JJM_7
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Of course they'll need Henry to run effectively to have a chance to beat Baltimore, but you're not giving Tannehill enough credit. They were averaging 16 ppg with Mariota their first 6 games of the season, and that was with D. Henry running the football. When Ryan became the starter? That changed to 30 ppg. HUGE difference.They need henry to run strong to score those pts. They had those pts because of henry and good coarching. Tannehill's pass attempts have been fairly low, because it wasn't needed and he did enough to supplement henry's offense. A good team like ravens with that offense will force tannehill to score pts passing and shut down run game or score pts on titans to force it to be less of a ball control game and more point matching game. Tannehill is not that qb, Titans good coaching brought out best of him. But you saw how T hill can be good but why it's not a qb to go the long run. His stats for this game 8-15 for 72 yards passing. Not even 100 yards/ He made that key throw at end, but plenty of mistakes too. We've seen good plays from tannehill for miami but he is what he is. Don't forget Case Keenum had a strong run for Vikings a few years ago and in playoffs right? That happens sometimes, but then reality hits the following year or when the team is not running on all cylinders and the right mesh that makes an average qb do better than what they are.
Fact is Tannehill needs to play better, WAY better than he did last night, for the Titans to have a shot. Especially if they neutralize Henry as they probably will. But I don't think it's fair to say that offense was 100% Henry all the time. Ryan had a huge role in elevating their production, along with their rookie WR AJ Brown who was phenomenal.