Turkey must be on the dinner menu at Tua Tagovailoa’s house because the quarterback spent most of Sunday’s practice carving up the Miami Dolphins defense.

It didn’t matter if it was 1-on-1s, or the team’s 11-on-11 periods of practice, Tagovailoa was sharp with his throws, timing, and execution of Miami’s new offense.

His most beautiful pass of the day, which would have been a long-ball connection with receiver Tyreek Hill, who got behind cornerback Xavien Howard, didn’t even count because Hill stepped out of bounds on the play. But the 55-yard throw was a work of art.

Tagovailoa threw two touchdown passes during the 11-on-11 period, but there were two plays at the end of the session that spoiled his day and allowed Miami’s defense to walk away the victors.

During a scrimmage-like situation, where every quarterback and his unit started from the 30, Tagovailoa drove his unit downfield with ease the first time around, connecting on a touchdown pass to receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. once the team reach the red zone.

In his next scrimmage-like situation, the Dolphins put a minute on the clock and Tagovailoa’s unit needed to score a touchdown in the end-of-game scenario.

After converting a big third-down throw with a 27-yard pass receiver Jaylen Waddle pulled down to convert a third-and-6 the drive began to stall.

A sack defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah and linebacker Jealan Phillip would have likely shared set up a third-and-13 with 11 seconds left on the clock.

On the next play Tagovailoa hurled a desperation pass into the end zone that safety Jevon Holland picked off for an interception in the left corner that ended practice.

But overall, Tagovailoa has had a solid two weeks of training camp, showcasing his accuracy, executing on third downs and in the red zone, and delivering big throws consistently.

“I mean, we’re mad,” linebacker Sam Eguavoen said at the conclusion of practice. “Right now, I’m not friends with Tua, I’m not friends with Tyreek. We’ll play ping-pong in the locker room, but I mean, the more they score in practice, the more we’re getting chewed out in the film room.”

Observations

Chase Edmonds is seemingly separating himself from the pack of tailbacks, producing some of the bigger runs each day. …

The Dolphins defensive line dominated practice, providing a number of standout plays like Zach Sieler’s sack of backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, Christian Wilkins’ sack of Tagovailoa, and Benito Jones producing a tackle for loss during an 11-on-11 run from tailback Salvon Ahmed. …

Receiver Preston Williams, who has publicly complained about the limited targets he’s received the first two weeks of camp, made his first nice catch on a great throw from rookie quarterback Skylar Thompson, after beating cornerback D’Angelo Ross 25 yards downfield. …

Rookie linebacker Channing Tindall, the Dolphins’ 2022 third-round pick, delivered a tackle for loss on a tailback Gerrid Doaks run during Miami’s scrimmage-like period. …

Off-the-mark snaps continue to be an issue for the Dolphins, who are grooming Connor Williams and Adam Pankey to play center, a position they have each never played in a game. The Dolphins are optimistic Michael Deiter’s foot injury will only keep him sidelined a few more days, but at this point Miami should be conducting workouts for backup center options.

Stock up

Safety Verone McKinley III, an undrafted player from Oregon, is becoming Thompson’s top foe on defense. Not only did McKinley produce the first interception of Thompson in training camp on Saturday, but he followed it up by picking him off a second time on Sunday, pulling in a pass intended for Waddle that McKinley tipped into the air before bringing down, and running it back roughly 20 yards. McKinley also recovered a Doaks fumble in the early 11-on-11 periods.

Stock down

If the Dolphins have to go into a game that matters with Greg Little and Larnel Coleman as one of the team’s starting tackles, they probably won’t like the outcome. Little, a former third-round pick who the team traded for last year during training camp, and Coleman, a 2021 seventh-round pick, haven’t impressed in their elevated roles when Terron Armstead sits out practice. The Dolphins need one of them to become reliable to avoid having to move a guard to tackle, or scavenging the waiver wire or trade market for tackle help.

Injury update

Cornerback Trill Williams had a scary moment when he slid on concrete at the end of a 1-on-1 rep. Williams needed assistance getting up after sliding, and sat out a position period. But ultimately returned to practice. …

Armstead sat out Sunday’s practice after participating in two straight days that included 11-on-11 reps. …

Safety Clayton Fejedelem, fullback John Lovett, and safety Sheldrick Redwin all sat out practice with various injuries. Linebacker Elandon Roberts was given a veteran maintenance day.

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