That steady stream of criticism eventually got to Tannehill, Dolphins safety Michael Thomas acknowledged on CBS Sports Radio’s
The DA Show Monday.
“I'd definitely say different pressures, especially while losing, it can affect guys differently,” Thomas said, when asked about the sense that Tannehill wasn’t ready, maturity wise, to handle the fire early on. “I’d say it’s fair to say that, but I definitely say it’s helped him. He’s learned from it and now I feel like he is that leader. He is that leader in the locker room. He is that leader of our team and it’s made him better.”