And I think it's lack of experience at the position. Like I said last week, something similar would happen if you put a track star at wide receiver and expected him to play the entirety of the position.When the play breaks down, I think Tannehill gets wide-eyed. He does a good job of diagnosing the play before the snap, and I know you've covered that a lot. Totally agree there. But take Luck and Wilson. How many times do we see them make something out of nothing? There's no panic when the play breaks down. They use their feet to buy time and make plays. Tannehill does this sometimes. I really thought he turned a corner last season against the Bengals. There were at least two plays where he beautifully avoided pressure to make big throws down the field. Often, when there is pressure, Tannehill folds up like a TV tray. He's athletic enough to escape a lot of the pressure that overwhelms him. I don't think it's intelligence or athleticism holding him back here. I think it's instincts.
That said, however, Tannehill played well last night in exactly the kind of more limited role he should've been in all year long IMO.