When the Miami Dolphins selected Alabama receiver Jaylen Waddle with the sixth pick in the 2021 draft, and then traded a huge amount of draft capital for ex-Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill in the 2022 offseason, the idea was clear. Miami, and head coach Mike McDaniel, wanted to present impossible math problems for enemy defenses with the combined speed of Waddle and Hill. Factor in that both speed receivers are not one-trick show ponies, and if this all worked out, it would benefit third-year quarterback Tua Tagovailoa more than anybody, in a season where Tagovailoa has as much of a prove-it season as any player in the NFL.
Safe to say, after what happened in Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium against the Ravens on Sunday, it was all worth it. The Dolphins started off slow on offense, and were unable to do anything with Lamar Jackson on defense, but just when things looked hopeless at halftime, with a 28-7 Ravens lead, things started to turn quite decisively in the second half. The two teams traded one touchdown each in the third quarter, and then, when the fourth quarter began, all hell broke loose for the Dolphins’ offense — and the Ravens’ defense.
