When Adam Gase perused the lengthy list of free agent quarterbacks this spring, there wasn’t a single one he saw that he considered better — or in many cases, even as good as — David Fales, who had thrown just 48 regular-season passes in four years since the Chicago Bears drafted him in the sixth round in 2014.
When the offseason program ended Thursday, Gase wasn’t ready to name a front-runner in the battle to back up Ryan Tannehill.
But this much is clear: In practices open to the media, Fales — who was third on the depth chart last year — has been clearly the best of the three contenders for the No.