Sobe you have heard me say this before, but I think he only is partly right here. His weakness is reading things / instincts / anticipation. But if anybody wants to say he is not tough, I completely disagree. All QB's are not as good when getting hit more but he is no whimp. I still think the problem is not knowing what is developing during a play at game speed as it is developing.
Lazor has covered this as best he can with shorter quicker "take what they give you underneath" passes. I think Parker is a guy that will help because, first of all, you can throw it down field no matter what coverage is on him and if you are close, he can win, or at least break up the play if a DB has a good shot at it. I would expect Tannehill to throw some high passes on a straight trajectory as he does not float them into a bucket very well. Parker will go to a predetermined spot where the ball is being thrown no matter what, or based on a pre snap read, which Tanny does fine. He will go up and get those high passes and I think it will often be near the sideline just to be extra safe with the ball.
Also, he Parker can break tackles on shorter passes and still get you big plays anyway. I don't know Parker a whole lot but based on what I have seen and heard about him, I would not be surprised if this pairing works as I described, which is a pretty good thing. I think the Dolphins may finally be realizing what they have and what they don't have in Tannehill and are adapting the cast to fit him instead of trying to fix his limitations. He may be a different QB in another 5 years as far as timing and anticipation and instincts go but for now this is the type of offense I would expect and I think that's why Parker is in town. I'm much more excited than I have been the past 3 years about our passing game, even though we will be only scratching the surface this year with Parker as a rookie.
Omar Kelly @OmarKelly · 45m45 minutes ago
