An Insider’s Look At The Seahawks’ Week 3 Opponent, The Miami Dolphins

Shifting more to the on-field ramifications from last week, what does backup QB Skylar Thompson bring to the offense, presuming he’s the starter this week, and how much, if at all, does the offense need to change with Thompson under center?

Wingfield: Ideally, not much change at all. But that said, Tagovailoa is special in the way he gets the ball up and down, and that quick trigger is matched by his ability to parse out what the defense is doing. Thompson’s only starts came as a rookie, and that part of the game was obviously a struggle.

The thinking behind keeping Thompson over veteran Mike White out of camp is that his third year in the system will provide some progression in his ability to communicate the offense. Even with Tagovailoa the first two games, the Dolphins ran a lot of quick game – you have to imagine that’ll be the case with Thompson on Sunday.