Tua Tagovailoa named starting QB against the Rams in week 8

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Fitz only beat one team that's considered a legit team and that was the 49ers, their schedule gets harder from here on out so maybe they figured that they needed to get Tua out there before they fukk around and lose 2-3 games and be out of contention.

as good as i think tua will eventually be, tossing a rookie out there mid season probably wont be the answer for their tough stretch. i would much rather them throw tua out there on a light or easy part of their schedule. now if fitz goes out there with 2 stinker games in a row which he is famous for? then you throw tua out there, not when hes playing well and the team is gelling. we know this is tua's team but the optics would be horrible for tua if he loses his first few games because some people will question why was fitz benched when they had a little groove going.
 

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as good as i think tua will eventually be, tossing a rookie out there mid season probably wont be the answer for their tough stretch. i would much rather them throw tua out there on a light or easy part of their schedule. now if fitz goes out there with 2 stinker games in a row which he is famous for? then you throw tua out there, not when hes playing well and the team is gelling. we know this is tua's team but the optics would be horrible for tua if he loses his first few games because some people will question why was fitz benched when they had a little groove going.

Doesn't matter - you're going nowhere with Fitz anyway. It's not like he's this playoff QB anyway.

Giants did the same thing when they broke in Eli - I think they were 5-4 with Kurt Warner when they benched him and I think they went 6-10. You gotta get the kid live action.
 

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Fitz's whole family was in attendance last week - I think they knew before hand how they were gonna handle Tua and they wanted to see his last start. They're going nowhere with Fitz as QB anyway. Let the kid learn. This is good organizational strategy.
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Fitz's whole family was in attendance last week - I think they knew before hand how they were gonna handle Tua and they wanted to see his last start. They're going nowhere with Fitz as QB anyway. Let the kid learn. This is good organizational strategy.
I still wish they would have waited until the saturday before the next game to announce it tho. Add the element of surprise for the next opposing defense.
 
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