The Miami Dolphins will start with Tyler Huntley at quarterback when they face the Tennessee Titans on Monday, with Tua Tagovailoa out and Skylar Thompson only fit enough to be an emergency backup.

Miami were forced to place Tagovailoa on injured reserve when he suffered a concussion – his third in the last two years – against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2.

Thompson replaced Tagovailoa for their Week 3 loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, but he was forced out of that game after sustaining a rib injury.

The Dolphins moved to address their QB crisis by signing Huntley from the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad last week, and he will start on Monday with Tim Boyle their primary backup.

"I think one thing that was supremely obvious to the team since he got here and even more so this practice week, is Snoop [Huntley] has started multiple big games," head coach Mike McDaniel said on Saturday.

"His understanding as a quarterback, of what is required to win over team-mates and take the place of somebody else and assert their own personality, their own skill set, their own traits within the offense and lead people...

"We've been very high on Snoop. His maturation has been expedited by him and he's done an excellent job assimilating into the locker room."

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Huntley, who has started nine games in four years and thrown for 1,957 yards and eight touchdowns, is confident he will not need much time to adapt. 

"It's like riding a bike. The first time, you're a little iffy, you didn't know how to pedal," Huntley said. 

"Then you just start putting it all together, pedalling, going in a straight line, then after a while, you're going to start standing up."