Tua Tagovailoa 2020 Outlook
Should the Dolphins slow-roll Tagovailoa during his rookie season or should he play as soon as he begins to perform as well as -- or better than -- Ryan Fitzpatrick in practice? That's the most important on-field question the Dolphins will face this season. While it's likely Fitzpatrick will begin Week 1 as the starter, Miami isn't opposed to playing Tagovailoa as a rookie. According to the Miami Herald, the expectation of Fitzpatrick holding on to the job is based not only on the fact that he has infinitely more experience than Tagovailoa, (and five years of experience in offensive coordinator Chan Gailey's system) but also because Tagovailoa cannot do any on-field work with Dolphins coaches because of the lack of an in-person off-season program. But if Tagovailoa impresses coaches, they're not at all opposed to him seeing the field at some point this season. Fantasy managers will see how that plays out, but it's worth noting that Tagovailoa had more games where he threw four or more touchdowns (12) than he had total interceptions (11) throughout his entire collegiate career. In the words of Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport, "If he plays half as well as he did at Alabama, Tagovailoa is going to take South Florida (and the NFL as a whole) by storm."
