Tua Tagovailoa – Dolphins ‘not afraid to speak about Tremendous Bowls’

MIAMI — Coach Mike McDaniel mentioned Wednesday that the Miami Dolphins’ trades for Bradley Chubb and Jeff Wilson Jr. earlier than the commerce deadline “deliver some added life” to his workforce’s season and the locker room. From quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s perspective, the trades bolstered what he already believed concerning the workforce.

“I feel all through OTAs and all through coaching camp, we may see the potential that we had as a workforce, offensively and defensively,” he mentioned Wednesday. “We’re not afraid to speak about Tremendous Bowls right here. We’re not afraid to speak about going to a playoff sport, having the chance to go to 1, after which hopefully successful one.

“I’d say I’ve full perception that we’re succesful (of successful a Tremendous Bowl).”

The Dolphins (5-3) acquired Chubb from the Denver Broncos and Wilson from the San Francisco 49ers earlier than Tuesday’s commerce deadline in an effort to strengthen their odds at a Tremendous Bowl run this season.

Miami has gained two video games in a row getting into its Week 9 matchup with the Chicago Bears and operating again Raheem Mostert says including high-caliber gamers like Chubb and Wilson could be a morale increase — even when morale is already excessive.

“It is all the time an excellent feeling realizing that we’re sitting in a great place proper now, particularly at 5-3,” he mentioned. “We simply need to put the items collectively, get these guys going with us and let’s have a look at the place it takes us.”

Dolphins common supervisor Chris Grier mentioned he made the commerce for Chubb with a view to add a “actually good participant at a premium place,” however stopped wanting calling it an all-in transfer. He mentioned he anticipates a long-term offers for Chubb being finalized “shortly.”

He mentioned he hasn’t given himself time to mirror on the roster he is constructed after a flurry of big-name additions since March. Grier orchestrated a commerce for All-Professional vast receiver Tyreek Hill and signed Professional Bowl left deal with Terron Armstead in March after which added Professional Bowl linebacker Melvin Ingram in Might.

“I’ve all the time simply considered it as all the time simply attempting for us to place collectively the perfect workforce we will,” he mentioned. “So for us, I feel we’ve got a whole lot of good gamers. I feel Mike (McDaniel) and this teaching workers have accomplished an excellent job of working with these guys, implementing their scheme and doing issues that give us an opportunity to win.

“I am not into predictions and the whole lot, however I do assume we’ve got an excellent workforce that has an opportunity to compete and win some video games sooner or later.”