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Looks like Tua Is Done in Miami
Posted on 12/17/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 12/17/25 at 1:00 pm
They're on the hook for big money in 2026 still, but either he's gone this off season or he's the league's most expensive backup.
My guess is they cut him post- June 1 to spread the cap hit and just bite the bullet...if you really move on to a new starter, you really have to cut ties.
Tua has gone from leading the NFL in passing to below average in a couple of years. Not sure exactly why...maybe cumulative concussions...no idea, but he doesn't look even close to prime Bama Tua.
Maybe he resurrects his career somewhere else by signing a one year prove it deal...I'd think someone would give him a shot.
Or if it was me, I'd retire on the $125 million he's already earned, buy a beachside mansion in Hawaii and volunteer coach high school football or something. You already have generational wealth beyond your wildest dreams.
My guess is they cut him post- June 1 to spread the cap hit and just bite the bullet...if you really move on to a new starter, you really have to cut ties.
Tua has gone from leading the NFL in passing to below average in a couple of years. Not sure exactly why...maybe cumulative concussions...no idea, but he doesn't look even close to prime Bama Tua.
Maybe he resurrects his career somewhere else by signing a one year prove it deal...I'd think someone would give him a shot.
Or if it was me, I'd retire on the $125 million he's already earned, buy a beachside mansion in Hawaii and volunteer coach high school football or something. You already have generational wealth beyond your wildest dreams.
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Posted on 12/17/25 at 1:11 pm to Chad4Bama
He had several big surgeries in college. He never completely got over that hip injury.
Somebody else will take him.
Miami is going to fire their HC.
Somebody else will take him.
Miami is going to fire their HC.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 1:13 pm to Night Vision
Probably for the best. He signed a massive contract. Now he can have the greatest job in America, back up nfl qb.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 1:33 pm to Chad4Bama
quote:The hip, the concussions, the knee and ankle, guy's body has been beaten like a drum for years at this point. His performance really started to reflect it. Guy deserves retirement and maybe he ends up on TV or something, who knows.
Tua has gone from leading the NFL in passing to below average in a couple of years. Not sure exactly why...maybe cumulative concussions...no idea, but he doesn't look even close to prime Bama Tua.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 1:57 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
He's always had the laid back personality, but for whatever reasons it just looks like he's lost the desire. Maybe the cumulative injuries just caught up with him. That was a terrible contract Miami gave him (for them, not him lol)...no other team would have approached that contract in free agency. They stupidly just paid the "going franchise QB rate" when they were basically bidding against no one because Tua has the "system QB" tag...and he was elite in that system for 2 seasons. Jacksonville did the same thing with Lawrence, but they're a playoff team so it doesn't look as egregious.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 2:06 pm to Sandkhan
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Now he can have the greatest job in America, back up nfl qb.
Jeff Ruttledge was a back-up QB in the NFL for 14 yrs.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 2:35 pm to Chad4Bama
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Looks like Tua Is Done in Miami
This is tough because on one hand I think Miami has been a very poorly managed franchise. The owner is actually pretty good at not meddling but he just can't hire a GM worth that amount of free rein. Tua has enjoyed one season where his OL ranked in the middle of the pack in the NFL. The rest of the time, he's essentially had a bottom tier OL unit. It is criminal that a GM drafts a QB with Tua's injury history and he's had a functional OL 1 out of 6 years.
On the other hand, Tua is legitimately a shell of his former self. I think the hip injury limited him and he's been losing zip on the ball every year since he returned from that injury. The interception he threw in the MNF game was cocky and dumb thinking he could beat cover 2 on a corner route with no underneath receiver to hold the corner. He doesn't have the arm to even consider that throw anymore. Maybe he could've beaten that corner bailing from the flat in 2018 or 2019 but not in 2025. Truthfully, no quarterback should ever make that throw.
And that's the other part. I think his processing speed is abysmal now. He has trouble identifying coverages and he's late with the ball too often. The compounding effects of several concussions may be really impacting Tua in an aspect of his game that ought to have kept him on the field as a mid-tier starter for several more years: throwing the ball accurately and on-time short to medium.
So Tua has no zip on any ball in the air longer than 20-30 yards. He is not a decisive pitch and catch receiver underneath. As tough as it is for me to say it about a Crimson Tide hero, he's not a starter caliber QB in the NFL anymore.
This post was edited on 12/17/25 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 12/17/25 at 3:28 pm to Diego Ricardo
I'm not a McDaniel fan, but what the front office did to Tua was criminal. He's been Carr'ed at this point and I don't think he's salvageable. He could always throw accurately. This year he's missing wide open guys by yards, not feet.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 3:54 pm to Chad4Bama
I’d read years ago that he was banking all that salary and living off of nothing but his endorsements. I remember seeing a story about his house. It’s nice but no mansion.
