Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers Safid Deen and Omar Kelly answer questions from readers.
And yet, some are still clamoring for Fitzpatrick, the wily 16-year veteran and fan favorite, to still play for Miami.
There’s some merit to that argument though: Fitzpatrick was playing like one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL before his demotion, with his 80.7 quarterback rating still ranking in the Top 5 after the first game he didn’t play this season.
Sure, Tagovailoa did not light it up during his first NFL start.