{"id":293777,"date":"2023-10-20T18:53:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293777"},"modified":"2023-10-20T18:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:53:57","slug":"dolphins-eagles-took-similar-paths-to-build-offensive-juggernauts-around-tua-tagovailoa-jalen-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/dolphins-eagles-took-similar-paths-to-build-offensive-juggernauts-around-tua-tagovailoa-jalen-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins, Eagles took similar paths to build offensive juggernauts around Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts "},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL’s top two total offenses will meet when the Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles clash on Sunday Night Football<\/em> this week.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins (5-1) currently pace the NFL in total offense and are on course to set a single-season record with 498.7 total yards per game. The Eagles (5-1) are second in the metric at 395.0. Yes, the gap there is the largest difference in NFL history between the first- and second-ranked total offenses, but that’s besides the point.<\/p>\n

The parallels between these two teams go beyond their closeness in the rankings and standings.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at how the franchises took similar approaches to building their prolific offenses, brick by brick:<\/p>\n

1) Select a franchise QB in the 2020 NFL Draft<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Dolphins and Eagles each selected their current franchise quarterbacks in the 2020 NFL Draft, and the two happened to be college teammates at Alabama: Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts (who later transferred to Oklahoma).<\/p>\n

Miami made Tagovailoa the franchise’s second-highest-drafted quarterback (fifth overall) of the common-draft era. The Eagles selected Hurts 53rd overall as a developmental prospect and a backup to incumbent starter Carson Wentz\ufeff. By the end of their rookie seasons, Tagovailoa had led the Dolphins to a 6-3 record as a starter, and Hurts had unseated Wentz, starting the Eagles’ final four games.<\/p>\n

However, their potential had not yet been transformed into star power. The head coaches who would help do that were waiting in the near future.<\/p>\n

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