You are the Miami Dolphins. You have assembled a star-studded roster that, before losing six key contributors to injury on defense, appeared headed toward securing the AFC’s top seed, carving your only realistic path to the Super Bowl. Instead, your team wilted, and specifically your quarterback wilted, on the road in the cold at Kansas City. Chiefs 26, Dolphins 7.
You soon must decide how to proceed as that quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, enters the final year of his contract. Do you validate the love your coach, Mike McDaniel, has shown Tagovailoa while reviving the quarterback’s confidence and career?