The Miami Dolphins quarterback conducted his first media session since his comments about former head coach Brian Flores
Tua Tagovailoa conducted his first media session since his Brian Flores comments went viral last week, so naturally the subject was brought up.Tua said he had not heard from Flores, now the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator, since the comments aired last week, nor had he seen Flores' comments in response to Tua's assertion that he basically told him "you suck" every day.
“Yeah, 100 percent," Tua said. "This is a quarterback-driven league; I 100 percent think that. Without a good team, without a good quarterback, I don’t think you can do much in this league. Sure, you can have a good defense, but there’s really good offenses in this league. You got to put up points and you got to find ways to do that. So I definitely believe that, for sure.”
There was one oddity during Tua's time under Flores, and that was the decision to insert him into the lineup as a rookie in 2020 as the Dolphins headed into their bye after they had defeated the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets by 26 and 24 points with Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing three touchdown passes in each game.
"Well, to put it in simplest terms, if you woke up every morning and I told you, 'You suck at what you did, that you don't belong doing what you do, that you shouldn't be here, that this guy should be here, that you haven't earned this, right?' And then you have somebody else come in and tell you, 'Dude, you are the best fit for this.
Flores responded the next day from Minnesota when he showed up for his weekly media session flanked by two of his current defensive players.
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