MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) – Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is targeted on his footwork heading into the brand new season. Tua spoke to the media for the primary time on Wednesday for the reason that hiring of Coach Mike McDaniel.
Also on the podium, Dolphins General Manager Chris Grier who began his pre-draft press convention declining to speak a couple of former sixth spherical decide – Tom Brady. The future corridor of famer had reportedly been linked to becoming a member of the Dolphins group sooner or later, however Grier saved the dialog targeted on April’s draft.
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Because of the commerce to amass large out Tyreek Hill, the Dolphins don’t have a variety till the third spherical. Grier mentioned making that transfer wasn’t an indictment on the expertise on this 12 months’s class, it was simply a possibility they couldn’t go up. As for what followers can anticipate within the draft, Grier did spotlight two positions which have caught his eye.
“It’s a pretty good offensive line group. I think there’s some talent all the way through from the tackles, the guards, centers, all the way in through the mid rounds. I think you can find some good quality players. Like everything, everyone is always looking for the pass rushers. I think there are some high-level rushers in this draft,” mentioned Grier.
Although Miami solely has 4 picks to play with, Grier didn’t rule out the potential for shifting again into the early rounds. It’s clear, nonetheless, the large strikes for this workforce had been finished throughout free company.
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“Yes, we’ve added some pieces on offense as well, but a lot of fits what Mike (McDaniel) is looking for. And yeah, a lot of it does fit what Tua does well, and I think we’re all very excited. I know Mike has been raving about Tua here over – him and Coach (Darrell) Bevell – their time working with him and spending time with him in the meeting rooms and watching him on the field here yesterday,” mentioned Grier. “So yeah, we’re very excited for him and looking forward to the season and how he keeps progressing.”
When Tagovailoa spoke to reporters, he mentioned McDaniel’s offense is much like what he ran at Alabama. The two sat down and watched 150 clips of Tua passing, each good and unhealthy, as a option to transition to the brand new offense.
“The reason as to why he showed me that is it transitions to the way he kind of schemes up the offense. Really, the biggest thing for us is YAC (yards after catch). We want to YAC the heck out of teams.”
When requested about his relationship with former coach Brian Flores, he merely mentioned, “Well, I’ll tell you this, I’m very thankful that he drafted me to come here to play for the Miami Dolphins. That’s what I’d say.”
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As for his new coach, Tagovailoa referred to as McDaniel “very supportive” and “super cool.”