Veteran Quarterback Options For the Miami Dolphins In 2026: SMASH or PASS?

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins fans brace for a quarterback shake-up as the search for the 2026 starter intensifies. Kyle Crabbs lays out nearly 20 veteran QB options—from Malik Willis and Will Levis to Kyler Murray and Spencer Rattler—scrutinizing who fits Miami’s long-term aspirations. Are the Dolphins ready to move on from Tua Tagovailoa, and which names actually give the franchise a shot at stability? Rapid-fire analysis sorts through a diverse list, factoring in rookie deals, trade targets, and veteran value. Crabbs weighs the payoff of cost-controlled prospects like Quinn Ewers and Tyson Bagent against high-priced veterans such as Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garoppolo. With insider insights and references to Miami’s front office mindset, the episode unpacks which quarterbacks deserve a shot and how front office moves—like potential trades involving Austin Jackson or Minkah Fitzpatrick—could tip the scales. Is Miami poised for a true quarterback reset?

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0:00.0	nearly 20 veteran quarterbacks who could possibly be an option to start for the dolphins in
0:06.8	26.
0:07.9	Which ones do we like?
0:09.5	We're getting into it here today on Locked On Dolphins.
0:17.5	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.8	All right, Miami.
0:29.2	Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.
0:32.0	It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network.
0:34.9	I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, a lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of
0:37.6	Lockedon Dolphins, co-host of Lockedon NFL scouting, author of Touchdown Miami on Substack, NFL staff writer for A to Z sports. Let me give a special welcome, a shout out to our everydayers, because it is your team every day. We don't just say it. We live it here on the Lockdown Network special thank you to each and every one of you who've helped to make the locked on podcast
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1:12.9	Lots of groundwork to be done at quarterback.
1:16.9	And the Dolphins, you know, there's some Jeff Darlington in a phenomenal interview on Joe Rose yesterday.
1:25.3	And one of the things that they talked about, they talked about a lot of things.
1:28.3	They talked about Mike McDaniel and his tenure with the team and what went right
1:31.9	and what went wrong.
1:33.1	They also talked about Tua and the path forward.
1:35.4	And this was kind of the inspiration for today's programming.
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