A head coach on the hot seat and a quarterback who isn’t delivering is a recipe to make a change, even when the QB in question is only in the first year of a four-year, $212.4 million extension.
The Miami Dolphins are off to an 0-3 start as Tua Tagovailoa is playing worse than he ever has. His QBR ranks 29th (35.8) among qualified passers at ESPN.com.
One could argue acquiring Wilson would be a lateral move when he has an even lower QBR (34.0). The 36-year-old would, if nothing else, give Miami an alternative if head coach Mike McDaniel gets desperate or Tagovailoa goes down with an injury, two things that could plausibly happen.
Zach Wilson and Quinn Ewers are the next two QBs on the depth chart right now, and neither is a viable replacement if the Dolphins have to salvage the season.