Tyler

Huntley

Huntley was activated off injured reserve Thursday, but he’ll be the emergency quarterback for Thursday’s bout against Green Bay. Skylar Thompson will be the backup for Tua Tagovailoa versus the Packers instead.

Huntley has been out since the end of October with his shoulder injury. The 26-year-old will be the backup to Tua Tagovailoa now that he’s healthy enough to return.

Huntley left the Dolphins’ Week 7 loss to the Colts with the shoulder injury and did not return. He will now miss at least four weeks while on injured reserve. Tim Boyle will serve as the backup to Tua Tagovailoa, who has been cleared to return from his concussion, going forward.

Huntley exited the Dolphins’ Week 7 loss to the Cardinals with a shoulder injury. With Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) slated to return in Week 8, Huntley’s status will determine the backup situation for Miami. If Huntley cannot go, it will likely be Tim Boyle as the backup against the Cardinals.

Huntley left Sunday’s loss to the Colts with an injury to his throwing shoulder. The 26-year-old was replaced by Tim Boyle, and assuming Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) returns for Week 8 against the Texans, it’ll be a battle between Huntley and Boyle to backup Tagovailoa for that contest.

Tyler Huntley injured his shoulder midway through the third quarter and Boyle came on in relief. There was no real difference between the Dolphins’ backups in a game the Colts won 16-10 with only 10 pass completions. A disaster, in other words. The good news is that the Dolphins have heavily telegraphed Tua Tagovailoa’s (concussion) healthy Week 8 return. If Tua needs another week, neither Boyle nor Huntley will be anywhere close to streamer relevance against the Cardinals.

Huntley landed hard following a third quarter incompletion. He had very limited range of motion as he walked to the locker room afterward. Tim Boyle is now in the game and seems likely to finish the final 1.5 frames. Huntley was having a predictably rough start before going down, completing 7-of-13 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. He did add five carries for 20 yards.

Per McDaniel, Tagovailoa is still seeking information regarding his brain injury, and “the process continues.” Tagovailoa is first eligible to return in Week 8. Tagovailoa’s head injuries have become a serious talking point over the last few years, with experts saying he will need to miss extended periods of time should he suffer any other concussions in the future. It was rumored earlier that a Week 8 return against the Cardinals could be in store, but we’ll see what the team has to say about that at a later date. For now, it’s at least one more week of Tyler Huntley, which will ding the fantasy values of Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and all other offensive weapons in Sunday’s game against the Colts.

Huntley was much better against the Patriots than he was last week against the Titans. He appeared far more comfortable in the pocket and was able to execute Mike McDaniel’s scripted plays early in the game. Huntley targeted Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle on a combined 17 of his 31 pass attempts. He could get one more start for the Dolphins if Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) is unable to return following the team’s Week 6 bye.

We simply can’t trust any of Miami’s once-reliable fantasy weapons until we see better at quarterback, and Huntley was ghastly last week. McDaniel was quoted as saying: “after reviewing the tape, there’s reason for guys to be excited about [Huntley] ... There were some things to build upon, and we’re excited to do that tomorrow.” It’s possible that another week of practice in the system will help Huntley play better than he did on Monday night. It’s hard to believe he’ll be better enough to do more than make Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and Devon Achane FLEX options against the Patriots.