Tua Tagovailoa off to tough start at Dolphins training camp

Starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is off to a rough start at Miami Dolphins training camp.

2021 is a critical year for Tua Tagovailoa as the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback, but the former No. 5 overall pick has to stop terrible throwing picks in practice to his teammates.

Tagovailoa threw an awful pick to linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel during practice on Wednesday, one where the quarterback had to reconvene with tight end Adam Shaheen to discuss where the communication breakdown happened. Yes, this is one interception in an early training camp practice, but these increasingly rampant offseason picks cannot be sitting well with the fanbase.

Miami is good enough to make the NFL playoffs, but only if Tagovailoa greatly improves under center in his second year with the Dolphins.

Tua Tagovailoa’s accuracy issues should have Miami Dolphins fans worried

Coming out of Alabama, accuracy was widely seen as Tagovailoa’s greatest strength. He may not have a gun for left arm, but he does throw a beautiful spiral. Unfortunately, he looks to be a distant third to the Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert and the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow when it comes to his quarterbacking draft classmates. At least Jordan Love has not played yet..

It just seems to be one thing after another with Tagovailoa. He had major injury concerns coming out of Alabama. His athleticism does not stand out at the NFL level. Factor in a poor Wonderlic score, getting benched for Ryan Fitzpatrick twice last year and admitting to not knowing the playbook and this cannot sit well with Dolphins fans. He has to get this thing right in year two.

If Miami does not make the playoffs this year, Tagovailoa will receive a bulk of the blame for it.