Should we be buying into the prospect of a Tua Tagovailoa breakout season?

• Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is entering a pivotal Year 3, and expectations have never been higher for the former No. 5 overall pick.

• Tagovailoa's offensive line was a clear roadblock for his progress in Years 1 and 2, but the Dolphins overhauled the unit this offseason with the additions of Terron Armstead and Connor Williams.

• With Tagovailoa playing alongside the first viable supporting cast in his NFL career, a breakout season is certainly in the realm of possibilities.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has had a rough start to his NFL career and now enters a crucial third season, facing pressure to show he can be a viable long-term starter for the team that selected him above Justin Herbert in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Tagovailoa is under a lot of pressure going into a make-or-break season, but he also has help around him for the first time in his career, and a supporting cast can be almost everything to a quarterback.

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Most pressures by an OL over past five seasons:

Team	Total Pressures	Pressure Rate	QB's average TTT
2017 Texans	253	41.8%	3.11 (40th)
2019 Dolphins	236	33.0%	2.63 (10th)
2021 Dolphins	235	34.1%	2.53 (3rd)
2018 Vikings	226	33.8%	2.62 (18th)
2019 Panthers	222	31.0%	2.69 (14th)

It’s important to understand how little a shot Tagovailoa had over his first two seasons given what was around him. Last season’s Miami offensive line wasn’t just bad; it was historically poor, despite the team doing a lot to try and hide the problems.