Tyreek Hill on the state of the Dolphins’ offense, Tua Tagovailoa’s growth
For all the success the Dolphins’ offense has had in the past two seasons, there’s a feeling internally that there is even more for the dynamic unit to achieve.
General manager Chris Grier said as much about quarterback Tua Tagovailoa when he spoke at the NFL Scouting Combine last week.
And in a new interview that wide receiver Tyreek Hill conducted with The Pivot Podcast, he suggested that there is room for the Dolphins’ offense to grow on and off the field.
“With [Kansas City Chiefs quarterback] Pat[rick Mahomes], we all had a relationship with Pat,” he said. “We would all hang out. We would do stuff outside of football. And in Miami, we’re still building that. It hasn’t got to that yet. I’m telling you, this year it’s going to get to that. Because we done had some battles.”
He added: “But it ain’t been a battle where it’s like, we can have a conversation and then we can come back the next play and be like, ‘Aye bruh, I think you should do that.’ You know what I’m saying? It’s been, ‘Nah, [expletive] you.’ And then I’ll talk to you later. Or next week. And we don’t need that. ... Because we’re all trying to win. Being able to have those tough conversations is needed, I feel like.”
Before joining the Dolphins during the 2022 offseason, Hill won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs. He spent the first six years of his career in Kansas City, where he formed one of the best connections in the league and a strong relationship with Mahomes.
The Dolphins ranked No. 1 in total yards in the 2023 season but faltered late in the season, especially against tougher competition. Hill led the NFL in receiving yards and was a Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selection. Tagovailoa led the NFL in passing yards and was named to his first Pro Bowl. But an injury-depleted Miami team lost to the Chiefs in the wild-card round, 26-7.
When asked about the offense at the Combine, coach Mike McDaniel said the state of the unit is “constant evolution.”
Hill also continued to back Tagovailoa, whom he has publicly supported on multiple occasions since arriving in Miami.
“This year for Tua, this is, like, a build-on season,” Hill said. “Because this is obviously the best season of his career. ... He’s going to continue to add on to his game. Because he’s got the skill set and he’s got the supporting cast to do it, with all the weapons he’s got around him.”
