Tua, Hill and McDaniel make clear what they’re looking for at Dolphins’ first workout

This Wednesday, July 27, the Dolphins held their first official practice at the Baptist Health Training Complex next to Hard Rock Stadium, at the start of the training camp where you can see what the team brings for this 2022 season.

Practices are expected to be as intense or more than those of this first day and a lot of competition to earn a place among the 53 players that will make the team and determine the starters and substitutes.

The big draws will be new wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who continued to praise quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the other big draw, along with running back Raheen Mostert.

“Tua is the most accurate quarterback in the NFL,” Hill said. “Everything is in order, everything is on point. The ball is on time, Tua’s fundamentals are on point. He’s not a traditional gunslinger, but he takes time in other areas to be great.”

Miami will also practice on Thursday the 28th and Friday the 29th before having its first practice open to fans on Saturday the 30th (10:25 am) as part of the NFL’s “Back Together Saturday,” with all 32 teams hosting events for their fans. run by clubs.

Tuesday was one of the big days on the NF summer schedule, as veterans from 28 of the 32 NFL teams reported for training camp.

Before practices began, the Dolphins hired veteran wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, who is entering his 11th season in the NFL after spending the 2021 campaign with San Francisco where he coincided with new Miami coach Mike McDaniel, who led the first practice of the South Florida club.

“When we practice we do it with an intent, with a purpose, with a speed and a truthfulness that separates us from the rest of the league,” McDaniel said.

“That is difficult to do, there are a lot of people working and a lot of talent. My expectation in training camp is that this team has as its standard to practice hard.”

Mostert was also in the 49ers, who was released from his knee injury on Tuesday and will be able to participate in training camp from the start.

Although it will be extremely attractive to see Miami’s new offensive line, especially the competition between the wide receivers, a defense that until last season was the hallmark of this team, which even Tua will have to watch out for, will not be left behind. .

The Dolphins have added WR Hill and Cedric Wilson Jr. and running backs Mostert, Chase Edmonds and Sony Michel looking for more speed and other options on offense, along with WR Jaylen Waddle and TE Mike Gesicki, an offense that can go to be first class if Tua is that expected leader.

It is expected to see the best version of Tagovailoa this season, which will be decisive for him and in which he must respond on the court to Hill’s praise and the enormous confidence that the Dolphins have placed in the third-year player from the University from Alabama.

“The pressure is always there playing at this position and in the NFL. Overall, it was a good first day of practice,” Tagovailoa said.

“Obviously, there are things we can work on. But it’s better when you can get back, you can get back on the field, throw guys, watch the coverage again and get back in the swing of things.”

Likewise, it will be possible to see how the new group of Miami coaches works, in whom so many hopes are placed.

The first official practice was short, just as McDaniel had announced.

The players did team exercises and a lot of special work. Training on a limited basis was OT Terron Armstead, RB Michel, DE Emmanuel Ogbah and CB Xavien Howard.

It is well known that it is important to make a good impact from day one and so did CB Noah Igbinoghene, who stood out and earned praise from the defensive line when he deflected a great pass from Tua to Hill, who connected very well throughout. the practice.

This story was originally published on July 27, 2022 4:15 p.m.