{"id":281429,"date":"2026-05-22T22:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281429\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T22:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:49:43","slug":"one-of-the-miami-dolphins-former-coaches-weighs-in-on-what-went-wrong-for-qb-tua-tagovailoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281429\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Miami Dolphins’ former coaches weighs in on what went wrong for QB Tua Tagovailoa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Terron Armstead asked the team\u2019s former offensive coordinator Frank Smith about what went wrong with Tua Tagovailoa?<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNov 2, 2023; Frankfurt, Germany; Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith at press conference at the PSD Bank Arena.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Very few members of the 2022-2025 Miami Dolphins<\/a> are still around these days. <\/p>\n

The biggest, heaviest departures came via former general manager Chris Grier (last fall), head coach Mike McDaniel (January), and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (March). Tagovailoa\u2019s exit will be felt the most, as the team will pay him north of $50 million in compensation to be playing elsewhere. But that big commitment obviously didn\u2019t come from no where. Tagovailoa played well enough to inspire enough folks around the team to commit to a contract. <\/p>\n

Which begs the question \u2018what the heck went wrong?\u2019. We may never know the full story. But thanks to former Dolphins tackle Terron Armstead, we do have a bit of insight from one member of the staff. Former offensive coordinator Frank Smith joined Armstead on \u2018The Set\u2019 and offered his perspective. <\/p>\n

Former Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith weighs in on where things went awry with Tua Tagovailoa<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately I don\u2019t think you can always say \u2018hey it\u2019s this one thing, or this thing\u2019. There\u2019s always a collection of things that go on. Every year is unique to itself and that was a challenging year due to obviously not getting the performance we wanted but then also Tyreek (Hill) gets hurt in Week 4 early in the season. Darren (Waller) was supposed to come in and then he didn\u2019t get into the fold until later. We had\u2026a lot of change. Certain parts that were there in 2023, there were also a lot of things that were new. So I don\u2019t necessarily think that you can equate it to one thing.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2014 Former Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith on what went wrong with Tua Tagovailoa in 2025<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubt about it. Multiple variables certainly did play into the offensive performance of 2025. It\u2019s not the standard anyone had come to expect from the quarterback, or the offense as a whole for that matter. Things never really felt aligned from the jump, both from a chemistry perspective and also from an availability perspective. Waller and Hill overlapped this season for less than three quarters of play. <\/p>\n

Yes Tagovailoa\u2019s own play, in isolation, did not meet his own standard, too. He\u2019s said it himself<\/a>. Consider it a potpourri of blame. Plenty of ingredients and plenty to go around. <\/p>\n

The challenge for Tagovailoa (and Smith, Mike McDaniel, and everyone else involved for that matter) now will be to pick up the pieces. They\u2019ll all have to do so on their own, scattered across the rest of the league in new roles with new teams. <\/p>\n

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