Dolphins QBs Tua Tagovailoa, Teddy Bridgewater continue to be in concussion protocol Friday

The Miami Dolphins’ best two quarterbacks, Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater, remained in the latter levels of concussion protocol Friday.

The Dolphins are set to begin third-string rookie Skylar Thompson in Sunday’s matchup with the NFC North-primary Minnesota Vikings on Sunday with both of those Tagovailoa and Bridgewater viewed training with the group and throwing at Friday’s follow but nevertheless constrained and in the NFL’s five-move protocol to return to play.

“Right now, they are however in it,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said ahead of Friday drills. “I just do what I’m informed, and a person detail that I know for guaranteed is that coaches never very clear for protocol. … They [doctors] tell me, and then I respond.”

With McDaniel beforehand announcing Thompson as the starter in opposition to the Vikings on Wednesday, he also considered Tagovailoa, who suffered a significant concussion in Miami’s Sept. 29 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals, out for Sunday.

Bridgewater, who was not identified with a concussion but continue to has to clear protocol as if he does have a single mainly because of the league’s Saturday revision to the protocol, will back up Thompson should he be cleared on Saturday.

“The strategy is, by [Saturday], if Teddy’s not cleared, then we’ll have to elevate [practice squad quarterback] Reid [Sinnett],” McDaniel reported. “If Teddy is cleared, he’ll be backup quarterback.”

McDaniel, who is not giving Bridgewater the prospect to start about Thompson must he obvious protocol, reaffirmed Friday that, with all quarterbacks wholesome, Bridgewater stays No. 2 on the depth chart powering Tagovailoa.

“Teddy has been No. 2 from eternally,” McDaniel reported. “We made the decision to start Skylar simply because we realized it was very best for the workforce in conditions of acquiring the week to put together, and all people matters. Nothing’s transformed, and the workforce actually believes in all 3 quarterbacks. Which is one particular issue we’ve been lucky that we talked about, since preseason, is a luxury to have.”

Coaches have expressed self confidence in Thompson all week.

“He’s not your common rookie,” explained offensive coordinator Frank Smith of the seventh-spherical draft choose out of Kansas Point out. “The way he’s been able to prepare, the way he’s been in a position to execute, we have whole self esteem in what he’s heading to be ready to deliver to assist us get on a complete week of preparation.”

Which is the difference for Thompson heading into Sunday as opposed to final Sunday’s 40-17 reduction to the New York Jets wherever he entered after Miami’s first offensive participate in, when Bridgewater was knocked out from a hit he took on a move inside his have conclude zone.

“I believed Skylar did a really good job for us coming in in sort of an unforeseen situation, notably naturally that early in the activity,” stated quarterbacks mentor Darrell Bevell of Thompson, who completed 19 of 33 for 166 yards, an interception and a fumble lost. “But I thought he did a pleasant task for himself. There is generally going to be some plays we’re heading to search back on and ‘what could we have done better or accomplished various?’ We’ve focused on individuals.”

McDaniel revisited some of the motives why the Dolphins originally drafted him.

“The way he observed the discipline, what he observed, and then, his toughness,” he explained. “We observed that, and we observed how aggressive he was. All people items were a very audio system for a dude to be solid in the NFL.”

McDaniel noted he expects the Vikings to remain shut to their normal defensive plan towards the rookie since it is previously designed to confuse the quarterback.

Tagovailoa has been using the 7 days to maybe get himself all set for an Oct. 23 return at dwelling in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“He’s made use of this 7 days to get reps,” McDaniel said. “He is aware he’s not participating in in the sport, but he’s receiving reps at planning. He also sees himself as a chief, which the whole staff does. The team requirements him this 7 days, in conditions of his spirit, his encouragement. Skylar requirements his help.”

Extra Bevell on Tagovailoa heading via protocol: “He’s been good. He’s been fantastic. I suggest, he’s chomping at the little bit. I imagine anytime that something’s taken absent from you in any way, I believe there is often a a lot more heightened awareness of how substantially you value a little something, and I think Tua is going by way of that a tiny bit.”

McDaniel comprehensive how substantially Bridgewater has performed in practice due to the fact initial operating out on the side on Wednesday and rejoining the group and throwing on Thursday.

“He had a pair reps. He’ll get additional [Friday],” McDaniel said. “What he has carried out is, he’s turn into a single of the most diligent note takers on the full staff. He’s very locked in.”

McDaniel was impressed with Bridgewater in a video game he performs with quarterbacks for the duration of follow. The coach claims the development of performs, which the workforce has in abundance, and Bridgewater has been guessing the perform the right way out of a playbook that McDaniel estimates is 120 plays deep.

“He doesn’t get that a great deal perform with the fellas,” McDaniel stated. “He gets some in a restricted potential, but he’s gotten all the reps he can get mentally.”

Thompson talked about briefly in the locker room Friday that he has roughly 15 family members associates coming down to South Florida — largely from Missouri — to see his very first NFL commence.

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