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Tua Tagovailoa: 5 QBs that improved from year one to year 2

By Brian Miller

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 13: Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins waits for the snap against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half in the game at Hard Rock Stadium on December 13, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 13: Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins waits for the snap against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half in the game at Hard Rock Stadium on December 13, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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DENVER – OCTOBER 30: Quarterback Donavan McNabb #5 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks to pass the ball during the game against the Denver Broncos on October 30, 2005 at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos won 49-21. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER – OCTOBER 30: Quarterback Donavan McNabb #5 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks to pass the ball during the game against the Denver Broncos on October 30, 2005 at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos won 49-21. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Donovan McNabb can relate to Tua Tagovailoa’s plight as a rookie. His career looked ugly at first.

In 1999, the Philadelphia Eagles drafted McNabb second overall. His rookie season would see him start only six games. He would lead the team to victory only twice. He threw for less than 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns to seven interceptions.

McNabb would make the Pro Bowl in his second season and first as a full-time starter. In fact, he would make the Pro Bowl five years in a row. In his 2nd season, he led the Eagles to an 11-5 record. Over the next five years, he would complete two 11 win seasons, a 12 win season, and a 13 win season. He would lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl in 2004 losing to New England.

McNabb spent 11 years with the Eagles as the starter but like the others mentioned here, his rookie season that saw him only complete 49% of his passes

Donovan McNabb: 6 starts, 2-4 record, 948 yards, 8 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, and a 49.1% completion rate.

Tagovailoa: 9 starts, 6-3 record, 1,814 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. He had a 64.1 % completion rate.

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