"Tua Time" Is OVER | Dolphins Bench Tagovailoa In Favor Of Rookie QB Quinn Ewers Entering Week 16

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins shake up the quarterback room as Tua Tagovailoa gets benched in favor of rookie Quinn Ewers. Is this the end of Tua’s time in Miami, and what does it mean for head coach Mike McDaniel’s future with the team? Kyle Crabbs examines the ramifications of this bold move, unpacking the ripple effects on the organization, salary cap, and locker room chemistry. The podcast spotlights how Ewers’ first NFL start against the struggling Cincinnati Bengals defense could reshape the Dolphins' offensive identity. Additional topics include Matthew Judon's release after a disappointing campaign, the impact of recent contract disputes, and key decisions looming for Miami’s front office. Is Quinn Ewers poised to seize the spotlight, or will Miami’s season spiral further? Get the latest analysis of the Dolphins’ dramatic quarterback transition and what lies ahead for the franchise.

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0:00.0	Two at time is over.
0:03.0	Getting into it here today on Locked on Dolphins.
0:10.7	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network,
0:18.5	your team every day.
0:37.5	All right, Miami, welcome to another episode of Lockedon Dolphins. It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network. Come your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockdown Dolphins, co-host of Lockedon, NFL scouting author of Touchdown, Miami on Substack NFL Staff writer for A to Z sports. I want to give a special welcome.
0:38.5	A shout out to our everydayers because it is your team every day. We don't just say we live it. They're on the Lockdown Network. A special thank you to everyone who has helped make the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network in the world. Today's episode of Lockdown Dolphins is brought to by Fandul. if it'll be right in the middle of the action this season.
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0:57.7	One thing, I don't know a whole lot of anybody would have had on their bets for the bingo card
1:04.3	for the dolphins this season is that Tua Tongavala would not start games this season because of benching.
1:16.1	And that is where we live.
1:17.8	That is the world in which we live in.
1:19.7	Mike McDaniel's going to talk.
1:20.8	I'm recording around 1230.
1:23.7	Mike's going to talk at a few hours.
1:25.8	And then we'll get some player availability.
1:27.1	And the news dropped early this morning.
1:30.5	The team has released a veteran player.
1:33.0	Matthew Judon, we'll talk about that at the end of the show.
1:35.5	But they're also making a quarterback change one day after Mike McDaniel kind of opened Pandora's box and said the quarterback play was not good enough.
1:42.6	Everything is on the table.
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