{"id":320369,"date":"2026-06-26T06:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320369\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T06:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:59:17","slug":"dolphins-quinn-ewers-not-too-worried-about-being-qb1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320369\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Quinn Ewers \u2018not too worried\u2019 about being QB1"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a different world, Quinn Ewers could be the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback in 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The second-year signal caller showed flashes in his three-game stint<\/a> to end the 2025 season, completing 67% of his passes for 569 yards and a trio of touchdowns and interceptions.<\/p>\n

And yet, the Dolphins opted to sign Malik Willis, a 2022 third-round pick<\/a> who has accumulated six NFL starts yet primarily served as a backup, to a three-year, $67.5 million deal. Ewers, however, isn\u2019t too worried about his place on the depth chart.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Malik added has been great for everybody,\u201d Ewers said. \u201cHe\u2019s a great dude to be around, super fun to have in the room. Right now, I\u2019m not too worried about all that, but just trying to stay ready and continue to improve my game, continue improving in my role, and continue to hone in on all the details.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, Ewers wouldn\u2019t flat-out bash the signing. The former Texas standout was a seventh-round pick after all; any sort of disagreement with the new regime could find him out of a job quickly.<\/p>\n

That said, there were days during the offseason program when Ewers looked better than Willis. Confidence has always been a big piece of Ewers\u2019 game, and although there were some balls that ended up on the ground, he tended to initially push the ball down field more than his counterpart.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think you\u2019ve seen Quinn take the next step of, \u2018All right, I\u2019m owning what this is right now,\u201d offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik said. \u201cLet me take advantage of kind of the little bit I already know and let me go out and just play what I see and play convicted and let it rip.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s in large part due to his increased familiarity. No longer a rookie and in a very similar system to previous coach Mike McDaniel, Ewers has shown signs of growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not swimming anymore so that\u2019s nice,\u201d Ewers said. \u201cWe\u2019re finally able to tread water a little bit. I get a full NFL offseason to hone in on some of the smaller details. I don\u2019t have to worry so much about learning each and every play because I feel comfortable enough now that I know I can focus on other things, like keys and tells from the defense. I feel like my game is really starting to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Jeff Hafley expressed something similar. He praised Ewers\u2019 increased comfortability within the scheme. He praised his increased \u201ccommand of the huddle.\u201d And he has \u201cseen the confidence grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe looks as good as he looks since I\u2019ve known him,\u201d Hafley said, adding that Ewers\u2019 has \u201cgotten better.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say Ewers will push for the starting job. Willis possesses a unique ability to not just manipulate the pocket with his legs but make off-schedule throws, something that has become almost a necessity in today\u2019s NFL.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, it will be about consistency for Ewers. Sure, he made some impressive throws in helmets and shorts. Can he do it when the pads come on, however, will be the ultimate determinant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would ask he does the same thing as we keep going through camp,\u201d Slowik said. \u201cPlay disciplined, stick to the fundamentals as often as we can and then react to what you see, and a lot of times when he just goes, and he plays, and he reacts, he does some really cool stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n


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C. Isaiah Smalls II<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN\u2019s Andscape.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a different world, Quinn Ewers could be the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback in 2026. The second-year signal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320370,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-320369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}