And regardless of whether this was the impetus behind the move or McDaniel liked the way Huntley performed during his three starters in relief of Thompson after he was injured in his first start in relief of Tagovailoa, Huntley has surpassed Thompson on the depth chart.
And the sad reality is that Huntley didn’t exactly light it up during his stint at quarterback this season and the offense struggled badly with Tagovailoa on injured reserve.
In Huntley’s three starts, the Dolphins averaged 12.3 points, with a high of 15 points against New England in Week 5 when Miami rushed for 188 yards.
The writing on the wall pretty much already was there for Thompson when Huntley got the start for the Week 7 game at Indianapolis despite Thompson having recovered enough from his rib injury to be a full participant at practice all week.
Again, it’s not like Huntley got the offense cranking when he was in the game.
No, the Dolphins offense was a mess without Tua, to a degree we didn’t see in other spots around the NFL, such as Green Bay when Malik Willis had to start a couple of games after Jordan Love sustained an ankle injury.
