Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel hints at Tyler Huntley’s future

The Miami Dolphins found themselves in a bad situation this year when they lost Tua Tagovailoa for four weeks and had no capable backup players to play with.

Miami ran Skylar Thompson and Tim Boyle and had Mike White on the team during training camp. When Tua went down, so did the Dolphins’ hopes of an AFC East title. The Dolphins would lose three of the four games without Tagovailoa despite signing Tyler Huntley.

Mike McDaniel spoke to the media on Friday and was asked about the backup quarterback position. His reaction could be indicative of the Dolphins’ offseason decisions at the position.

McDaniel said Huntley has earned the trust of his teammates and that he is the type of player the Dolphins like. Miami faces a big decision this offseason in finding a suitable replacement, but it looks like Huntley has already secured the job.

Tyler Huntley could be the right quarterback for the Dolphins

“I think he embodied the qualities that reminded us of the last few years,” McDaniel said. “In particular, it reminded me of Teddy (Bridgewater) and how guys, as soon as you come in, they think you’re not going to miss anything. And you have to earn that trust and you have to earn it.” Conviction and that’s something you can’t fake.

Although McDaniel ignored part of the question, he seemed clear that Huntley would be the Dolphins’ backup going forward, at least for now. If there is any good news, Huntley is a player that is respected and if he is re-signed by the Dolphins he will get a full offseason to learn the system and put in the right amount of work to get better .

McDaniel specifically said that Huntley’s arrival was reminiscent of when Bridgewater came into the game. That the team was already behind him. While McDaniel may be saying the right things, the results on the field this year with Huntley haven’t been as impressive. He has a lot of growth ahead of him, but will the Dolphins look for a better quarterback this offseason?

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