Fins' McDaniel not but able to tab QB1 for MNF

MIAMI — Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel stated it is “just a little untimely” to call a beginning quarterback for this week’s sport in opposition to the Tennessee Titans.

Chatting with native media Thursday, McDaniel stated he had an concept of who will begin Monday evening however added the crew will proceed to guage the place over the subsequent couple days.

Starter Tua Tagovailoa was positioned on injured reserve after struggling a concussion in Week 2; Skylar Thompson began in his place throughout final week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks however left the sport with a rib damage and did not return.

“The quarterbacks that shall be taking part as we speak will get motion and nice alternative, and can because the week progresses,” McDaniel stated. “I feel I will make sure you shout it from the highest of a constructing once we know that … Skylar’s a really powerful particular person, nevertheless it’s the way you’re in a position to do your job and with what effectiveness, and on daily basis from the damage you get type of a scope into what it might appear like and the way that may have an effect on him.

“So, I am actually simply balancing what he is in a position to do after which with regard to the reps and what the opposite guys are doing, simply making an attempt to utterly make one of the best determination for the soccer crew.”

Thompson gave the impression to be a restricted participant in Thursday’s observe based mostly on the portion out there to the media. Tyler Huntley and Tim Boyle cut up reps throughout particular person place drills.

Boyle accomplished 7 of 9 passes for 79 yards in aid of Thompson final week whereas Huntley was listed because the crew’s emergency quarterback after he was added from the Baltimore Ravens‘ observe squad earlier within the week.

McDaniel stated he was “inspired” by Huntley’s progress in studying the Dolphins’ offense, however did not low cost Boyle’s efficiency in opposition to Seattle. Neither quarterback has been on the Dolphins’ roster for lengthy; Boyle was signed to their observe squad shortly after preliminary 53-man rosters had been accomplished.

Regardless of their lack of expertise within the constructing, McDaniel stated it is necessary for whoever is beginning Monday to win over his teammates’ confidence.

“Your crew has to imagine in you. Effectively, the place does that come from?” he stated. “Effectively, it is not all of the reps that we have had all through coaching camp, we weren’t there with them. There’s an unstated, I do not know, confidence and conviction that an individual has to have the place guys imagine that no matter how lengthy they’ve performed with him, that they’ve the elements to do what every one among them want him to.

“It was actually cool to look at the teammates of Tim’s and the way he competed with out blinking. And I simply have quite a lot of regard for guys that simply soar right into a scenario that is not for the faints of … I really feel lucky that the fellows that we have added are boldly attacking it and never searching for any type of excuse.”