Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has a lot to be pleased about this yr.
Beyond stringing collectively the perfect three video games of his profession earlier than Thanksgiving and the Dolphins’ Sunday matchup with the Houston Texans, Tagovailoa and his spouse welcomed a child boy, Ace, to the world in latest months.
For Tagovailoa, fatherhood has provided him a recent perspective.
“It’s very unique how having a child impacts how you see things differently in life,” Tagovailoa stated. “It’s like nothing that I’ve ever skilled. There’s no playbook for this.
“I’ve always had a tremendous amount of heart for kids, but now that I have one of my own, you go home and the best thing is when you see them smile and laughing. It’s the best thing in the world.”
And Tagovailoa is grateful that his first crack at being a dad is with a son.
“I thank my Heavenly Father up above that I got a boy first,” he stated laughing. “Oh, man. I don’t know what I’d do if I had a woman. It’d be slightly tougher, I believe, as a result of I wouldn’t know what to do essentially.
“Having been around cousins that have had kids that were boys, it kind of makes it a little easier that I have a boy myself with my wife.”
Tagovailoa talked about the remainder of his household, his mother and father, siblings and spouse, as nicely. He stated he’s grateful for his Dolphins teammates, coaches and assist workers.
As Tagovailoa has performed three consecutive video games with a quarterback ranking of 135.0 or higher, the three finest outings of his profession, the offseason addition of broad receiver Tyreek Hill and coach Mike McDaniel’s offense can all be attributed as elements for his improved play in Year 3. But longtime offensive coordinator and quarterback guru Darrell Bevell, Miami’s quarterbacks coach who took in Tagovailoa this offseason, additionally needs to be credited for his enchancment.
“Very detail-oriented,” stated Tagovailoa of Bevell. “My relationship with Bev has really grown a lot.”
Right round when Tagovailoa received sizzling over the previous three video games, he had Bevell and his household over to his home to observe a film and have dinner.
“[He has a] great family,” Tagovailoa stated. “I think having someone of his personality where, regardless of how cool you guys are, if you’re not on top of your stuff, he’s going to let you know. That’s kind of the relationship that I would say I have with him.”
McDaniel continually evolving the Dolphins offense over the course of the season has additionally allowed Tagovailoa to flourish.
“A lot of things are new in our passing game and in our running game and our play-action game,” Tagovailoa stated. “He’s always working on things that can grow the offense and help the offense, so there’s a lot of nuances.”
When Ace Tagovailoa grows older, Tua Tagovailoa could someday inform him how a key season for his profession improvement got here after the Tagovailoas introduced him into the world.
Following the crew’s bye week, the Dolphins (7-3) stay a 7-0 in video games the place Tagovailoa has began and are available away wholesome. In the previous three video games particularly, Tagovailoa has thrown 9 touchdowns to no interceptions, finishing 76.5 % of passes for 969 yards.
It has all helped Tagovailoa lead the NFL in passer ranking (118.4 on the season) as he already has established a profession excessive in landing passes (18).
The third-year quarterback and first-year captain is ensuring his teammates keep prepared for the 1-8-1 Texans as they arrive off the bye and have the West Coast highway journey — at San Francisco and Los Angeles — that follows.
“It’s most definitely really important for us to stay locked in,” he stated. “We understand that we’ve had a bye and now Thanksgiving is coming up. Guys have family members coming in town, and you can get lost with not doing things that you would normally do on a weekly basis where maybe I’ll take this day off because it’s Thanksgiving and guys aren’t studying. I don’t think that’s the case for our guys. I know a lot of our guys were itching to come back.”
Tagovailoa stated he’s internet hosting a Thanksgiving dinner at his home and all his Dolphins teammates are invited.
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