Dolphins backup quarterback Quinn Ewers didn't have a good game in Friday's 20-7 loss at Washington in the preseason opener. He was 1 for 8 for 27 yards and one interception. But coach Jeff Hafley said Saturday afternoon that he's not thinking about bringing in competition for Ewers' No. 2 job behind starter Malik Willis.
Hafley, however, had a caveat in his answer about Ewers, the 2025 seventh-round pick who started the final games of last season. Hafley said he'd just finished team meetings and hadn't yet gone over the film with general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.
The problem is Ewers' misfortunes continued a pattern of ineffective play that took shape at the start of training camp three weeks ago. But Ewers might get some grace considering he looked good last season and in the offseason program.
"I think if you just watch the game and you're just watching as a fan or watching in general, certainly there were some missed throws, some missed opportunities," Hafley said. "The interception that he threw clearly wasn't a great decision, especially in that point of the field."
But Hafley said he showed the team two examples Saturday of situations where a receiver should have helped Ewers, one of which Hafley said would have been a 25- or 30-yard gain.

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