Tua Tagovailoa Claps Back at Critics

Sports Illustrated

Tua Tagovailoa says he has kept receipts, but the Miami Dolphins QB's ranking remains up for debate

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00:00 Tua Tugabaloa says he's keeping receipts.

00:02 This is all getting a little lame to me.

00:03 We're not talking about last season

00:04 when people were writing him off before it started.

00:07 No one has said that Tua is a bomb.

00:09 There may have been some people questioning

00:11 how he performed without Tyreek Hill.

00:13 But can the Dolphins beat a team over 500

00:15 before they talk so much?

00:17 - Right, he's definitely in his feelings.

00:18 I feel like he's stuck between a rock and a hard place.

00:21 If he plays poorly or not up to the standard that he set,

00:24 it's like, "Oh, okay, Tua's not that good."

00:25 And if he plays exceptional, it's like,

00:27 "Oh, well, he's throwing at Tyreek and Jaylon Waddle."

00:29 So it's like, he can't really win.

00:31 I feel like he should focus more on what you just said,

00:34 how about beat a team that's a winning team,

00:36 as worrying about keeping receipts

00:37 and where people place you in terms of quarterback rankings.

00:40 I feel like he's not focused on

00:42 what he needs to be focused on.

00:43 - Yeah, and look, Tua Tugabaloa is a good,

00:46 I don't even know why I say the last name.

00:48 I should just shorten it to Tua,

00:50 once I said it the first time.

00:51 But everybody knows he's a good quarterback, right?

00:53 He's an accurate quarterback and all those things.

00:55 The ability to prove he's more than that

00:58 isn't going to come in a win over the Jets.

01:01 - Yeah, I feel like he's at a place

01:04 where a lot of quarterbacks find themselves,

01:05 like, "All right, what can you do when it actually matters?"

01:08 Like, for him, his matters is,

01:11 "Well, can you beat a winning team?"

01:12 But you see other quarterbacks who are like,

01:14 "All right, well, show me how good you are

01:16 "in terms of playoff success."

01:17 Like, Dak is one of those quarterbacks in that situation.

01:19 So I feel like he's just not focused on the right thing.

01:22 Now, at the same time, whatever motivates you, motivates you.

01:24 So if you're able to internalize that

01:26 and use it to your benefit, that's fine.

01:28 But if you getting too consumed with it,

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