Miami has Tua to lead the Phins for at least two more seasons
The Miami Dolphins decision to use the 5th year option on Tua Tagovailoa has made the road ahead very clear for the young QB and Phins fan. It’s now Tua or bust through a critical Dolphins window of talent that is wide open through the 2023 and 2024 Season! Among the positive points in using the 5th Year option, we won’t have to hear the endless droning of speculation of is it ‘Tua or some other quarterback’ who will be the starter through the offseason. This will be refreshing from 3 years of that tired narrative.
Now, we can just focus on gauging if the kid is the long-term solution or not for the Dolphins. And with a ‘cheap’ 5th year option of 23 million, Miami can stock up and talent to give him the best opportunity over the next two seasons to prove just that!
The Phins have a ton of talent, but…
Miami restructured the contracts of Terron Armstead, Brandon Chubb, and Tyreek Hill to put them $28 million in the plus side of the cap. You can add another $13 million from Byron Jones’ release post June 1st. That gives Miami $41 million to work with– $28 million through the Free Agency period and $41 post June 1st when Jones release hits!
Clearly a 5th year option or a long-term deal for Christian Wilkens is in order. So, knock off $15-20 million for Wilkens and another $5-6 million for draft signings. That will give Miami somewhere south of $20 million to spend in FA. But, with only 43 players (42 minus Jones) on the roster, they must bring in a ton of players. They brought Salvon Ahmed back, but they still need plenty more bodies and talented bodies at that.
The Phins 2nd and 3rd Round picks along with Free Agency will be key in the fleshing out of the roster. Miami has all the ammo to give Tua the best opportunity in ‘making good’ and leading the Dolphins to a successful season in what appears to be a very competitive AFCE.
You can bet with the best football software that running back, tight end, and offensive line are clear needs for this offense and Tua. Miami needs better protection and better blocking if they want to both protect Tua and help him produce.
So, it’s great news that Tua is locked in, but there’s still plenty more work to do.
The Dolphins have Tua and a ton of talent
With Fangio leading a talented defense and McDaniel running a potent offense, Tua is surrounded by a ton of talent from Javon Holland to Tyreek Hill. But depth is as key a factor as team talent for success in the NFL. Many of these excellent Phins players are backed up by poor play or no one at all. So, the great news is Miami doesn’t need a ton of stars, but they do need a ton of depth. With all the money available and most of their picks, this isn’t too tall an order.
So, with Tua under contract for two more seasons along with the coaching staff and high point talent, Miami just needs to fill out the roster this offseason. And if they do, maybe it will be a magical 2023 Season for the Phins!
Totally agree. In order to keep Tua healthy, we need to run the ball better and continue to add quality talent to the OL. Recently, the Titans released their veteran center. My feeling is that we could sign this guys and move Williams back to LG with Jones as his back-up. Heard rumor that the team is interested in Derek Henry? What about with our 2nd round pick drafting a TE? One pundit suggested that Miami is interested for 2nd round pick in a MLB? Your thoughts!
Hey, brother… MJ… I don’t see Henry… too much cash. DEF think TE is coming in the 2nd. Hope a OL in the 3rd… or maybe even a OL in the 2nd or TE in the 3rd. OL talent is thin they say on Day 2… sure there is a stud there, but the odds are lower from what the evals say. Think TE is the pick in the 2nd. Some Centers there in the 2nd… Don’t like Williams at G as much as at C. Also, I don’t see Grier giving up on Eich just yet. MLB in the 2nd… not now with Long being added. Hope all is well and sorry about the late response.
Jimmy,
Totally agree. In order to keep Tua healthy, we need to run the ball better and continue to add quality talent to the OL. Recently, the Titans released their veteran center. My feeling is that we could sign this guys and move Williams back to LG with Jones as his back-up. Heard rumor that the team is interested in Derek Henry? What about with our 2nd round pick drafting a TE? One pundit suggested that Miami is interested for 2nd round pick in a MLB? Your thoughts!
Hey, brother… MJ… I don’t see Henry… too much cash. DEF think TE is coming in the 2nd. Hope a OL in the 3rd… or maybe even a OL in the 2nd or TE in the 3rd. OL talent is thin they say on Day 2… sure there is a stud there, but the odds are lower from what the evals say. Think TE is the pick in the 2nd. Some Centers there in the 2nd… Don’t like Williams at G as much as at C. Also, I don’t see Grier giving up on Eich just yet. MLB in the 2nd… not now with Long being added. Hope all is well and sorry about the late response.