Yeah watched it. Still a bit surprised a coach would reference having his player playing like a monster in practice.
It's...genuine excitement. And I understand your skepticism, and respect it.
I know that you are not a huge fan of Tannehill. And you present well thought-out posts as to why not. And I totally respect that, and your line of thinking, and you as a poster.
But...man. I'm not going to try to sway you or your opinion, but there is a HUGE contingent that sees something really, really special in Tannehill. The talent he has is just ridiculous.
And he's been mishandled. And freaking abused. And for every frustrated Dolphins fan who just doesn't want to deal with this bull**** and move on from him, there's one who is pointing at him and saying "HOW THE HELL ARE YOU NOT SEEING THAT THIS IS THE DAMN GUY, RIGHT HERE?"
It's polarizing. And it's frustrating for both sides of the debate...both of which want to see the Fins succeed.
But those games, man. When the switch turned on for the team under Gase, it was what everyone wanted. Tannehill was getting better game by game. And all of the talent that the optimists saw was there. That Chargers game was the coming out party. That throw he made to Stills was one of the best throws I have ever seen, by any QB, ever. Period.
The QB we all had been waiting for was finally here. And there were goddamn crickets after that game from those who doubted him. And they were there until he got hurt.
And somehow, over the past year and a half, there seems to have been this pessimistic movement...to try and pretend the 7-1 run of his last 8 games didn't happen. It's weird, unsettling...and confusing.
I don't blame Gase a bit for being excited. He saw what a LOT of people saw up to that point...the potential that had been really mishandled, that he was finally getting to work properly.
Let's all hope that it's still there. Let's hope that he's excited again.