MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa acknowledged Wednesday that he must be higher after a tough outing in Cleveland — one which included three interceptions, a benching, and an unusually quiet day from large receiver Jaylen Waddle.
“I’m frustrated about those and I’ve got to do something about that, that’s for sure,” Tagovailoa mentioned of his turnovers as the Dolphins put together to face the Atlanta Falcons (3-3) on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “I can’t turn the ball over and expect to win the game.”
Tagovailoa’s struggles in opposition to the Browns led to seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers taking up in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 31-6 loss.
Meanwhile, Waddle completed with only one catch for 15 yards — each season lows — and Tagovailoa mentioned a part of the downside got here right down to his skill to see by means of visitors.
“I think with that, some of it has to do with being able to see guys with their guys also up front and our guys,” Tagovailoa mentioned. “I’m not the tallest guy in the back there either, so being able to see and then sometimes when that happens, you don’t want to just throw it blindly.”
The sixth-year quarterback, who’s been battling by means of thumb soreness, mentioned he’s totally wholesome now and centered on cleansing up his errors heading right into a matchup with one in all the league’s prime cross defenses.
“I’ve been saying this for weeks — can’t turn the ball over and expect to win,” Tagovailoa mentioned. “My ball placement has got to be supreme for our guys for run-after-catches as well.”
Despite Miami’s offensive struggles and a mounting record of accidents that features large receiver Tyreek Hill and tight finish Darren Waller, Tagovailoa mentioned his motivation hasn’t wavered.
“I get to play football,” he mentioned. “This is a game that I’ve dreamed of playing when I was young. You’ve got to be grateful to be where your feet are and have that opportunity to go out and play football again.”
Tagovailoa mentioned he and head coach Mike McDaniel have had “tough conversations” in current days about fixing the offense and serving to the crew rebound from a 2-4 begin.
“It can’t always be, ‘Here’s your flowers,’” Tagovailoa mentioned. “You’ve got to have those tough conversations, and we’ve had them. It’s about figuring out what we can do to get our guys going and put points on the board.”
Miami visits Atlanta on Sunday trying to keep away from a 3rd straight loss and going 1-7 on the season.
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