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Ian Rapoport hints at likely Dolphins starter to face the Titans

The Miami QB situation isn't all doom.
Brian Miller
Brian Miller

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The Miami Dolphins are on a continuous carousel of quarterbacks, and there may be a new name in the mix come Monday night when the Tennessee Titans visit Hard Rock Stadium.

Tua Tagovailoa still has a few weeks before he can return to the team and that is if he clears all the hurdles with the neurologists and the NFL concussion protocols. In the meantime, the Dolphins have a serious quarterback problem.

Maybe that problem is about to go away, or at the very least, a possible solution will present itself. According to Ian Rapoport, the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback moving forward may just be Tyler "Snoop" Huntley.

Nothing is definitive, and Rapoport isn't saying this is a confirmation, but he also doesn't say that it is simply a hunch. The Dolphins' best chance for success may just be the quarterback they signed a week ago off the Baltimore practice squad.

Mike McDaniel needs to start Tyler Huntley for Monday Night Football

Huntley's NFL experience isn't great, nor does he possess a great win/loss record, but he brings a different change of pace to Miami's offense. He isn't a flat-footed quarterback like Skylar Thompson and Tim Boyle. He moves around, creates time, and allows his wide receivers to find soft spots in the defense.

This is an important change for the Dolphins. Huntley's ability to run the ball brings another element. Huntley has never played with this level of talent at wide receiver. In Baltimore, the Ravens were a run-heavy team with adequate receivers, but nothing on the level of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

If Huntley can buy time, Hill can find a way to get open and all Huntley has to do is get him the ball. Huntley is far from perfect, if he was he would be starting for another NFL team, but right now, he might be the perfect quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and that might just be enough. We'll see if he starts on Monday, but from our chair, he should be the easy choice over Thompson.

Brian Miller

Brian Miller

Brian Miller has been an editor and senior content contributor for Phinphanatic for 18 years. Brian was born a Dolphins fan. He won multiple Miami Dolphins "Webbie" awards, voted on by his peers. He has had his articles mentioned in Sports Illustrated and the New York Times as well as discussed on national and local Miami radio shows. He has written articles for the Miami Dolphins Game Day magazine as well. Brian is a former paramedic who has served in various capacities for over 22 years. He is the father of four kids and has been married for 30 years. Brian also currently contributes to an entertainment site Along Main Street.