Chris Perkins: Dolphins shouldn't give Tua Tagovailoa an extension, and certainly not superstar money
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For Tua, one more injury, and a few more missed games due to injury (hamstring, knee, or, gasp, concussion), and lots of guaranteed money likely disappears.
Tagovailoa was impressive Thursday night.
It had nothing to do with his obvious weight loss, a topic he artfully sidestepped when asked.
It had to do with his overall comfort and composure.
Tagovailoa, married, a father of two kids, and entering his fifth NFL season, seems complete, content and stable in many ways.
That’s a good thing.
For the Dolphins, it means they can move ahead while comfortably knowing Tagovailoa’s strengths (accuracy, anticipation, timing, vision) and weaknesses (mobility, agility, improvisation).
To me, the Dolphins need to proceed with rarely-seen prudence and caution when it comes to Tagovailoa’s extension.
What I mean is that they can’t insult Tagovailoa, but they also can’t follow the market.
Quarterbacks are chewing up so much of the salary cap it seems the NFL might have to implement an NBA amnesty-style market correction sometime soon.
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