Dolphins’ QB Josh Rosen deserves chance to start

It’s Rosen time!

After a week 1 blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Miami Dolphins looked to regroup quickly vs the New England Patriots.

And no matter how nice the field looked, or how appealing the white throwbacks were — this game was ugly.

Miami’s offense looked anemic for most of the game, much like they did last week vs Baltimore.

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 11/21 for 81 yards. And in a relief effort, Josh Rosen threw for 97 yards on 7/18 passing.

So where do the tanking Dolphins go from here?

For me, it all starts with the QB position. And although I pledged my allegiance earlier in the offseason, the time is now for “The Chosen One’ to take over. Why? Because the Dolphins need to know before the end of the season whether or not he’s the guy, and having ‘X amount of games to evaluate Rosen on, appears to be in the team’s best interest.

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— josh houtz (@houtz) September 18, 2019

Now, I know you’re going to mention the turnstile of an offensive line, or the complete lack of a run game, but that’s okay. Because as we’ve seen all offseason long, Rosen appears to be the better all-around QB. He has a better sense in the pocket and appears to be capable of making throws, Fitzpatrick is not.  Yes, Flores has all but announced the veteran Fitzpatrick as the team’s Week 3 starter. And if the Dolphins truly are tanking, why make the change now?

Why not wait two more weeks until the BYE?

That all sounds well and good.  However, if you’re one of the 53-men on Miami’s roster, you have to realize Fitz just doesn’t have his magic anymore.  And no matter how badly you’d rather not trade away young talent like Laremy Tunsil or Minkah Fitzpatrick, losing won’t help matters.  The young defensive back forced his way out of Miami, and several others could too before the process is complete.

Truth is, the Harvard graduate has not looked the same since retiring in South Florida. What we can’t fully understand however, is the type of leadership he brings to this team. And for as respectable as that might be, the time is now to make a change. Josh Rosen was once a top-QB prospect and was highly coveted in college. Since joining the Dolphins in April, Rosen has done and said, all the right things. Now is his chance to prove to someone, anyone, that he can be a starting QB in this league.

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— josh houtz (@houtz) September 15, 2019

If you’re Miami, best case scenario he looks like something the team could potentially build upon. Maybe he shows enough to have an open QB competition next summer. Most likely, however, is that a team completely void of talent continues to flounder. Anything less than failure would be in-humane. The Dolphins need the #1 pick and Tua Tagovailoa.

But in the here and now, it’s time for change.

Unfortunately, the book has been closed on both #FitzMagics. And unless he has a similar case to Benjamin Button, there won’t be many more highlight moments from the 36-year old QB. However, the opposite holds true for Rosen.

Each and every year, we see QBs define odds and become top-tier talent in the league. Why not Rosen?

It’s time. Start ‘The Chosen One’

Josh Houtz (@houtz) still supports Josh Rosen, even if it is #Tankovailoa SZN