Tyreek Hill on Mahomes vs Tagovailoa: Tua is more accurate

After six Pro-Bowl seasons with the Chiefs, wide receiver Tyreek Hill made his move away from Kansas City to join the Miami Dolphins this offseason. Hill, who’s now $120 million richer, will be the new top receiver for Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

Questions and concerns have followed the former Alabama QB since being drafted fifth overall by Miami in the 2020 Draft. In Hill’s case, he’s had no problem with his new signal caller. He said he has been impressed by Tagovailoa thus far during the first episode of his new podcast ‘It Needed To Be Said’.

“I’ve had a chance to see Tua throw the ball, to myself, but he’s that dude. I’m not just sitting just saying this because he’s my quarterback now. I’m not trying to get more targets right now. What I’m trying to say is Tua is that deal,” said Hill. “He has a heck of an arm. He’s accurate, he can throw the deep ball, and he actually goes through his reads.”

Hill’s stamp of approval will be important for he and Tagovailoa’s connection as it grows. He didn’t stop there, though. When comparing the two, Hill highlighted an area where he thinks Tua is better than Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“Obviously I’m gonna go with (Mahomes) as the strongest arm but, as far as accuracy-wise, I’m going with Tua all day,” he said. “I want it to hit me right in the breadbasket”

That is quite the statement when comparing Tagovailoa to the former MVP and Super Bowl LIV MVP. It’s even more so considering Hill, along with Travis Kelce, is one of the main beneficiaries of Mahomes’ career so far.

Hill’s point seems to stem from the fact that he was solely the big play highlight maker with the Chiefs. During his first season in Miami, he thinks Tagovailoa can help him show that he’s more than just the league’s best deep threat.

“I love the deep ball, but guess what though? I expanded my game. Now I’m doing a lot more than just the deep ball. I’m doing intermediate routes and short routes,” said Hill. “Now I need a guy who can get me the ball on a dagger route, corner route, shallow cross route. Right now, right in my chest so I can do the rest.”

Hill may not have intended to make waves with that statement. It was likely only meant to give more praise to his new quarterback heading into their first season together. Still, a quote like that adds yet another layer of pressure to Tagovailoa’s plate heading into Year 3. Whether he and Hill live up to it remains to be seen until they open the season on the road against Tampa Bay.