Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa cites height as one reason for Jaylen Waddle's lack of targets in latest loss

Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins are 0-3 following their loss to the Buffalo Bills. Colin Cowherd asks where the Dolphins should go from here.

There are a lot of questions that need answering for the 1-6 Miami Dolphins, but one of them was why Jaylen Waddle, the Dolphins’ top receiver without Tyreek Hill on the field for the remainder of the season, didn’t see much action in Sunday’s blowout loss to the Cleveland Browns. 

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has an answer, and it’s likely Dolphins fans don’t want to hear it. 

"I think with that, some of it has to do with being able to see guys, with their guys also up front and our guys," Tagovailoa told reporters Tuesday. 

"I’m not the tallest guy in the back there either. So, being able to see, and then sometimes when that happens, you don’t want to just throw it blindly, and you gotta progress. So, I think that has some merit to reasons as to why that happened for Waddle."

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa signals to his team at the line of scrimmage against the Cleveland Browns during the first quarter at Huntington Bank Field Oct. 19, 2025. (Scott Galvin/Imagn Images)

It's no secret Tagovailoa, listed at 6-foot-1, isn’t the tallest quarterback in the NFL. But it’s another thing to admit he isn’t able to see his receivers during plays. 

It may be true, but obviously having sight of your offensive weapons is key for any quarterback. Nonetheless, Tagovailoa targeted Waddle, who stands at 5-foot-10, just four times in the 31-6 beatdown on the road. He caught just one pass for 15 yards. 

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Waddle hasn’t had this few targets or