All Dolphins columnist Omar Kelly and publisher Alain Poupart discuss Tua Tagovailoa and how much blame he deserves for the loss against Kansas City and how much his next contract should be worth
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00:00 >> Whoa, whoa, go ahead, this one's all yours.
00:03 >> Is this loss worth 50 million a year?
00:07 You can- >> No, no, obviously, and if-
00:12 >> I thought you said I was gonna have
00:13 the opportunity to answer the question.
00:15 >> I did say that, sorry.
00:17 >> Okay, do I pay 50 million a year to a quarterback who can't win the big game?
00:24 No, I give him 48.
00:26 >> [LAUGH] >> But, but, but-
00:30 >> Well done.
00:31 >> Am I willing to say right now that he's a $50 million a year quarterback,
00:36 which I certainly do believe is gonna be what his market is because he is gonna
00:40 pass Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson.
00:47 And he's gonna pass Herbert, he probably will not pass Burrow, but
00:51 he will have opportunities in the later stages of this season,
00:56 in December, in what Mike McDaniel calls elimination games,
01:01 to show you the caliber of quarterback that he is.
01:05 And whether you pay him $40 million a year or you pay him 47,
01:08 that's all you, brother, but he's still gonna get his money.
01:11 >> He's gonna get some money, but
01:17 the exact amount, A, and the exact standing of Tua among NFL quarterbacks,
01:24 to me, as I've said many times, and it's not like, cuz I keep, was it,
01:30 I don't know who else it was, everybody who criticized or doubted Tua or whatever.
01:34 It was never criticizing or doubting Tua, it was always-
01:37 >> Are you on the Tua Non video?
01:40 I'm on the Tua Non video.
01:42 >> I have no idea.
01:43 To me, it was always about let's gather all the information before we can make
01:46 a final determination, and to me, there's still evidence to be gathered.
01:50 I.e., remember, I've used a term with them, closing out a season, and
01:55 that doesn't just mean staying healthy through the end of the regular season.
01:59 It means playing winning football, elite quarterbacking down the stretch.
02:06 This was a great opportunity.
02:08 Had the Dolphins won this game- >> You say it, and
02:11 then you don't wanna put the blame on him, which is odd for you.
02:16 But I'm sorry, two critical passes in two critical moments in a game on the line,
02:23 in the balance, in the final minute of the game, you're in scoring territory.
02:27 You have to throw the ball to- >> If you're gonna pay him $50 million a
02:30 year, damn right he's gotta make those plays, but
02:32 I'm not at the point where I'm giving him $50 million a year.
02:34 That's exactly my point, because I need to see that.
02:38 >> Okay, that's fair.