The Miami Dolphins are in a bad spot this year. Their leader, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, has tried his best, but the team stands at a 1-5 win-loss record after 6 weeks. And he is heading towards the worst record of his career. Now, a Miami legend has opened up on the franchise leader.

During the October 13 episode of The Set with Terron Armstead, the host first told the leader to act carefully. “He’s (Tua Tagovailoa) been sharing a lot, talking more in detail than I’ve ever heard while my time in Miami and his career. I’m against that approach,” former NFL offensive tackle Armstead said.

It started when Tagovailoa revealed during the post-game conference that players weren’t showing up or coming late to the players-only meetings. He blamed such little things for their poor season. But the legend disagreed.

Armstead traced his approach back to his time under Sean Payton, adding, “I come from the Sean Payton era and Sean, he hates the media… But he’s not an overshare…He always felt like less is more. He didn’t even let us do like sideline interviews…So anytime you start giving detail on what’s happening in the team, you bring the public into the building. I’m against that part.” He’s right.

The veteran played for the New Orleans Saints under head coach Sean Payton from 2013 to 2021. When Payton retired, Armstead also moved to the Dolphins, where he played 2 seasons before retiring early this year.

Having played under a disciplined system, Armstead carried those values to Miami. Now retired, he expects the same level of accountability from the Dolphins’ current signal-caller.

As the leader, Tua is expected to manage everything within the building. Armstead addressed the situation, advising the Miami QB to use proper channels such as the head coach and front office to deal with players who aren’t giving 100 percent or skipping team meetings. Bringing negative attention, Armstead said, doesn’t help anyone.

However, the 34-year-old acknowledged that the “frustration” stems from losing games in clutch moments.

As the face of the franchise, Tua often faces media scrutiny. But Armstead ended his remarks by disagreeing with how the quarterback handled the situation. “It sucks that he has to kind of answer for 53 players. But it’s a part of the job, it’s a part of the position. So to bring the media, to bring the public into the building, I disagree with it,” the former OT said.

Almost everyone disagrees with the QB’s statement.

Mike McDaniel calls out Tua Tagovailoa

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel responded to the quarterback’s comments with clear criticism, making his stance known.

“Regardless of intent and what was on Tua’s mind, after a loss, as the franchise quarterback, that’s not the forum to displace that,” he said. “I do, honestly believe, there’s no ill intention. But you’re talking about kind of a misrepresentation of player-orchestrated film sessions,” the coach added while defending his signal caller as well.

Yet, the coach also cleared the air about the ‘players only meetings.’

He claimed that those weren’t mandatory, and the players were responding to his demands with 100% effort. But many analysts in the league and former players were pissed.

Former NFL linebacker Channing Crowder made it clear that if Tua Tagovailoa wanted to earn respect, he needed to “stop snitching” on his teammates. During the October 14 episode of 104.3 WQAM, he told the QB to focus more on his performance than putting the blame on his teammates for not coming to the players’ only meetings.

Dolphins guard Aaron Brewer also criticized the 27-year-old and said, “Things that happen within the team should stay within the team.” Yet, the QB also found support from some.

ESPN analyst and former linebacker Tedy Bruschi showed sympathy for the QB on the October 13 episode of Get Up. He claimed that the leader was frustrated. And it was his way of saying that he was not getting help from his teammates and the coach.

All in all, the Dolphins are getting ready for an explosive season. And if they don’t win some games, the locker room fights might be solved in public.