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FinsofFury

Tua Growing Before Our Eyes

I think the announcer said it best: we're seeing Tua grow before our eyes from that INT to his TDs. Perhaps that INT was what he needed to break out. No doubt, he should've ran with the ball instead of throwing it for an end zone INT. Perhaps he's been playing too safely in previous games - fearing mistakes and fearing he would get benched again. Perhaps he was overtaught to be a game manager and traditional dropback QB. But after that INT, we saw on the sideline his game face on - one which I haven't seen until today. And things started to click for him in the second half. I have no proof but he looked looser, comfortable, eager, commanding, and determined - ready to run the ball down the field and into the end zone on his own, rather than try to force it onto unopen receivers which he's done several times in the past. I hope Gailey realizes now that Tua can be a runner too; rather than hold him back as a traditional QB. Perhaps this game will be a huge turning point for Tua from being a college phenom to a real pro HOFer.

Posted Dec 20, 2020, 10:31 PM UTC

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the_pantsmith•

He's a winner. I don't care about stats. The dude is a winner. Everyone on r/nfl assumed Tua would suck against Bill and the Pats bc their baby Herbert did. But Tua is an absolute winner and found a way to drive and get it done. His running backs carried a lot of weight, but he pulled through and made the plays when we needed him. Stats mean nothing if you can't win. Our guy wins

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nederlander10•

Worth noting that the running game probably isn’t quite as successful if he’s not keeping them honest with the passing game. He really only made one passing mistake today, everything else was spot on.

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ghostbearinforest•

I'm fine with tua rolling out and tucking it when needed. But I don't want to feature qb runs in our offense. We can sprinkle some in now and then especially with the rpo but Keep my boy healthy.

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finman42•

You gotta remember no preseason games and none of his top receivers around either.Great coaching job both sides of the ball.I really like some of the plays put in especially that 2pt play great job !!

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Blacklist3d•

Don't really feel like he could have run it there.

Shoulda just took the sack though.

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coolon23•

I love that after his int he learned to just tuck it if the situation presented itself

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thediesel26Back Tua Back Super Bowls•

Considering the team and coach Tua was up against today, I am more than fine with his play. The red zone int was really the only major mistake. Granted, it was a pretty major mistake.

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Jt0323•

I’m curious if he did indeed audible the 3rd and 8 like the announcer suggested.

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fjmalik•

The pick was the definition of a rookie mistake. The player was wide open initially, but tua was slow on his read, by the time he realized this it was too late and by the time the ball left his hand the dude was covered again. When he gets faster with his reads that same exact play ends in a TD.

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Low-Order•

This is a kid who was beaten with a belt for throwing INTs. Then, he went to play for Saban who also doesn't tolerate risky passes.
Now, he's on a team that requires him to force some throws. It's no surprise that it's taken some time to adjust.

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Analshinook•

Dude was wide open for a complete second before Tua forced that throw. Painful to watch.

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timss1334•

That pocket was painful to watch.

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