What a screw job! Ryan Fitzpatrick has waited for his whole career to make the postseason… and now he’ll miss them unless a miracle win happens to bring the Phins to the second round of the playoffs. News has come out that Fitzpatrick has the Wuhan Flu.. er, ahem, COVID 19 and will miss this week and the Wildcard game if the Phins make it there.
Bad news for the Phins and worse news for Fitzpatrick. Crazy how it goes! No one else has it, but Fitzpatrick. Weird?! Man, talk about letting the pressure off Brian Flores and the Dolphins staff. Talk about turning the pressure up exponentially on Tua.
If you aren’t back… Thanks for everything, Ryan Fitzpatrick. It has been a true pleasure to see you play for the Dolphins! Hope you and your family are well through this!!!
Tua is ALL in the spotlight
This puts everything on Tua. Jack Ruddock and Reid Sinnett will be Tua’s backups. The pay per head sites say it’s a sure bet that this isn’t good if Tua goes down.
Not good at all.
Tua will be the end-all, be-all for the Phins this week and the Wildcard game… if they make it. I never would have said this, but given the situation, I can’t help but see it as a possibility:
With a Top 5 pick, Tua must play well enough to not even give the Phins Front Office even a slight reason to consider drafting a QB with that pick. I’m not saying he has to play elite. But, if he totally flops and the Phins are bounced from the playoffs… how can Grier and Flores not consider taking a QB high in the 2021 Draft?
I’m not saying Tua will flop. Given what we’ve seen so far, he’s likely to play okay. And I think that would be enough to not consider drafting a QB high– although, I wished they would, not because of anything Tua has or hasn’t done, but it’s the smart play. They don’t have to use the 3rd pick on one, but with Fitz likely gone, find another QB because they are so valuable. I’ve been advocating Miami drafting another QB even before they picked Tua. If you draft well they are worth a fortune in trade. That’s for another article…
… What is keenly germane is Tua’s play Sunday will have HUGE implications going forward.
Now, should Tua rise to the occasion with even a good performance, all talk of using that 3rd pick is dead. I’m hoping like heck this ends up the case. All this sudden added pressure is great news for Tua. Just like the Dolphins, Tua is in control of his destiny. Fitzpatrick isn’t here, the bucks stops with Tua.
Very good news!
It’s these moments that change destinies and create legends. You’ve got to be in it to win it! Right?!
Tua take the wheel and drive to greatness. You’ve got it in you… DO IT! Go Phins!!!
Too bad about Fitz. As one of your posters above stated, there are a lot of false positives. Anyway, my thoughts on Tua. This game will be his chance to show he belongs in the NFL. I have never been high on Bama QB’s but have kept an open mind hoping for his success. Win or lose, this Dolphins team has surpassed my expectations so the future is bright. With the upcoming offseason, more weapons added, Tua will have no excuses. I think he is talented but does it translate to the NFL. I hope and pray it does. As an aside. Flores has won my respect. Job well done so far. BTW Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a belated happy birthday. GO Dolphins!
Yeah, Fritz. He told Brandon Marshall he has no symptoms and neither does his family. Can of Coke and vegetables have teste positive, so these things are mostly BS. Odd. No other Dolphins has it even though he was at practice. “This game will be his chance to show he belongs in the NFL. I have never been high on Bama QB’s but have kept an open mind hoping for his success.” Tua has the ability… but, it all depends on him being highly cerebral. He can do it to at least an above-average level. Will he? Don’t know. Thanks… yeah, 49 this year. Crazy how fast it runs… Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year’s as well, brother.
I feel terrible for Fitz though… just think he didn’t get a fair shake. Hate to see him go like this. I think he is a special player who just never had the right situation… Hope Tua steps up. Huge stage and it could be amazing or a bit of a dissappointment. What a massive game, Van. Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year.
I love it. Wouldn’t have it any other way. This drama is setting up like something out of Shakespeare. This whole season has had a special feel to it. A loss would be understandable; a win would be epic.
Ohhh man, it is top drama! Tua will get a big interview here. He just needs to prove he can tread water. But, what if he shines? Man ohh man, that would be the icing on the cake. I feel so bad for Fitz though. He was screwed…
So many… even fruits and can of coke tested positive… Sucks! NFL is a true blue believer. It’s now Tua or bust. How you doing, Tom. Been a while, hope allis well and you had a great a blessed Christmas.
Too bad about Fitz. As one of your posters above stated, there are a lot of false positives. Anyway, my thoughts on Tua.
This game will be his chance to show he belongs in the NFL. I have never been high on Bama QB’s but have kept an open mind hoping for his success.
Win or lose, this Dolphins team has surpassed my expectations so the future is bright. With the upcoming offseason, more weapons added, Tua will have no excuses. I think he is talented but does it translate to the NFL. I hope and pray it does.
As an aside. Flores has won my respect. Job well done so far.
BTW Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a belated happy birthday. GO Dolphins!
Yeah, Fritz. He told Brandon Marshall he has no symptoms and neither does his family. Can of Coke and vegetables have teste positive, so these things are mostly BS. Odd. No other Dolphins has it even though he was at practice. “This game will be his chance to show he belongs in the NFL. I have never been high on Bama QB’s but have kept an open mind hoping for his success.” Tua has the ability… but, it all depends on him being highly cerebral. He can do it to at least an above-average level. Will he? Don’t know. Thanks… yeah, 49 this year. Crazy how fast it runs… Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year’s as well, brother.
The team’s season is riding on Tua’s performance. The other players need to play perfectly. We need a much better game than last week.
I feel terrible for Fitz though… just think he didn’t get a fair shake. Hate to see him go like this. I think he is a special player who just never had the right situation… Hope Tua steps up. Huge stage and it could be amazing or a bit of a dissappointment. What a massive game, Van. Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year.
I love it. Wouldn’t have it any other way. This drama is setting up like something out of Shakespeare. This whole season has had a special feel to it. A loss would be understandable; a win would be epic.
Ohhh man, it is top drama! Tua will get a big interview here. He just needs to prove he can tread water. But, what if he shines? Man ohh man, that would be the icing on the cake. I feel so bad for Fitz though. He was screwed…
Just have Fitz take another test. It will be negative. To many false negatives out there.
So many… even fruits and can of coke tested positive… Sucks! NFL is a true blue believer. It’s now Tua or bust. How you doing, Tom. Been a while, hope allis well and you had a great a blessed Christmas.