As he embraced a fresh start
Monday
Chase Allen
Jersey , Josh Rosen said all the right things, smiled a lot and even
cracked a couple of jokes, such as when he noted the phalanx of photographers
nearly drowning out his first news conference with the Miami Dolphins.“These
clicks,” he said with a chuckle, “are loud.”Rosen does attract clicks, which is
a big change for a Dolphins team low on star power. It has been so long since
they had a Pro Bowl quarterback that Rosen referred to him as “Mr.
Marino.”Despite a rough rookie season that prompted the Arizona Cardinals to
discard him, Rosen still believes he can be a Dan Marino-type franchise
quarterback. And he’s glad to get an opportunity with the Dolphins, who are
eager to stop a revolving door at the position that has gone through 19 starters
since Marino’s last game 20 years ago.“I couldn’t be more excited to be here,”
Rosen said. “Very rarely do you get a second chance to make a first
impression.”As for motivation, Rosen’s crooked grin grew wider when he was asked
about any chip on his shoulder.“I don’t think my chip has to grow any more,” he
said. “I might tip over.”More Miami Dolphins newsDolphins sign veteran lineman
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Cardinals for 62nd pick, 5th-rounder in 2020He was the 10th overall pick in the
2018 draft but became expendable in Arizona last week when the Cardinals used
the No. 1 overall pick to select Kyler Murray. A day later, the Dolphins
acquired him for two draft picks to become part of their rebuilding effort under
first-year coach Brian Flores.“I felt like I got drafted twice,” he said.Rosen
took no jabs at the Cardinals and acknowledged that in Miami he faces a one-year
tryout . If he doesn’t play well this season, the Dolphins will likely have a
poor record and be well-positioned to take a QB early in the first round in
2020.Rosen also acknowledged his image needs work. Doubts about his leadership
and personality linger despite efforts by Arizona teammates and coaches to
dispel them.He said the issue dates to his years at UCLA.“I didn’t have all my
answers as perfectly crafted as I do now,” he said. “I said some things off the
cuff, and people misconstrued them. …“I think I’m a really good teammate. What
I’ve tried to do is not say or do anything extra, just kind of be me and keep my
head down, and eventually the story will straighten out. I think it has for the
most part. Time and consistency are the best medicine to cure the
narrative.”With that in
mind
Matt Haack
Jersey , Rosen had answers ready when asked about:— competing for the
starting job with another Dolphins newcomer, veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick. “The
timing on whether I play or not is not up to me.”— Pro Football Hall of Famer
Marino. “Hopefully I can follow in some semblance of his massive footsteps.”—
his belief that he can become a franchise QB. “I think I’m a good quarterback,
and I think I’m a good leader.”The Dolphins hope he’s right. Already on his
second NFL team, Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen also is on his fourth NFL
offensive coordinator.Yes, his fourth.The progression has gone from Mike McCoy
to Byron Leftwich to Tom Clements in Arizona, and now to Chad O’Shea in
Miami.“It encourages some mental gymnastics and the more you train it and the
more you work it, I think the better you get at it,” Rosen said, via Hal Habib
of the .The Miami offense under O’Shea, the former Patriots receivers coach,
becomes the latest that Rosen has to learn.“I’m trying to break down this
playbook as quickly as I
can
Stephone
Anthony Jersey ,” Rosen said.Rosen also will be working with Jim Caldwell,
the assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach and Jerry Schuplinski, the assistant
quarterbacks coach. And also Hall of Famer Dan Marino, a Dolphins executive who
has a hand in the quarterback situation with the team for which he
starred.“We’ve got a lot of great minds in there from a lot of different
backgrounds,” Rosen said. “I think we’ve got a really good room. Hopefully it’s
going to be an indicator of a lot of success.”Rosen will need to have a lot of
success, or the Dolphins could do next year what the Cardinals did this year,
drafting a quarterback who supplants Rosen, and who potentially triggers another
trade of a guy who would then be on offensive coordinator No. 5.
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