I would think he’s set for life financially. Honestly, with his concussion history, I don’t understand why he doesn’t hang it up.
I would think he’s set for life financially. Honestly, with his concussion history, I don’t understand why he doesn’t hang it up.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 4:07 pm to Chad4Bama
He was drafted too high based off his medical history and paid WAY too much based off injuries and inconsistent play. I love the kid to death and think he’s a great young man. But I think the competition, weekly grind and injuries have popped him right in the kisser and he’s having a terrible time accepting or adapting. That whole team needs to be blown up cause the coach is kinda like a nerdy goof that nobody really respects and their roster is just getting worse.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 4:33 pm to Chad4Bama
He’s not remotely close to done. He’s not really moveable until 2027 and he’ll be starting again before the end of the year.
For a bad year, he’s only a bit off Herbert this year and the line has regressed pretty bad.
I still think getting out of that gimmicky offense would do him a lot of good though. They run far too many simple play structures.
For a bad year, he’s only a bit off Herbert this year and the line has regressed pretty bad.
I still think getting out of that gimmicky offense would do him a lot of good though. They run far too many simple play structures.
This post was edited on 12/17/25 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 12/17/25 at 4:45 pm to UhOhOreo
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I still think getting out of that gimmicky offense would do him a lot of good though. They run far too many simple play structures.
Shanahan coaching 3/4 of the season with mostly backups on offense at every skill position and Mac Jones at QB (who's had an excellent year,) and going 10-4 shows the difference between the real deal HC and the protege in McDaniels. Even with a loaded offense and WR duo of Tyreek Hill and Waddle, he still couldn't figure it out.
Hope Tua gets another shot somehow, but also wouldn't be sad to see him hang it up as far as his health goes.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 4:53 pm to UhOhOreo
Tua was the most physically gifted Bama QB in my lifetime...he was still really good, but never the same after the hip injury. Kinda like Namath with his knees. Of course, he still had the cannon, just not the athletic mobility.
Tua has had so many injuries that maybe it's just a combination in the end.
But if he wants it, he'll definitely get another shot somewhere. I hope he succeeds...he was treated horribly in Miami under Flores his first couple of years. Guy just hated him for whatever reasons.
Tua has had so many injuries that maybe it's just a combination in the end.
But if he wants it, he'll definitely get another shot somewhere. I hope he succeeds...he was treated horribly in Miami under Flores his first couple of years. Guy just hated him for whatever reasons.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 4:55 pm to Chad4Bama
49ers rehabilitation school for former Bama QBs.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 4:59 pm to Diego Ricardo
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On the other hand, Tua is legitimately a shell of his former self. I think the hip injury limited him and he's been losing zip on the ball every year since he returned from that injury.
He can’t push the ball anymore like BY after his injury here and Ty this year.
It happens.
Whether he can get healthier and regain his form is TBD but I really hope he does, he’s always been one of my favorites.
That 2018-2019 pre-injury offense was damn fun to watch.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 5:00 pm to Carlton
I don’t know if you guys follow the 49ers injury report, but that’s the last place we want him to end up. Or Giants/Jets on that terrible field.
I’d like him to go to the Raiders as a back up to whoever they draft. Vegas has tons of Hawaiians(it’s known as the 9th Island) no state income tax. Mentor whoever they draft 1/1 this year
I’d like him to go to the Raiders as a back up to whoever they draft. Vegas has tons of Hawaiians(it’s known as the 9th Island) no state income tax. Mentor whoever they draft 1/1 this year
Posted on 12/17/25 at 5:10 pm to Sandkhan
I'm joking, but even though the Niners are a MASH unit this year, that doesn't mean they won't be healthy next year. Also most of the Niners injuries to key players are on defense, and Purdy was out cause of turf toe not because of poor protection. The Niners would be fine outside of actual playing time if Purdy is healthy. Shanahan is a 1000% times better version of McCarthy and Tua would actual do great in his offense.
This post was edited on 12/17/25 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 12/17/25 at 5:18 pm to Carlton
I’d be fine with him being a 9er, but they are a MASH unit every year because Shannahan runs them into the ground. They consistently have more star players out than anyone
It used to just seem like bad luck and then years in you start to realize it can’t be just luck.
It used to just seem like bad luck and then years in you start to realize it can’t be just luck.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 5:48 pm to Sandkhan
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but they are a MASH unit every year because Shannahan runs them into the ground
Shrug. We will just have to disagree. Deebo and Kittle will always be hurt because of their style of play and the less said about them resigning Aiyuk and then that injury the better. Every few seasons we have a mess of injuries in D and that has nothing to with Shanahan. Shanahan's sins are in the personnel department cause he misses on offensive talent way too much.
Posted on 12/17/25 at 6:15 pm to Sandkhan
I'd bet on the Rams or Vikings grabbing him.
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