It’s Tua Tagovailoa’s birthday. Here’s how he compares to two Dolphins legends so far
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa turned 24 years old Wednesday.
The Fins gave Tagovailoa a shout out on their official Twitter account.
So as Tagovailoa celebrates his 24th birthday and enters his third season as the Dolphins starting quarterback, with a new head coach taking over, how did Miami’s two Hall of Fame quarterbacks stack up at the same point in their respective careers?
In two seasons, Tagovailoa has averaged a quarterback rating of 88.1 and thrown more touchdowns than interceptions, though he has been sacked 40 times — 20 in his rookie and second seasons.
Tua completed 66.22 percent of his passes during two seasons.
His QBR is better than what Hall of Famer Bob Griese averaged in his first two seasons. Griese had a 61.6 QBR in 1967 followed by a 75.7 QBR in his second season. That also saw Griese tally 36 touchdown passes against 34 interceptions between the two years.
Griese’s completion percention for his first two seasons was 51.3 percent. He later won two Super Bowls with the Fins, which included the 1972 team’s perfect 14-0 season.
The other Hall of Fame quarterback in Dolphins history is Dan Marino. In his first two seasons, the Pittsburgh native excelled in his first two years en route to his legendary career.
Marino’s QBR in his rookie season of 1983 was 96.0 and then improved to 108.9 in year two. He had 68 touchdown passes against 23 interceptions in that stretch, including a single-season record of 48 in 1984 that stood until Peyton Manning broke it in 2004.
Marino also completed 62.2 percent of his passes for two seasons.
