Podcast: The ‘Was Brian Flores Right To Bench Tua Tagovailoa’ Edition?

By Adam H. Beasley and Armando Salguero

November 25, 2020 7:52 AM

It’s the decision that launched a thousand hot takes:

Dolphins coach Brian Flores pulled his future for a chance to win in the present.

He yanked rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa early in the fourth quarter of a winnable game against the Denver Broncos for performance reasons.

He put in Ryan Fitzpatrick, who moved the ball far better and nearly pulled off the upset.

Was it the right move?

And what now? Will Tagovailoa’s confidence be shaken?

We get into all of that, plus discuss Dolphins greats up for the Hall of Fame in 2021 and preview this weekend’s game against the New York Jets, in our latest Dolphins in Depth podcast.

Adam H. Beasley

Miami Herald

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Adam Beasley has covered the Dolphins for the Miami Herald since 2012, and has worked for the newspaper since 2006. He is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Communications and has written about sports professionally since 1996. Support my work with a digital subscription

Armando Salguero

Miami Herald

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Armando Salguero has covered the Miami Dolphins and the NFL since 1990, so longer than many players on the current roster have been alive and since many coaches on the team were in middle school. He was a 2016 APSE Top 3 columnist nationwide. He is one of 48 Pro Football Hall of Fame voters. He is an Associated Press All-Pro and awards voter. He’s covered Dolphins games in London, Berlin, Mexico City and Tokyo. He has covered 25 Super Bowls, the NBA Finals, and the Olympics.

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