While beginning quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is out indefinitely with a concussion, veteran Teddy Bridgewater will begin for the Dolphins, coach Mike McDaniel stated Friday.
“It’s one of the strengths of our football team, and I thnk that guys rely on that,” McDaniel stated. “Tua, Teddy and Skylar [Thompson] have shaped an awesome working group, and our guys consider in all three of them.
Bridgewater would be the starter for the foreseeable future, as McDaniel stated there was no timeline for Tagovailoa’s return.
“The most honest and forthright I can be is I literally have no timetable or even thought to it,” McDaniel stated. “That’s where I would feel irresponsible is even thinking about it. I just want him … to get all the evaluation possible, to do all the things recommended from all the medical counterparts and I want him to get on the road to recovery from that as the human being, and then we’ll cross that bridge. But in terms of the timeline of crossing that bridge, I have zero idea.”
Bridgewater entered Thursday’s loss to the Bengals within the second quarter and accomplished 14 of 23 passes for 193 yards. He threw one landing and one interception.
The former Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl quarterback is in his ninth 12 months within the NFL and has performed for 5 totally different groups.
Bridgewater is aware of what Tagovailoa is coping with, as his 2021 season ended prematurely when he suffered a concussion in opposition to Cincinnati in Week 15 final 12 months. He stated his expertise was scary, and he has no reminiscence of the harm or journey to the hospital.
“It’s very scary,” Bridgewater stated after Thursday’s recreation. “You hear folks say harm is part of the sport. That’s the a part of the sport that sucks. It’s enjoyable to compete, it’s enjoyable to attain touchdowns and make performs, however it’s that one facet of the sport that actually sucks, and it’s unlucky.
“For me, I just think about my son. And one day he’s going to be old enough to use Google, and he’s going to Google his dad, and he might see his dad getting carted off on the field, or his dad had a concussion. All those things play in your head.”
McDaniel additionally had reward for Thompson, who made the roster as a rookie after excelling in preseason play.
“He’s just working constantly,” McDaniel stated. “When he’s on the field, we’ll make some plays. So he’s in a great spot, too. Feel very fortunate to have those two guys.”
Howard’s standing
McDaniel stated the Dolphins would consider star cornerback Xavien Howard and Byron Jones’ standing on Monday to see if they’d be capable of play in opposition to the New York Jets on Oct. 9.
“We’ll probably re-evaluate that at the beginning of the week, which we’ll always do,” the Dolphins coach stated. “I don’t really have anything for that today.”
Howard began Thursday’s loss to the Bengals and performed 40 snaps, however he departed the sport after aggravating a groin harm that had been bothering him earlier this month.
“[Howard] is a competitor and a fierce one at that,” McDaniel stated Friday. “I know he’s going to do everything to make sure that he’s completely capable.”
Byron Jones’ standing may also be decided subsequent week. The eighth-year veteran has missed Miami’s first 4 video games this season whereas on the physically-unable-to-perform checklist following offseason leg surgical procedure. Jones is eligible to return for the Dolphins’ recreation in opposition to the Jets.
“I know Byron is working his tail off,” McDaniel stated.
Kicking points
Kicker Jason Sanders had a 52-yard discipline purpose blocked and missed an additional level when he hit the upright. He talked about each briefly after the sport.
“The extra point, I hit it well,” he stated. “I simply occurred to push it a little bit huge. The place to begin was a little bit off. It was a superb kick.
“And the block I haven’t seen the film yet so it’s going to be something we’ve got to look at and see what the issue was. I’m not sure what it was yet.”
Outside noise
The Dolphins turned loads of heads and piqued loads of curiosity by beginning 3-1. But they’re not protecting tabs.
“I couldn’t care less about anybody else,” tight finish Mike Gesicki stated. “We just have to come out every single week, and try to win every single week. That’s about it.”
Linebacker Jerome Baker stated nobody within the locker room cares about impressing folks outdoors of the locker room.
“We know the team we have, we know the guys we have in this locker room, and we know the potential we have,” he stated. “So we don’t really care what anybody says about us or anything like that. Our main focus is getting back right, getting healthy and going on to next week.”
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