Tua vs. Tyreek: Who is the Miami Dolphins offensive MVP?
The case for Tua
Tagovailoa’s time with the Miami Dolphins has been well-documented. After two years of uncertainty, he finally showed the potential fans were hoping to see. He completed 64.8 percent of his passes and threw for 3,548 yards, 25 touchdowns, and eight interceptions with a passer rating of 105.5. At one point, he led the NFL in passer rating and received the most votes to make the Pro Bowl.
In the 12 games that Tagovailoa started and finished, the Dolphins went 8-4 and the offense averaged 26.4 points per game and 286.5 passing yards per game. In the six games he missed or was unable to finish, playoffs included, the Dolphins went 0-6 and averaged 18.5 points per game and 203.5 passing yards per game. The combination of Teddy Bridgewater and Skylar Thompson was only able to throw over 200 yards in a game twice — Bridgewater threw for 329 yards in Week 6 against the Minnesota Vikings, while Thompson threw for 220 yards against the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round.
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A conversation about Tagovailoa’s season has a big “yeah, but …” attached to it, and that “yeah, but …” is the injury situation. His three concussions suffered over the course of the season caused him to miss significant time in six games, including the Dolphins’ first-round matchup against the Bills. Can a team’s most valuable player on offense be a guy who missed such a significant amount of time? Depends on one’s definition of “valuable”. Is Tagovailoa’s value shown when the offense is rolling or when it goes into the tank?