Let’s finish this nonsense about whether or not Teddy Bridgewater or Skyler Thompson would begin at quarterback for the Miami Dolphins earlier than it will get out of hand from a sure section of followers.
If Tua Tagovailoa is out together with his concussion points, Bridgewater begins within the best resolution of coach Mike McDaniel’s week.
It’s a non-starter as a beginning difficulty. Bridgewater has performed in 75 video games, the bulk as a starter, with a 90.4 quarterback ranking. Thompson hasn’t performed an NFL snap.
A yr in the past, Bridgewater ranked twelfth within the league with a 94.9 ranking in Denver.
A yr in the past, Thompson was at Kansas State on his solution to being a seventh-round decide.
This is a street sport, too, within the Meadowlands towards the New York Jets. Another issue.
Enough stated?
Bridgewater didn’t get a suggestion to begin this yr, however no crew has a greater insurance coverage coverage at quarterback. Now the Dolphins in all probability have to make use of that coverage. Bridgewater accomplished 14 of 23 passes for 193 yards a landing and a expensive interception to finish the Dolphins’ possibilities in Cincinnati final Thursday. With every week’s work in apply because the starter, there’s no motive he doesn’t provide the best choice.
Thompson appeared good in preseason. He may are available in and pull a Bailey Zappe, if wanted. But this section of followers pushing for him to begin are overthinking this example.
2. The Dolphins open as 3-point favorites towards the New York Jets on Sunday. If you noticed the Jets’ 24-20 win towards Pittsburgh, you noticed why. You additionally perceive with the Jets and Pittsburgh as two of the subsequent three opponents how the schedule lightens up. Throw in Minnesota at dwelling and Detroit and Chicago and that is as mild a stretch as the primary month was heavy.
3. The one concern with the Jets is that they’re by some means 2-2 and confirmed some late-game magic in each wins. Down two touchdowns with two minutes to go towards Cleveland, they gained. Down 10 factors within the fourth quarter at Pittsburgh, they gained. Their late-game recoveries rival the Dolphins wins towards Baltimore and Buffalo. Zach Wilson, too, went 5-for-5 on the Jets’ profitable drive in his first begin of the yr.
4. We’re almost to the quarter-pole of the NFL season, which means it’s too early for the playoff spots to imply something, however it’s not too early to look anyhow. The shocker is the AFC has three groups with profitable information: Miami, Kansas City and Buffalo. They’re all 3-1. Eight groups are 2-2. Again, there’s rather a lot to kind out with 12 video games to go. But right here’s the playoff seeding as we speak:
1. Dolphins 3-1. An ideal first month, except for Tua Tagovailoa’s accidents.
2. Kansas City 3-1. Patrick Mahomes simply put up 41 factors on the NFL’s beforehand finest protection in Tampa Bay — probably the most Tampa Bay gave up in three seasons.
3. Jacksonville 2-2. They’re for actual. Doug Pedersen is exhibiting the issue was Urban Meyer.
4. Cleveland 2-2. Ugly loss to Atlanta on Sunday.
5. Buffalo 2-2. They’re one of the best crew within the league.
6. Cincinnati 2-2. After an 0-2 begin, they’re wanting like final yr’s crew.
7. Tennessee 2-2. In his eleventh yr, Ryan Tannehill has 5 TDs, three interceptions and a 93.8 ranking.
5. Quote of the week from NBC’s Rodney Harrison, who estimates he had a minimum of 20 concussions in his profession, concerning the Tagovailoa scenario: “I would get hit, the entire stadium is spinning around, and I would go back into the game. It’s not worth it. And I would implore these young men: Don’t go back on that football field if you get hurt, because I don’t want them to have to feel like me and so many other former players that had to deal with concussions. Whether it’s depression, anxiety, paranoia, broken relationships, not being able to communicate with your spouse and things like that, it’s a lot. CTE takes you to a dark place, and I want these players to know, it’s not worth it. Please take care of yourself. Don’t depend on the NFL. Don’t depend on anybody. If something’s wrong with your head, report it.” That, of us, is why such a giant deal is made about Tagovailoa’s head trauma.
6. New England is on the backside of the AFC East and taking a look at beginning their third-string quarterback, Zappe. But don’t go to a full sleep on them. The Patriots performed their finest sport of the yr Sunday in shedding at Green Bay. Aaron Rodgers vs. Bailey Zappe? Green Bay wanted time beyond regulation to win 30-27. Zappe took over for Brian Hoyer, who left the sport after getting a kick to the pinnacle and going into concussion protocol. Starter Mac Jones is out some time with an ankle damage. Belichick has gone from chasing Don Shula’s win file with Tom Brady to chasing him with Zappe, a rookie out of Western Kentucky. Zappe was effective for a third-string rookie coming off the bench, too, finishing 10 of 15 passes for 99 yards and a landing.
7. Has Raheem Mostert proven he’s the Dolphins main again? He has 39 carries for 147 yards, a 3.8-yard common. Edmonds has 28 carries for 85 yards, a 3.0-yard common? Mostert additionally has seven first downs to Edmonds’ three. Receiving? Mostert has eight catches for 58 yards (8.5-yard common) and Edmonds 9 for 56 (9.3-yard common).
8. It appeared dumb on first look, and it may have all types of AFC East and playoff implications come December. But I’m with Baltimore coach John Harbaugh going for it on fourth-and-goal from the two with 4 minutes left in a tie sport towards Buffalo. Put your self in his headset. Buffalo has scored 4 of its earlier 5 possessions. Harbaugh has an opportunity to go up a landing or make Buffalo take over at its 2-yard line. It couldn’t have turned out a lot worse. Lamar Jackson threw an interception ultimately zone to present Buffalo the ball on the 20-yard line. Buffalo’s Josh Allen then did precisely what Harbaugh feared: His offense drove the ball 77 yards downfield, stopping solely to expire the clock so the 21-yard discipline purpose wins it. Harbaugh caught a number of grief. And nobody would have stated something if he’d kicked the sector purpose and Buffalo turned that 77-yard discipline purpose drive into an 80-yard landing drive because it simply may have. But he made the odd-looking proper resolution that didn’t work out.
9. Stat of Week 4: Baltimore is the second crew in NFL historical past to guide video games (plural) by a minimum of 17 factors of their first 4 video games of a season and lose, in response to Elias Sports. Sunday it was towards Buffalo. The first one was when the Dolphins got here from 21 factors down within the fourth quarter. The different crew to descend to that was Minnesota in 2011. Does Jackson put out this tweet to Buffalo that he did to the Dolphins?
10. It’s odd to see stern, old-school Belichick with a man-crush on Aaron Rodgers. The coach who retains to himself talked for a very long time with Rodgers earlier than and after Sunday’s sport. Then got here his evaluation of the loss: “In the end, Rodgers was just too good. He made some throws that only Rodgers can make. We had pretty good coverage on some of those and he was just too smart, too good, too accurate. In the end he got us.”
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