The Miami Dolphins are entering a confusing offseason. After hopes of improving on their playoff appearance from the previous season, the team fell flat in 2024, largely thanks to an injury to Tua Tagovailoa that derailed the campaign.
Now, Tyreek Hill might potentially be on the move and an already expensive roster needs to find a way to improve. One analyst believes the Dolphins will make one of the most shocking decisions of the entire offseason in an attempt to get back to the playoffs
Miami Dolphins Predicted To Replace Tua Tagovailoa With Veteran QB
There are bold predictions, and then there is what Conor Orr cooked up for Sports Illustrated when discussing the 2025 season. Rather than waiting patiently and potentially figuring out a trade for Hill, he believes the Dolphins will go in a completely different direction.
“The Dolphins will sign Kirk Cousins, and he’ll eventually wrest the starting job away from Tua Tagovailoa during the 2025 season. Cousins is a coveted asset among the Shanahan-ites for his decisiveness and processing skills.”
His belief stems from the job security head coach Mike McDaniel might be losing. As a result, a Kyle Shanahan disciple, he could look towards a name that has publicly been a clear favorite of the San Francisco 49ers head coach.
However, last season was a disaster for Cousins. He finished with 18 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, including a four-game stretch with zero TDs and eight INTs. He ranked 24th among all quarterbacks in PFSN’s QB+ metric, far worse than Tagovailoa (eighth).
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Yet, Orr believes that in a different, far more explosive system run by McDaniel, Cousins could thrive and show that he still has some strong football left in him.
“Cousins is a bit of a distressed asset who, in my opinion, still has some good football ahead of him. Unlike the Falcons, Mike McDaniel and the Dolphins can find a way to work him into the dynamic run game.”
But, a year after extending their quarterback to a four-year, $212 million contract, benching him for Cousins feels like a stretch. When Tagovailoa was on the field, he was still producing at a high level.
In 11 games, he tallied 2,867 yards with a career-high and league-leading 72.9% completion percentage. Shunning that away for a flyer on Cousins feels like an impossibility, but stranger things have happened in this league.
