Tua’s NOT the Biggest Problem with the Dolphins, but is Part of the Problem…Which IS the Problem

Tua’s NOT the Biggest Problem with the Dolphins, but is Part of the Problem…Which IS the Problem

The Miami Dolphins are 1-5, and with so many problems in Dolphins-Land, I couldn’t begin to list them all.

Some of the problems are significant, while others are minor.

Whether it’s the run defense, the secondary, the offensive line, or the lack of big plays in the passing game with Tyreek Hill out of the lineup, this is a flawed football team.

Tua Tagovailoa hasn’t played his best football in 2025 either.

In the eyes of some fans, Tua is to blame for everything and all of the losing.

That is unfair.

In the eyes of others, though, Tua isn’t Miami’s biggest problem, so you shouldn’t hyper-focus on him.

Well, that is kind of giving him a free pass in some ways.

The reality is that Tua is not the biggest problem with the Dolphins, but he is part of the problem….and at its core, THAT IS THE PROBLEM!

The Dolphins gave Tua a $212 million contract with $167 million fully guaranteed.

When you make that money, you can’t be any type of problem, big or small.

And that is the core of the Dolphins’ problems.

Suppose Tua was balling out week in and week out, playing at a Pro Bowl or All-Pro level, and the Dolphins were still losing games. In that case, Tua should get that free pass, and the Dolphins organization, Mr. Ross, and Dolphins fans can hang their hat on: we’ve got the right quarterback in place; we need to build around him.

But that isn’t the case, far from it.

Maybe Tua isn’t the biggest problem with the Dolphins, but the fact that he is a problem at all tells you all you need to know about why this organization isn’t going anywhere.

In six games this season, Tua has seven interceptions, including three this past week alone.

He threw game-ending interceptions against the Patriots and Bills in September, as the Dolphins attempted to stage a comeback in the late 4th quarter.

So, however you want to rank all of the Miami Dolphins’ problems in 2025, is fine, but the fact that Tua is on that list is, at its core, the problem.

He shouldn’t be on the list of problems at all.

Not when an organization goes all in and pays him the kind of money he is getting paid.

Tua is a Problem and is Not the Answer

Not only is Tua a problem on this roster, but he also isn’t the answer moving forward.

What he did after the loss to the Chargers, throwing his teammates under the bus, is not what a leader does.

Not one that just walked off the field in which he threw three interceptions.

In the NFL, the franchise quarterback needs to be the leader, and it’s obvious his teammates don’t respect him.