Tua Tagovailoa throws shade at old Dolphins coach Brian Flores as he praises Mike McDaniel

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is set to enter his fifth NFL season, where expectations remain high for him and his offense to perform under head coach Mike McDaniel’s scheme. 

When McDaniel took over two seasons ago, all he had were positive words for Tagovailoa, the Dolphins’ fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, despite a modest 13-8 starting record over his first two seasons. 

But McDaniel believed in the lefty signal caller, and after going 8-5 in his first season over 13 games as a starter, Tagovailoa had his best year — a full 17-game season — with an 11-6 record to reach the playoffs.

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Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa re-drew the offense this offseason. (Susan Stocker/South Florida/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Tagovailoa, making an appearance on the "Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz," explained the confidence that he has under McDaniel, and he threw some shade at his former head coach Brian Flores in the process. 

"To put it in simplest terms, if you woke up every morning, and I told you that you suck at what you did, that you don't belong doing what you do, that you shouldn't be here, that this guy should be here, that you haven't earned this right, and then you have somebody else come in and tell you, 'Dude, you are the best fit for this. You are accurate. You are the best whatever. You are this. You are that.' How would that make you feel, listening to one or the other? You see what I'm saying?" Tagovailoa questioned on the show. 

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"And then you