Tua Tagovailoa went an efficient 27-of-33 for 273 yards with two touchdowns and an interception on Sunday. Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK

Despite Tua Tagovailoa's big game, Jets player isn't impressed with him

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 11/21/21

Tua Tagovailoa had one of his best NFL performances on Sunday. That didn’t impress at least one opponent, however.

New York Jets defensive end John Franklin-Myers characterized Tagovailoa’s performance in Miami’s 24-17 win as throwing up “prayers” that sometimes went answered.

John Franklin-Myers said Tua beat the #Jets by throwing up “prayers” and “sometimes prayers are answered.”

— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) November 21, 2021

This doesn’t really check out. Tagovailoa went an efficient 27-of-33 for 273 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. That’s a lot of answered prayers.

Tagovailoa has received plenty of criticism during his career, and some of it has come from opponents. His decision-making and his reading of defenses have come under scrutiny. It’s often been quite valid. Here, however, it sounds like sour grapes from a team that made Tagovailoa look very good.

It probably doesn’t help that Franklin-Myers, who has four sacks on the year, collected only one QB hit on Sunday.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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