And Skylar Thompson is no different, having to step up for multiple stints as a starter his rookie season two years ago — when he entered the season as a third-stringer. Thompson had to win a regular-season finale at the end of that 2022 campaign,

“The confidence that the team has towards Skylar is real and it’s earned and it’s based upon thousands of hours that, as a backup quarterback, most people don’t see,” McDaniel said. “He has ran our plays in a walkthrough setting probably more than anybody on our team.

Let's open a Dolphins mailbag. There are a lot of questions about GM Chris Grier, QBs Skylar Thompson and Tyler Huntley and the offensive line.