Parcells questions risk with Tua at QB

Tua Tagovailoa’s parents said this past week he’ll play next season. He remains in concussion protocol and will skip the

Pro Bowl. Hall of Fame coach

Bill Parcells wrote the Miami Dolphins are at risk relying on him.

It’s only the second week of the Dolphins offseason and if it seems conversation already is funneling to one player that’s because it is. Just as it did during the 2022 season. And last offseason with firing Brian Flores and hiring Mike McDaniel. Just it’s been with the tanking-not-tanking blueprint dating to Adam Gase’s firing when the quarterback hadn’t been named.

Every day is Tua-day, and it will be until he goes through next season playing strong and looking healthy. Or he doesn’t. This was the gamble general manager Chris Grier took in drafting him, the one the Dolphins doubleddown on this offseason in a way questioned by Parcells, Grier’s former boss.

Parcells is full of football wisdom to the point veteran coach Sean Payton, once told me, “Every day was law school with him.” Parcells created seven rules for drafting quarterbacks (threeyear college starter, 25 wins …). He had 11 commandments for an NFL quarterback (“No. 2: Clowns can’t run a huddle”).

He also had five central tenets in building a team. One demanded a quarterback durable enough for 14 starts (this was during a 16-game season) to offer a consistency of talent and leadership to build on.

So, in writing for The33rdTeam.com, Parcells said of the Dolphins: “They had a good year. I’m not certain they have stability at the quarterback position.