Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald react to the Miami rookie’s mediocre performance in Sunday’s loss to the Bengals. Check out the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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We had another rookie quarterback play today, and that was Quinn Ewers of Texas.
Seventh rounder.
That is true.
It happened.
There were a couple nice throws.
Yeah.
I will say that.
I was about to say.
I don’t know.
It happened.
How’d I do?
He looked like a I watched it.
I rewatched it.
I…
Uh, it was, uh, it was Samoans.
Well, it wasI guess, maymaybe he looked a little better than a seventh-rounder.
It was rough.
But not better than the Day Three pick.
Yeah.
Ah, just, uh, it washe’s about awesome on That line.
It was fun.
Again, uh, it was fine.
It was nice seeing a little zip on the ball.
He could be your backup next year.
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Yeah, yeah.
That’s fine.
And I think the thing with Ewers, too, is that, like, he’s not very big, and he’s not the Fastest guy, either.
But, like, in that offense, Like, Ihe’s got a quick trigger.
He can throw some trick shots.
All right, we’ll get him on the move, do some movement throws like they do.
All those RPO stuff, and just let him throw some trick shots.
And I thought he had a couple nice throws.
I think that’s, That’s all, that’s all I gotta say about it.
Um, I love the run game, man.
Yeah.
The run game’s sick.
Uh, I will say that.
And then the Bengals just kind of, like, All right, the Bengals just played.
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But yeah, I, I don’t know.
The Dolphins, man, I’m as curious as Anybody, whatever they decide to do, what trip they go down.
Mac Jones is under contract for another year.
Uh, I’ve been trying to figure out who’ll go Fill these seats, man.
Malik Willis might be.
Might be a popular dude in a couple of weeks.
Jacoby, I mean, the Cardinals might’ve stumbled into Jacoby Brissett.
And it might be the best answer for ’em.
Sono, he’s been good.
I don’t, I don’t know what thehe’s actually Been good, yeah.
He’s been good, man.
He’s been, like, for what they are, Michael, him or Michael Wilson.
I mean, theyhe’s, like, legitimately been, like a fine starter.
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Again, like he was with the Cleveland Browns a few years ago.
Like, Jacoby’s like a nice, fine starter.
But yeah, Nothing, anything else?
Anything on Browns?
Bills?
That’s the other rookie starter.
Jets?
UhSaints?
I, I they had some rookie starting quarterbacks.
I was, I’m not remembering much of those names.
Yeah.
W-w-what I’ll say about all those in one blanket statement, The day-three and undrafted quarterbacks look like day-three and undrafted quarterbacks.