Tom Pelissero on the Reasonable Expectations for Tua & the Dolphins This Year | The Rich Eisen Show

Tom Pelissero on the Reasonable Expectations for Tua & the Dolphins This Year | The Rich Eisen Show

Ju just kind of a big picture like which quarter, you know, I always talk about, you know, Tua really needs to have a good year this year. Trevor Lawrence really needs to had to have a good year this year. Who are guys like that at the quarterback position who they’re not necessarily playing for their job because they they did sign a new contract recently, but who really needs to have a good season? the Miami dynamic with Tua and Mike McDaniel. You look at again the numbers, I always say this, you look at the stats, the win loss record when Tua is out there with Mike, it’s pretty good. What are they 38 and 24 or something like that or they haven’t played that many games together? It’s a it’s a very good it’s a very good rate around 25 and 10. something like that when they’ve actually been together. But there’s been so much time the two has missed that then you get these weird stretches of Skyler Thompson starting a playoff game or hey we tried to roll uh somebody out there that didn’t work. Let’s put Mike or uh let’s get Snoop Huntley in here. Mike White was on the team last year to his career record is 38 and 24. His record is 38 and 24. Yeah. But with Mike it’s a it’s a he’s only been he’s only been there three years. Yeah. They have 20 they’re 25 and 16. 25 and 16. So that’s still that you’re winning 64% of your game somewhere around there. Like that’s pretty good. That’s serviceable. But then you have these stretches where you’re playing with somebody else. And even when Tulua comes back, think about this. Think about the challenge that Mike McDaniel has every week to design a game plan that doesn’t get the quarterback hit. Everybody else, all right, well, you know, hey, on this play, we’re going to get the right look, but you’re going to have a free rusher and you might have to take a hit. You can’t do that with Tua. So the pressure on him every week is substantial. Having said that, any team that gets three, four years in, and they extended, Mike, before last season, but any team that gets three, four years in and either you haven’t made the playoffs, which the Dolphins did make the playoffs twice and then were banged up in those games, but any that hasn’t won a playoff game, if you get four years in and it’s kind of the same thing, everybody’s job is on the line. Mike McDaniel was brought in for a lot of different reasons, but a big one was he was the guy who came in in his interview and said, “I can win with this. here’s the plays Tua can do. I can make this work. This guy can be really good. Other coaches might have walked in and said, “This isn’t going to work for us.” But he presented the plan saying, “I’m going to embrace this.” And but for concussions, you have to say it’s been a success. Tyreek Hill did not have his best season in 2024. They had injuries all over the place, including to their pass rushers. If you can be healthier and get a real Tyreek back and if the message that they’ve been spreading in terms of accountability of everybody in that locker room and coaching staff, every person accountable to everybody else, which is where you’ve heard those two comments about Tyreek, if they can have those things come together, they’ve got a chance to be good. No one’s talking about the Dolphins being in that mix, but they won what 11 games two years ago. Last year was a mess and Tua missed a bunch of time. When Tua is healthy, they’ve got a shot. If Tua does not stay healthy again this year and you’re talking about four consecutive seasons of this and or they just don’t get any better and they don’t advance in the playoffs, then you’re probably talking about the Dolphins having to consider all options in terms of what’s on the table. Catch the Rich Eisen Show live weekdays from 12 to 3:00 p.m.

Rich Eisen Show guest host Tom Pelissero breaks down the Dolphins’ season outlook and how much pressure Tua Tagovailoa is under to have a successful season in Miami.

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