Why Do You All Act As If This Guy Has Been Victimized? Stephen A. Smith drew criticism and scrutiny for his remarks about Tua Tagovailoa’s passing ability.
broadcaster and analyst, who recently found himself in the middle of a controversy following his remarks on Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Smith has drawn criticism for underestimating Tagovailoa’s accomplishments and casting doubt on his ability to play downfield.
Smith, though, asserts that he hasn’t noticed a surge of criticism of Tagovailoa in an effort to protect himself.
On First Take on Thursday morning, Smith asked, “Why are you guys behaving like this dude has been victimized? And, ‘Oh my Lord, they’re killing him,’ These people, who are they? Who?!”
Stephen A. would like to know who the critics victimizing Tua are…"Who are these people?" pic.twitter.com/u9MYjtZzcq
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"I don't know if y'all watching Miami enough. All of these passes ain't for 19, 20, 30, 40 yards. You just got Tua dipping it two yards to [Tyreek Hill]." – Stephen A. Smith.
We counted five long passes by Tua in the accompanying highlights package, while all of Tua's short… pic.twitter.com/btq7YALLTj
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In an interview with First Take on Tuesday, Smith remarked, “I don’t know whether y’all watch Miami enough. These passes are not all for 19, 20, 30, or 40 yards. Tua is the one taking it to the house after you just dipped it to him two yards away.
Smith remarked that Tagovailoa primarily specialized in two-yard passes to wide receiver Tyreek Hill during an episode of the famous show First Take.
“You continue to intimate when saying that Tyreek Hill can take a two-yard throw and turn it into a big play…you make it very Tua-centric,” Orlovsky said to Smith on Thursday. “If you watch this offense, Tua’s throwing the ball downfield more than anybody in football…you gotta stop intimating that.”
Strangely enough, as Smith was creating these
The fact that the video of Smith’s statements was later removed suggests that there might have been some controversy surrounding them.
Although Smith didn’t state it directly, it was clear from his comments that he was doubting Tagovailoa’s ability to deliver passes beyond two yards.
The chyron on First Take during the day on Tuesday during which this analysis took place read, “Is Tua the clear-cut NFL MVP right now?”
It is obvious that Smith made his remarks with the intent to discredit Tagovailoa’s position as a leading candidate for the NFL MVP award.
His Thursday attempt to convey a different story, insisting that he wasn’t underestimating Tagovailoa’s downfield talent, was viewed with skepticism.
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