One of the great mysteries of Miami Dolphins quarterback Josh Rosen is why he seems to have collected such a negative reputation in such a short amount of time. Rosen has been a professional quarterback for just 13 months, and yet when the Miami Dolphins made the move to trade for Rosen, it was met with push-back.
The reasoning? People thought Rosen was a bad personality. His teammates apparently didn’t like him. And yet no Arizona Cardinal — or UCLA Bruin, for that matter — has gone on the record to speak ill of Miami’s hopeful quarterback of the future.
And now Rosen is getting positive feedback from his new teammates here in South Florida. Last week, veteran receiver Kenny Stills praised the way Rosen delivers the football.
“I don’t know what the right word is for it, but it doesn’t look like it’s coming fast and then it gets in front of your face and you see that it’s spinning well and it has some velocity behind it,” said Stills. “(Rosen) is a great player and he has a bright future.”
Here’s to many touchdowns in their future together. But Stills wasn’t the only one offering enthusiastic support of Rosen last week during the team’s organized team activities (OTAs). Jakeem Grant has been encouraged by Rosen and fellow quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s presence in the wide receiver meeting rooms early on.
“There’s a couple of times that (the quarterbacks) came in and just gave us pointers on what they think we should do and just on checks and stuff and adjustments that they see on the field,” said Grant. “I love when they come in there because we get to joke around with those guys. They have a great sense of humor, as well.”
Dolphins fans should be thrilled that both Rosen’s talent and effort to communicate with his players — along with following Ryan Fitzpatrick’s lead — are being noticed by Miami’s skill players. If the offense is going to perform the way they intend, they’ll need everyone on the same page. So far, so good.
