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Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross posed in front of photographers with his new franchise quarterback Saturday and jokingly delivered a short reminder on his expectations for his first-round draft pick, Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
"Let's hope that someday we can retire this number," Ross said, as the two clutched Tannehill's brand new No. 17 Dolphins jersey.
Expectations are high for Tannehill in Miami, who on Thursday became the franchise's first quarterback taken in the draft's opening round since Dan Marino, but he did his best to downplay the notion that he'll immediately solve the Dolphins' decade-long quarterback drought.
"Honored to be one of the newest members of the Miami Dolphins," Tannehill said during his introductory news conference. "Really excited to get down here and start working. ... There's no expectation. I don't think they have real expectations for me. Just want me to come in and compete."
Tannehill conceded that he has a lot to learn about how to play quarterback in the NFL, and that he plans to lean on the veteran signal-callers (Matt Moore and David Garrard ) already on the roster during his transition.
"Definitely want to learn from those guys as much as I can but compete with them at the same time," Tannehill said.
One thing that should help Tannehill in the early going is that he is already familiar with the fundamentals of the Dolphins' new offense. The Dolphins new offensive coordinator, Mike Sherman, was Tannehill's head coach in college.
"The foundation of it is all the same," Tannehill said, adding that he spent part of that morning studying his new playbook. "I'm excited to get to the new stuff that they added."
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"Let's hope that someday we can retire this number," Ross said, as the two clutched Tannehill's brand new No. 17 Dolphins jersey.
Expectations are high for Tannehill in Miami, who on Thursday became the franchise's first quarterback taken in the draft's opening round since Dan Marino, but he did his best to downplay the notion that he'll immediately solve the Dolphins' decade-long quarterback drought.
"Honored to be one of the newest members of the Miami Dolphins," Tannehill said during his introductory news conference. "Really excited to get down here and start working. ... There's no expectation. I don't think they have real expectations for me. Just want me to come in and compete."
Tannehill conceded that he has a lot to learn about how to play quarterback in the NFL, and that he plans to lean on the veteran signal-callers (Matt Moore and David Garrard ) already on the roster during his transition.
"Definitely want to learn from those guys as much as I can but compete with them at the same time," Tannehill said.
One thing that should help Tannehill in the early going is that he is already familiar with the fundamentals of the Dolphins' new offense. The Dolphins new offensive coordinator, Mike Sherman, was Tannehill's head coach in college.
"The foundation of it is all the same," Tannehill said, adding that he spent part of that morning studying his new playbook. "I'm excited to get to the new stuff that they added."
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