Miami Gardens – I put the attacking coordinator of Miami Dolphins Frank Smith on Tuesday, and I should probably not have to be. I wanted an update on the situation of the backup quarter-back between the veteran Zach Wilson and the recruit Quinn Ewers.
As a veteran journalist, I know that the quarter -aid problem is a question for the coach Mike McDaniel.
But McDaniel must not speak before Thursday, before joint training against Jacksonville, then not again before the pre-season final on Saturday evening against the Jaguars.
No trainer was to speak on Wednesday.
So I asked for an answer on Tuesday when Smith spoke.
Yes, I could have just waited for Wednesday training, during which it was apparent that nothing had changed compared to the pre-season games of Chicago and Detroit, and nothing has changed since the last time that this question was asked.
As a reminder, the last time the question was asked, McDaniel said that Wilson was No. 2 behind the Starter Tua Tagovailoa.
“Zach is a quarter-backing quarter,” said McDaniel on July 30, “and it is up to players to adjust this.”
So far, it seems that no adjustment has been made. Order apparently remains the same.
I agree with this picalating order – Wilson n ° 2, and Ewers n ° 3.
Here are their statistics through the two pre-season games:
– Wilson is 20 out of 32 (62.5%) for 247 yards, a touchdown, no interceptions and a note of 96.7 passes. He was dismissed five times;
– Ewers is 16 out of 35 (45.7%) for 207 yards, two affected, no interception and a note of 83.9 passers -by. He was dismissed twice.
For the record, None of the two quarters had a great day on Wednesday. The two had an escaped. Wilson, choice n ° 2 of the 2021 draft by the New York jets, had an exchange tested with the ball carrier Ollie Gordon II that Gordon recovered. It was difficult to say who was at fault.
Ewers, the choice of seventh round of Texas, escaped a snap in the center.
But no quarter-arre had a bad day on Wednesday.
Ewers launched a soft deep ball for about 35 meters at the AJ Henning wide receiver which landed in the perfect place.
Wilson struck the Ballon bearer Mike Boone with a perfectly launched pass over 20 meters on a lean pole.
But Wilson was more productive and directed the offensive more effectively.
And he seemed to get more snaps, especially in the red zone forest.
Time is exhausted for Ewers to move.
Dolphins have a joint Thursday practice against Jacksonville, the final of the pre-season on Saturday, then it is the opening match of September 7 in Indianapolis.
In Detroit, the two quarters have shown progress in the Chicago match, where none looked comfortable. Against the lions, their readings and their leg play were both improved.
Yes, Wilson had some passes against the lions he probably wants he could have. There was a deep ball overturned on the middle receiver at the large Dee Eskridge and a pass widely launched in the goal area at the Large Tarik Black receiver.
At this stage, however, Wilson, which McDaniel called a “direct and calculated target” and is paid $ 6 million, was more reliable in practice.
And for me, Wilson was the best quarter.
As for the biggest question, are the Dolphins better in the rescue quarter this season that they were in the three previous seasons of McDaniel?
I don’t know.
And we will not know as long as Wilson or Ewers should not play in a regular season match.
So, from this point of view, the expectation continues.
As for Smith answering my question of who is a rescue quarter, well, a cunning veteran, he cleverly died on Tuesday. But he complimented two quarters and published a large general declaration on the situation.
“”I think in the end, the growth they showed throughout the training camp was exceptional, “he said.” You can measure the results in all ways that look at him, but we are really satisfied with where we are currently, and this next week will be huge, I think, for the whole offensive, not themselves. “”
Maybe McDaniel, who has the last word to say, will provide a more direct answer on Thursday.
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