Check out of a play if you have people that can protect you.
The Fumble: Tannehill Checked Out of a Run Play
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I don't have an issue with the audible. I want my QB to want to have the game in his hands when it's on the line.
The execution just sucked. Blame whoever you want, I don't care. It's all the ****ty QB's fault, it's all the ****ty right tackle's fault, it's all the ****ty offensive coordinator's fault, it's all Jeff Ireland's fault.
But if you are afraid to call a quick pass play because your right tackle is so ****ing bad that you don't even trust him to impede the progress of the defensive end, then what the **** is the point of even having him out there?
The execution just sucked. Blame whoever you want, I don't care. It's all the ****ty QB's fault, it's all the ****ty right tackle's fault, it's all the ****ty offensive coordinator's fault, it's all Jeff Ireland's fault.
But if you are afraid to call a quick pass play because your right tackle is so ****ing bad that you don't even trust him to impede the progress of the defensive end, then what the **** is the point of even having him out there?
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The 8 men in the box is designed to stack the line and stop the run, not to rush the QB.
Well this changes everything. My apologies to the coaching staff for ranting and screaming on them about the play call. They got the call right, but the young QB, changes the play, based on the defensive formation. Tannehill has B***S, I'll tell ya that!!! Perhaps it will be a learning experience for him? And the Blame is TOTALLY on his shoulders. I don't have a problem with how he handled the situation. Most QB's in that situation, who have audible options, would have done the same thing. IMO, it would have been better for Tannehill to stick to the call and let some Time Run Down. It speaks volumes for the confidence the coaching staff has in Tannehill, to allow him that much control at the LOS to audible. Miami lost the game he's going to have to live with that. But, this is a situation where it can push forward Tannehill's learning curve. In-Spite of the loss. I'm still a Believer that Miami has a Franchise QB in Tannehill. It still doesn't change the need for better OT's and better play from the O-Line overall in a situation like that.
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Yeah, but the Bills would have most likely been pinned inside their 20, and they had only one drive the whole game for the length they would have needed to get into reasonable field goal range. Considering the fact that the running game was actually working yesterday, just seems like a bad time to pass. Grind the clock and/or force the Bills to use their timeouts, then use one of the best punters in football to pin them deep.
While I now understand that he checked off the run and went with the pass, Clabo still needs to make a play. Yes Mario Williams was on the field and he did his job, that's to be expected. But my God can you keep Williams at bay for just the one time and see what happens?
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He's not a smart QB. Andrew Luck he is not!
HE is....most QB's would have made the same call...you play to win....
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Well, it was obviously a bad audible when you look at the results. But I just recall how many times under Dave Wannstedt and Tony Sparano this team would have been content to just run the ball into an 8 man front and then punt it away -- playing not to lose -- and how frustrated that made me. I remember thinking then that I'd rather watch the team take a chance and try to win the damn game than just curl up into the fetal position and wait to see if the other team would make plays to pull it out.
I'm happy that the team played to win, but I'm not happy with the results.
I'm happy that the team played to win, but I'm not happy with the results.
Regarding the poll in the OP, Tannehill changed the play because that is what he is coached to do. If he sees a certain front, he's supposed to make the call. If he doesn't call a pass play, its because he doesn't recognize the defense. Its really a stupid poll considering he was just doing his job.
It was a horrible decision. Plain and simple. In that situation at mid field you are playing the clock and that's it. You don't attempt a pass for fear of incompletion and the clock stopping. What happened was the worst possible scenario. A pick 6 would of been better since we'd had a lot of time with the ball back. I would of been completely fine if we had to punt it away with 2 min or less remaining. Pin Lewis and the Bills inside their 10? Yes please. I like aggressive calls to but I'm not going to lie to myself to make me feel better about Tannehill after that choice. It was a flat out bad decision. It's not like we were facing Brady or Manning. It was Thad Lewis. I have plenty of confidence in our defense to win the game at that point.
Uh, then shouldn't you just vote yes? :unsure:
Unlikely. The Dolphins were 72% likely to win the game just prior to the fumble. Just after the fumble that number plummeted to 33%.
I did vote yes, but you are unfairly misleading people in that Tannehill had a choice in not doing what he was instructed to do. You might as well rephrase the poll to ask, "Should he have done his job the way he was coached to do?". That's probably a more fair question instead of trying to pin it on Tannehill's decision making.
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