If you ask any one of the Miami Dolphins players who have spent time around second-year quarterback Tua Tagovailoa over the past few months what is different about the Dolphins’ hopeful franchise quarterback, you’ll get different variations of the same observations. Some will, jokingly, acknowledge his beard. Others will mention the dividends of his time training on his body.
But most, if not all, have observed that Tagovailoa is a more confident individual entering into the summer of his second year as the Miami Dolphins’ quarterback of the future.
And now, you can include head coach Brian Flores among those who has made such an observation. Flores met with the South Florida media on Wednesday morning and was asked directly about Tagovailoa’s confidence level at this time versus last year.
“I think he’s definitely more comfortable, but I think that’s normal for anyone in the second year doing anything that you’re doing. I’m sure the same thing is for you as a journalist. Year 1 is Year 1 and you learn a lot and then you get a little bit better in Year 2. You’re more comfortable. I think that’s the case if you’re a football coach, football player, journalist, plumber, firefighter. I think you’re just a little bit more comfortable. You know your surroundings. You know what’s expected of you. You’ve got a better rapport with your teammates, with the people you work with,” said Flores.
“So yeah, I would say I’ve seen him, as well as a lot…
