change, I recall, people of this board disapproved of the Gmen going with Dart.  Time is now for the Dolphins to please their fans, and eat the money that they stupidity over paid Tua.