Tua Tagovailoa admits the altitude affected her ability to see Jaylen Waddle vs. Browns

There are a lot of questions that need to be answered for the 1-6 Miami Dolphins, but one of them is why Jaylen Waddle, the Dolphins’ top receiver without Tyreek Hill on the field for the rest of the season, didn’t see much action in Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns.

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has an answer, and it’s one Dolphins fans probably don’t want to hear.

“I think some of it has to do with being able to see the guys, with their guys also up front and our guys,” Tagovailoa told reporters on Tuesday.

“I’m not the tallest guy in the back either. So, to be able to see, and sometimes when that happens, you don’t want to just throw it in blind, and you have to come forward. So, I think that has some advantages for reasons as to why that happened to Waddle.”

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It’s no secret that Tagovailoa, listed at 6-foot-1, is not the tallest quarterback in the NFL. But admitting he’s unable to see his receivers during plays is another thing.

This may be true, but clearly seeing your offensive weapons is key for any midfielder. However, Tagovailoa targeted Waddle, who is 5-foot-10, just four times in 31-6. Hitting the road. He caught just one pass for 15 yards.

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Waddle hasn’t scored this many goals or goals in a single game since Week 14 against the Houston Texans last season. In that match, Waddle did not get a single goal and was targeted only twice, despite suffering a knee injury.

But Tagovailoa was struggling all day for the Dolphins, and the Browns defense intercepted three passes and limited Tagovailoa to 12 completions for 100 yards in the loss.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel had Tagovailoa working his teammates like a well-oiled machine, but this season has proven it’s difficult to get the same timing every week.

McDaniel noted Tuesday that he had an hour-and-a-half meeting with Tagovailoa the day before, which he called “awesome.”

“I think there’s no doubt about Tua about my belief in him and my belief in him,” McDaniel told reporters. “We are both very keen to do better in our jobs, and we are very committed and trust each other to respond to what is necessary for the team to do better.”

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The 27-year-old quarterback leads the NFL in interceptions this season with 10 to 11. He threw for 1,313 yards with a 67.8% completion rate.

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