Tua Tagovailoa looks more dangerous than ever on the field, and off the field, the normally even-keeled QB is standing up for himself.
but with a unique skill set and a cannon of an arm. Herbert had outstanding touch in the deep game — Tua was incisive in short and intermediate throws. The Dolphins went the safe route: Tua at No. 5 overall. The Chargers went risky: Herbert at No. 6 overall.Herbert signed a five-year, $262.5 million contract this offseason while the Dolphins have Tagovailoa playing on his rookie deal, which will pay him $4.738 million this year.
A part of Tua's offseason was spent purposely thickening up. He put on muscle to help him withstand a season of hits. And Tua has to consider his history of concussions. He suffered two documented concussions last year. In turn, he has taken up Jiu-Jitsu in hopes it might help him fall more gracefully — and avoid smacks to the head.
His feistiness, his intentional weight gain, his Jiu-Jitsu training — they all show how the veteran quarterback is altering the way he does things. And so far, the results have been impossible to dispute. It's just one game — but it might have been the best game Tagovailoa has ever played, with a demonstration that his mental tools and physical tools are at a new level.
It would be a disservice to say this is a New Tua. For the most part, he has always been like this. He's just doing what the best quarterbacks do: He's tweaking things to make sure he's as true to his skills as he can be. And when it comes to letting his emotions show in front of the media, it seems he's looser. He's more free.
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