there's only so much better kuechly can make us with matt moore and david garrard at qb...i still think with them under center this teams a 6 game winner...but is tannehill a better pro prospect than matt barkley??? nope...better than tyler wilson??? not in my eyes...better than aaron murray??? not to me...better than the kid with poor mans cam newton physical tools at va tech??? again...i say on that upside wise is a no
I agree with all of this except for the VTech QB. Not seeing it yet with him.
But I think here's the catch. As an athlete and physical talent, and as a guy with intangibles, Tannehill matches up very well with all of those guys. I love Barkley - like him as much as I do Luck. Think he's a better pure passer than Luck. But when the Miami coaching staff (it should ultimately fall on Philbin and Co to pick their QB) looks at Tannehill vs. the guys they'd wait for next season, they have to say, 'With a year of coaching, and his talent, do we project him to be further along than any of the guys we can realistically expect to get?' And more, 'Is his upside as high, if not higher, than the potential 2013 QB's?' Given the way that this staff develops QB's. I think they'd love to get their hands on a kid with Tannehill's talent. They love grooming players; they actually know how to do it (as opposed to our previous staffs). If don't get a QB this year, I won't cry, 'The sky is falling,' Like I said, I love Barkley, really like Murray and Wilson. But I don't think you pass on Tannehill to wait on them. I'd pass on Weeden to wait on them.