Tua Tagovailoa says he’s ready to shut the critics up

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says that he is ready to silence the critics and “keyboard warriors” this season.

Tua Tagovailoa has been the subject of criticism throughout the first two years in the NFL. Not only is he being compared to his fellow 2020 NFL Draft classmates Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert, but he is also criticized for his arm strength, which was noted by social media users after the team tweeted and deleted a video of a pass to Tyreek Hill in practice.

Following Miami Dolphins minicamp on Thursday, June 2, Tagovailoa says that he is zoning out and not paying attention to the “keyboard warriors” because they are not out with the team practicing. Not only that, but he brought up a deep pass he threw to Hill in practice that day, and said he thought it looked pretty good.

You can listen to Tagovailoa’s comments below, courtesy of Safid Deen of USA Today.

Tua Tagoailoa says he’s tuning out ‘keyboard warriors’

When Tagovailoa bragged a bit about his throw to Hill and asked if anyone filmed it, the media said they were not allowed to. So you’ll have to take his word for it. And really, there is some nonsensical nature to the whole situation, as pointed out by Warren Sharp.

This offseason, the Dolphins have made moves to give Tagovailoa some extra support on the offensive side of the ball this offseason. First, they hired former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their next head coach. Then, the front office signed left tackle Terron Armstead and running backs Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert and Sony Michel. Then, perhaps the biggest move was acquiring Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs and signing him to a four-year, $120 million contract extension.

Make no mistake about it, Tagovailoa has the pieces around him to succeed. Now it is up to him to get the offense to thrive.

Through the first two seasons of his career, Tagovailoa completed 66.2-percent of his passes for 4,467 yards, 27 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 23 games played.

Tagovailoa is not focused on the critics, instead concentrating on practice as the Dolphins look to make a return to the playoffs out of what has become a stacked AFC.