Story byDavid Furones, South Florida Sun-SentinelWed, December 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM UTC·4 min readMIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to build off a debut as a starter in which he exhibited composure, was poised in the pocket, orchestrated the team’s complex offense and made his share of throws while having some that didn’t go his way. He gets his second shot at starting in the NFL back at home Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I want to see growth, and that comes in a numerous amount of ways,” said Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel before the team’s Wednesday practice after a Tuesday walkthrough as players get Christmas Day off Thursday. “I saw some (Tuesday) with how he was quarterbacking the group. He took a step forward in terms of his confidence, his disposition.”Ewers was 20 of 30 for 260 yards and two interceptions, with one not necessarily his fault, in a 45-21 defeat that got away from the team as a whole.“There’s a lot of promising things from this start and we’re really encouraged by a lot of his performance,” offensive coordinator Frank Smith said Tuesday. For the young quarterback, it all starts with how he operates McDaniel’s complicated offense, which involves an array of formations and pre-snap motions.
