The coach said it was too early to tell if Thompson would start against the Vikings.
With Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater both in concussion protocol with no firm timetable to return, the Dolphins may turn to 2020 seventh-round pick Thompson to make his first career start.
It's not something that he feels like he has enough information on to theorize about.
He said it was too soon for him to make a decision. I have to wait and assess the situation which I don't have in scope. I don't know what I'll get from Wednesday's practice, but hopefully I'll have a better idea of where we're going.
Thompson took over for Bridgewater, who was placed in concussion protocol after just one snap. Thompson passed for 166 yards on 19-of-33 attempts.
Since Week 4, Tagovailoa has been in concussion protocols. He has been in the Dolphins' building but hasn't progressed enough yet to start doing football activities.
During Sunday's game, Bridgewater passed his evaluation and showed no symptoms of a concussion. He was taken out of the game after the ATC spotter thought he saw him fall after taking a hard hit from the Jets.
The amendment states that if a player is diagnosed with Ataxia, they will not be allowed to return to the game.
Terron Armstead and Tyreek Hill were injured in the game. Armstead was in New York overnight to see a specialist for a toe injury that has bothered him since the beginning of the season. The appointment went well, and Armstead is in Florida. The hope is that he will play on Sunday.
He said that he can trust Terron as much as he trusts any other player. He will do anything it takes to play on Sunday. If he can't play, that's because he's physically unable to play. I'm happy that he's taken a step to get that healthy.
Hill was wearing a walking boot on his foot when he left the stadium. The Dolphins will take Hill's status day by day, according to him.
Howard, who is on the physically unable to perform list after an injury, has a better chance of playing on Sunday.
After a week of getting starter's reps, Thompson will be in a better position to succeed if he starts on Sunday.
It's not easy being a backup quarterback. You can't have an endless amount of reps because you can't deplete your athletes. The starter usually gets between 80 and 100% of the practice reps. It's a huge challenge to be a backup quarterback because you have to own the whole game plan, visualize it, be able to call it, and line people up.
After opening the season with a trio of wins, the Dolphins have lost two in a row. This week's game against the Vikings is the only one of their next six games against an opponent with a winning record.
They are confident in their ability to bounce back from these losses, even though they don't look too deeply into them.
Alec Ingold is a professional football player and a guy in the locker room. The coaches are there." The pieces of the puzzle are there. We have proven that. We need to come together as a team, find our formula to win, have a standard and stick to it.
It's difficult to do on a week-to-week basis, but I feel like those are all simple answers that you can give. Good teams and great teams are separated by that.
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