Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill wasn’t holding back while claiming his current quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to be an accurate passer than Patrick Mahomes. The former Super Bowl champion recently left Kansas City and will be suiting up as a Dolphins player in 2022. It was an intriguing yet obvious take by Hill for his current QB as he looks to form a solid partnership with Tua.
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During the inaugural episode of ‘It Needed To Be Said‘ podcast while comparing Mahomes and Tagovailoa, Hill states, “Obviously, like I’m gonna go with 15 (Mahomes) as the strongest arm, but as far as accuracy-wise, I’m going with Tua all day.”
He adds further, stating, “I’ve had a chance to see Tua throw the ball to myself. He’s that dude, bro… What a lot of people don’t know, like, I’m not just sitting just saying this because he’s my quarterback now.”
While Hill and his claims appear audacious, the statistics provide validity to his argument about Tagovaiola being accurate. According to reports, Tagovaiola edges ahead of Patrick Mahomes with a 66.3 completion percentage over 66.2 completion percentage. But apart from his accuracy, Tagovailoa will be looking to raise his game against Mahomes next season.
NFL Twitter considers Tyreek Hill and his take on Tua Tagovailoa to be business as usual
Hill seems to believe a lot in the potential of his new quarterback in Tagovaiola, who possesses the ability to throw the deep ball like Mahomes. While the Dolphins QB hasn’t been able to deliver these deep balls regularly in his career, the endorsement from Hill will be a considerable confidence boost. Hill will be looking to extract the best out of Tagovaiola in the upcoming NFL season.
NFL fans on Twitter were also wondering about Hill and his comments about his new QB against his former QB. They made some intriguing opinions about all the three players concerned.
Tyreek Hill says Tua is a more accurate passer than Patrick Mahomes? pic.twitter.com/KHbsycONVB
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 11, 2022
One Twitter user believes it was Hill trying to establish trust in a new team.
hes not going to hate on his current QB lol
— Orisawesome (@orisawesome) June 11, 2022
Another Twitter user was bringing up Tagovaiola’s nickname following Hill and his claims.
Tua was the most accurate QB in the HISTORY of College Football.
They call him the Samoan Sniper for a reason. pic.twitter.com/1GpnrmTV1Y
— Seraph (@Starry_Fishbowl) June 11, 2022
One Twitter user was roasting Hill for his comparing Mahomes and Tagovaiola.
I am confident that Tua is a better QB than….. ME….. but I'm telling you all – the gap between me & Tua is almost the same as the gap between Pat fkn Mahomes and Tua. Mahomes is already in the hall of fame. This is purest form of nonsense.
— Sportsman Jacob (@SportsmanJacob) June 11, 2022
Another user, who was a Hill fan, was looking forward to seeing Mahomes play.
It’s obvious tyreek bailed Mahomes out countless times and made him better. Curious to see how big of a drop off Mahomes will have without tyreek
— J2H8 (@LilNickyChubb) June 11, 2022
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Finally, an NFL fan believes Hill has some vendetta against the Chiefs following his trade.
Players insist on ridicule there former team mates when they leave…salty is a bad drug…
— Js (@Js97232042) June 11, 2022
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The Dolphins fans will be looking forward to the upcoming NFL season with many positives with the acquisition of Hill. They hope the franchise can push for Super Bowl contention in the upcoming NFL season.
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