Dolphins QB Situation Unsettled

The Miami Dolphins have been compelled to make use of three quarterbacks of their previous two video games, and there was little however query marks on the place the day after their Week 5 loss in opposition to the New York Jets.

The Dolphins subsequent face the Minnesota Vikings subsequent Sunday at Onerous Rock Stadium and who finally ends up beginning at quarterback was a fairly large thriller in the beginning of the week.

Tua Tagovailoa stays within the concussion protocol after his scary-looking damage within the Week 4 Thursday evening sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals and Teddy Bridgewater is also within the protocol after being eliminated after the crew’s first offensive play within the 40-17 loss at MetLife Stadium by a spotter who decided he had seen instability after successful from Jets rookie “Sauce Gardner” — the primary software of the brand new ataxia provision of the concussion guidelines.

Rookie seventh-round choose Skylar Thompson performed all however that one snap in opposition to the Jets, completed 19-for-33 for 166 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.

Head coach Mike McDaniel mentioned Monday that Bridgewater had no concussion signs both the day of the sport or the day after, however based mostly on the protocol he will not be allowed to observe till Thursday — and even then it is going to be in a restricted capability.

Based mostly on the visible proof from the Jets sport, it does seem that Bridgewater ought to bodily be able to go for the sport in opposition to Minnesota, whereas Tagovailoa would not seem prepared but based mostly on McDaniel’s feedback.

“Proper now. I am not even actually eager about his timeline,” McDaniel mentioned about Tagovailoa. “As I mentioned earlier than, we’re simply making an attempt to get him as wholesome as potential. We’re just about in a 12-to-24-hour reoccurring analysis course of. And he is doing properly. He is right here in the present day however he is not able to take the step to do some soccer stuff but. In order that will probably be ‘discuss to me in each 12 to 24 hours.’ “

As for the potential of Bridgewater beginning in opposition to the Vikings — the crew that drafted him within the first spherical of the 2014 NFL draft — even when he has restricted observe time, McDaniel wasn’t able to make that dedication Monday.

“I wish to see when Teddy can observe, which isn’t as much as essentially us typically after which you recognize, as soon as that occurs, assess the scenario, which is there’s some compounding variables,” McDaniel mentioned. “The one factor I do know is that he’ll do every little thing it takes to arrange to play in a soccer sport. I am very snug with that.

“You simply have to essentially do proper by the soccer crew and the participant by way of whether or not or not he feels snug to execute his obligations. That is too early. There’s too many hypotheticals for me to even assess that. What I do know he is a professional. And if and when he is known as upon, I do know he’ll put his finest foot ahead for himself and his teammates.”

There’s been quite a lot of debate for the reason that sport as as to if Bridgewater was unfairly eradicated from the sport as an overreaction to the damage that Tagovailoa sustained in opposition to the Buffalo Payments on Sept. 25, notably when not one of the movies which have surfaced present indicators of “gross motor instability.”

However McDaniel wasn’t occupied with second-guessing the choice that put Bridgewater out of motion.

“I did not see him stumble, however I am additionally not likely within the enterprise of grading and training spotters,” he mentioned. “The foundations are in place for participant security and I am all about that. Truthfully, so, whether or not he stumbled or not, the principles are the principles and my solely takeaway from the entire course of was actually my private relationship with Teddy. Teddy was very ready to play that sport. And he put rather a lot into it. And I used to be excited to see him play. And my coronary heart harm that he was unable to to execute one thing he was very ready for and his teammates had been excited to see him play.”

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DOLPHINS ROSTER MOVES

— The Dolphins made observe squad strikes Monday, signing cornerback Tino Ellis and defensive deal with Jaylen Twyman and releasing defensive finish Huge Kat Bryant and cornerback Chris Steele.

Ellis spent most of coaching camp with Miami earlier than he was waived/injured Aug. 16. He additionally hung out on Miami’s observe squad in 2020 and 2021. Within the spring of 2022, Ellis performed for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, showing in 9 video games and recording 35 tackles (26 solo) and one interception. He initially entered the NFL as an undrafted school free agent with New Orleans on April 29, 2020 following a collegiate profession at Maryland.

Twyman initially entered the NFL as a sixth-round choose (199th total) by Minnesota within the 2021 NFL draft. He missed the 2021 season on the non-football damage listing and spent a lot of the 2022 season on Minnesota’s observe squad earlier than being launched Oct. 4. Twyman performed collegiately at Pittsburgh, the place he began all 13 video games as a sophomore in 2019 and have become the primary inside lineman to guide Pitt in sacks (10.5) since Aaron Donald had 11.0 in 2013.

— The Dolphins launched linebacker Calvin Munson off injured reserve, making him eligible to signal with any crew proper now. He was placed on IR with an undisclosed damage in late August.

— Lastly, former Dolphins QB Josh Rosen was launched off the Cleveland Browns observe squad.