McDaniel sticks with Tua as QB, expects less INTs

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Dolphins backmost Tua Tagovailoa volition stay the team's starter, manager Mike McDaniel confirmed Monday, contempt the worst statistical two-game agelong of his career.

Tagovailoa was pulled from Sunday's nonaccomplishment to the Cleveland Browns successful favour of rookie Quinn Ewers, though the alteration came with astir 8 minutes near successful the 4th fourth and the Dolphins trailing 31-6. He completed 12-of-23 passes for 100 yards and 3 interceptions -- his 2nd consecutive three-interception game.

He's presently tied for the NFL pb with 10 interceptions this season, but McDaniel said the Dolphins (1-6) aren't looking to marque a alteration astatine this time.

"He is going to instrumentality the snaps this week, and helium is going to beryllium a starter this week, and my anticipation is that we don't propulsion 10 picks," McDaniel said Monday.

Tagovailoa's 24.1 passer standing Sunday was the lowest single-game full of his career. He said aft the crippled that helium was "not arrogant of wherever I'm astatine with my play" this play and was committed to reaching the level he's attained successful erstwhile years; the process of doing truthful started Monday.

McDaniel said helium and Tagovailoa watched movie of Sunday's crippled unneurotic Monday morning, similar they've done aggregate times this season.

"In this case, I thought it was important for america to ticker the discourtesy together," McDaniel said. "So, we watched the walk crippled unneurotic this greeting and had nonstop connection astir the ebbs and flows of the crippled and however we tin some amended for each other. Because to me, erstwhile you spell done a show similar that, I don't spot it arsenic each connected a subordinate oregon each connected a coach. It's a moving narration and we some person to get amended unneurotic due to the fact that that's not bully enough.

"I alteration the nonstop tempo of [our conversations] depending connected the quality of what needs to beryllium coached and however overmuch with a fine-toothed comb bash I person to spell done each play oregon radical of plays, affirmative oregon negative, immoderate it takes to get players to play their best."

While the Dolphins aren't making immoderate changes astatine starter, the extent illustration down Tagovailoa is little clear. McDaniel said Ewers was promoted to 2nd drawstring specifically for Sunday's crippled but not needfully connected a imperishable basis.

In his archetypal authoritative NFL action, Ewers completed 5-of-8 passes for 53 yards. McDaniel said helium volition vie with erstwhile No. 2 wide prime Zach Wilson for the occupation down Tagovailoa.

"I'm hoping it's not a week-to-week thing," McDaniel said "It volition beryllium competitory this week and astatine the extremity of the week I'll fto you guys cognize who the backup is and successful the hopes that idiosyncratic grabs and takes it."

In wounded news, McDaniel said Monday that choky extremity Darren Waller, who leads the squad with 4 touchdown receptions, apt volition miss this week's crippled against the Atlanta Falcons due to the fact that of a pectoral injury. A root told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Monday that tests showed Waller has a strained pectoral that is not expected to necessitate country and volition beryllium considered week-to-week.