Skylar Thompson is kind of like the teenager who has been handed the keys to his father's sports car. Thompson will be behind the wheel of Miami's high-octane offense when the Dolphins travel across country to face the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Thompson, a seventh-round pick in 2022 out of Kansas State, will be replacing Tua Tagovailoa, who was placed on injured reserve after sustaining his third concussion in two seasons last Thursday in a 31-10 loss to the visiting Buffalo Bills.
Thompson plans to keep things simple. "When tomorrow comes, I'll focus on tomorrow," Thompson said. "That's my approach to everything.
That's been my approach since I've gotten here, and that's led me to success." Thompson started three games in 2022 with Tagovailoa sidelined, including a playoff defeat to the Bills. Thompson completed 78 of 150 passes for 461 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in those three starts, going 1-2.
He served as the Dolphins' No. 3 quarterback all of last season and didn't get into a game. "I felt like my rookie year I was doing things exactly by the book and viewing everything as I would see it in the playbook," Thompson said.
"The footwork and everything. And it was all new to me. I studied it so much -- I felt I knew it so well that sometimes it slowed me down a little bit even.
"That's just another progression of being in my third year and having this opportunity again. I feel like I have a very good understanding of what we're doing and why we're.