Dolphins head coach Brian Flores still hasn’t officially named his starting quarterback, but all signs are pointing to a Week 1 display of FitzMagic in Miami. As Adam H. Beasley of the Miami Herald writes, the team’s starting offense is not playing in tonight’s preseason finale, but Josh Rosen might.
Although Rosen will not start against the Saints tonight — that honor belongs to Jake Rudock — he is dressed and will go in if Rudock gets injured. It therefore seems clear that the 36-year-old Ryan Fitzpatrick will get the nod to open the season. Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com (Twitter link) hears that will indeed be the case.
It’s fair to wonder if it’s wise for a rebuilding team like Miami to turn to an aging journeyman under center rather than evaluating what it has in Rosen, who was the No. 10 overall pick in last year’s draft. But while Rosen was said to be closing the gap on Fitzpatrick earlier this month, it seems the bearded veteran has managed to hold off his younger competition.
Neither player has lit the world on fire in preseason contests. Rosen has completed 28 of 45 passes for 352 yards and has thrown one interception, while Fitzpatrick has completed 17 of 32 passes for 166 yards and one touchdown.
Their schedule was almost designed for Fitz to start and lose the first 4 games (all 2018 playoff teams) before they have a bye week to get Rosen ready for home vs WAS and then at BUF. Almost makes too much sense
As much as I want to see what Rosen brings to the table and starting Fitz is contradictive to a rebuild if Fitz is named the starter it makes perfect sense. You give Rosen and the entire offense time to learn a new offense and bring Josh in after the bye week. 12 games is plenty of time to determine if he’s part of the future or not.
Totally agree with both of you
Things like this is why Miami hasn’t won with Ross and will continue not to win.
I’m fairly certain there will be more than enough losing by the Dolphins over the course of the season for Flores to get a good look at every player on his depth chart.
It doesn’t matter who plays QB for the Dolphins if they trade Tunsil for Clowney. He’s going to die, painfully. We are about to die salute You!!!
Who, my bad.
No problem…I’m sure the omission was due to “shadows and dust”.