Tua Tagovailoa described some stark differences between Brian Flores and current Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel.
that aired on Monday, Tagovailoa got candid about playing under Brian Flores versus Mike McDaniel. The No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft said he began to believe he didn't belong during his two seasons under Flores, while McDaniel has made him feel right at home.
He went on to throw for 2,653 yards, 16 touchdowns and 10 picks over 13 games the following season, and he says the criticism he received across his first two years under Flores took a toll on his confidence. “You hear it more and more, you start to believe that,” he said. “I don't care who you are. You could be the president of the United States, you have a terrible person telling you things that you don't want to hear or probably shouldn't be hearing, you're going to start believing that about yourself. And so that's what sort of ended up happening.
Tagovailoa and the Dolphins' offense has taken off under McDaniel. The QB threw for a league-leading 4,624 passing yards in 2023 and earned his first Pro Bowl nod while mixing in 29 passing touchdowns and 14 interceptions. The Dolphins went on to reward him last month with a
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