Last season basically doesn't count, as Tua wasn't healthy at all and got thrown in before he was physically and mentally ready to play. Making matters worse, he had an offensive coordinator in Chan Gailey whose offense was tailor-made for Fitz, who he had coached previously.
As a Fins fan, the jury is still out on Tua. He has this season to prove he's either the guy or if he struggles, we go a different direction and possibly pursue Watson. It's frustrating because with even an average o-line, I think we win 12-13 games. Chris Grier has done a terrible job in rebuilding that line, it's been a bottom 5 unit since 2017. We spent picks on Austin Jackson, Robert Hunt, Dieter, Kindley, and Eichenberg in the last few drafts and the only guy that looks to be a long term starter is Hunt. While the o-line sucks, Tua doesn't do himself any favors by trying to do too much and bailing from the pocket when his first read isn't open- which often leads to him making poor decisions instead of just throwing the ball away.
With all that being said, if our WR group stays healthy, I think he has a good year. Particularly with this scheme that is supposed to compliment the things he does well.
the current NFL is stupid as fukk. He’s not putting up goat numbers after hip surgery and after having one of the weakest core of talent around him in the league. How you gonna show and prove if they won’t even give you the opportunity to show and prove? What was he supposed to do in a Chan Gailey offense? People are weird man.
