Tua Tagovailoa finally admitted what Dolphins fans have been screaming for years
Posted November 10, 2025
There are two different Tua Tagovailoas on the Miami Dolphins roster. There is the guy who can't get out of his own head, and the one who beat the brakes off the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
After the game that sent a huge Bill's crowd home in tears from Hard Rock Stadium, Tagovailoa stood at the podium to talk about one of his biggest wins of his career
. Yes, beating the Bills is a big deal. Despite throwing two interceptions, Tagovailoa made it clear why he played the way he did.
"Doing more is not what is going to make me better, just do what I need to do and play calm,"
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa finally admits that he is own worst enemy on a football field
Dolphins fans have been saying for years that Tagovailoa is at his worst when he tries too hard to make things happen. He isn't built like that. Not many quarterbacks are. Too many things need to work in his favor for him to be marginally good when under pressure to win.
It isn't disrespectful to say that Tagovailoa isn't a consistently good quarterback. He isn't good most of the time. Some flashes drop out of the sky and burn out before they hit the ground. Like the fireworks that come out of nowhere, so do his good games.
What Tagovailoa realized, however, is that he tries too hard to overcome those things he doesn't do well. He isn't mobile, so why run the ball? He can't throw consistently deep, so why force it? He can't make more than two reads in a single dropback, so why push the envelope?
Tagovailoa does try too much, and when he does, he tends to fail. We saw this against the Ravens last Thursday. When the Dolphins needed him to come through, he couldn't handle the pressure he was shouldering.
Like most quarterbacks, Tagovailoa is better when he is not under pressure late in a game. For Tagovailoa, being under pressure is conducive to making mistakes, rather than playing with the calmness that eliminates them.
The Bills were never really in the game thanks to a fantastic Anthony Weaver game plan that the entire defense bought into. Offensively, Miami ran the ball down their throats with De'Von Achane. All Tagovailoa had to do was remain calm, like he said, and try not to do more than he is capable of doing.
Chastised earlier in the season for saying he can't do the things that Josh Allen and other quarterbacks can do, Tagovailoa finally did what he is capable of doing. He made smart plays and didn't put the team in a position to lose by forcing throws that would be more costly than what essentially became punts.
Raiders Linked to Star QB as Geno Smith Replacement
The Geno Smith era with the Las Vegas Raiders has been disastrous to say the least. Head coach Pete Carroll attempted to reignite the magic the two had with the
As a result, will the Silver and Black jump back into the quarterback market this upcoming offseason? CBS Sports’ Tyler Sullivan believes that the Raiders should cut their losses with Smith and put their hat in the
race for a potential quarterback that could be available after this season.
Kyler Murray’s time with the Arizona Cardinals could be nearing its end. If the Cardinals decide it’s time to hit the reset button and go in a different direction, the 28-year-old could be made available.
Sullivan believes that the Raiders would be an ideal landing spot for Murray, considering that if Carroll stays on as head coach, the front office will likely prioritize a signal caller that can help them win now over drafting and developing a quarterback.
“Well, that extension you can get out of it after this season.
“It’s really not that cumbersome, unlike the Tua Tagovailoa situation. You can kind of move off of Geno Smith if you want to. And at the time when the Las Vegas Raiders traded for Geno Smith, it was not a move where we looked at them and said they’re suddenly Super Bowl contenders.”
Does Kyler Murray to the Raiders Make Sense?
If there’s any coach in the NFL who can get the most out of an undersized quarterback, it’s Carroll, since he won a Super Bowl with Russell Wilson. As a result, Sullivan believes that the Cardinals’ star makes sense in Las Vegas.
“Kyler Murray makes sense,” Sullivan added. “He’s a younger player and would give them a higher ceiling, especially considering the investments made on offense in recent years with Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty out of the backfield.
This is why I think they could realistically pursue Kyler Murray.
“Pete Carroll is the head coach, and while he may look it, he’s no spring chicken—one of the oldest head coaches in the NFL. He’s not there for a rebuild or to draft and develop a quarterback over three to five years. He wants to contend for the playoffs as early as 2026, which means bringing in a veteran. They tried it with Geno Smith, which didn’t work out, and now they might try their luck with Kyler Murray.”
Will Pete Carroll Survive Year 1 as Raiders Coach?
While Murray heading to the Raiders would be a significant upgrade over Smith and give the Cardinals quarterback a fresh start, the question is whether Carroll will remain the head coach.
FOX Sports Radio’s Rob Parker believes that the Raiders should hit the reset button and fire the 74-year-old.
“If I’m the Raiders, Mark Davis, there [are] two things I’m doing in the offseason,” Park said on the November 7 edition of
“I’m sending him to a home care facility with some money. Thank you, Pete, very much. But there’s no way I’m going forward. This isn’t like other aspects of the team. The quarterback just really played poorly this year, and we could see everything. This team is awful. Just awful.”
