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INTERESTING: Soft Tannehill on Verge of Being Bust !!!!

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This week, ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer was on Miami radio station The Ticket talking Ryan Tannehill. The conversation started off normally. Tannehill has talent. … Blah, blah. … Tannehill is smart. … Yadda, yadda.
"I'm going to go down in flames being a believer," Dilfer said. "He's supremely talented. That's without question. People who say he doesn't have the talent, they're just wrong. He's very smart. He works hard at it.
"My only concern was, does he have the over-my-dead-body mentality? He's such a nice kid. Does he have enough pr--- in him?"

Please read more, this is not your regular BR bs, this is very interesting.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-to-stop-being-a-nice-kid-and-start-producing


One thing I have to say is before the first game of the season between the Seahawks and the Packers, I happened to catch an interview with Russel Wilson, and the guy was saying that what set him apart from other QBs is that he "refuse to lose" attitude. He said when his team is down, he not happy and he always want the game to end with the ball him his hand.When I see him play he shows that mentality every game. Case in point, game against the Redskins. The guy scrambled around in what could have been a huge sack for loss and turned into a big play to win the game. I need to see Tannehill display that mentality too. Ryan needs to be a gutsy perfomer, I mean put the team on your shoulders when the game is on the line. That's all!
 
The last time I saw Wilson he was getting up off the turf after throwing an interception that iced the Cowboys victory.
 
I swear when he runs more gets tired and starts thinking less he plays a lot better
 
Alnur said:
Did you also see him rasie the Lombardi trophy??
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I did, but then again I also saw Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer, Doug Williams, Jeff Hostetler, and Joe Namath raise it too. Are you trying to make that analogy? But then again I never saw Marino, Kelly or even Archie Manning raise it. :idk:
 
Jonny said:
I swear when he runs more gets tired and starts thinking less he plays a lot better
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This.

In the second half of last weeks game he was an entirely different QB. At times he looks so robotic (flashes of Henne just went through my head, ugh) like hes thinking too much. Maybe its not only learning the new offense, but learning to play with his new found footwork consistently. Anyway, in the second half he came out loose and with pep in his step. He was moving in the pocket the best i've seen this year.

The thing i fear with Tannehill is letting him go, and him developing with the right coaching/system around him. Ala Drew Brees.
 
Vaark said:
I did, but then again I also saw Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer, Doug Williams, Jeff Hostetler, and Joe Namath raise it too. Are you trying to make that analogy? But then again I never saw Marino, Kelly or even Archie Manning raise it. :idk:
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Huge difference when someone is raising it at the beginning of their career opposed to the tail end. We are still fighting over if our QB can actually complete a pass beyond 20 yards. Russell is young and already has a Super Bowl ring and somehow plays like he is a veteran who never won sh*t
 
Tannehill will be alright. He was on the verge of beating a future packers hall of famer qb..............Its joe philbin who messed up with the timeout.

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Quote: The thing i fear with Tannehill is letting him go, and him developing with the right coaching/system around him. Ala Drew Brees.


Exactly right.
 
phinschamp45 said:
Tannehill will be alright. He was on the verge of beating a future packers hall of famer qb..............Its joe philbin who messed up with the timeout.
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But lost to Geno Smith, Thad Lewis and Ej Manuel. I guess almost beating out Aaron is good enough. :rolleyes2:
 
chuckdiesel said:
This.

In the second half of last weeks game he was an entirely different QB. At times he looks so robotic (flashes of Henne just went through my head, ugh) like hes thinking too much. Maybe its not only learning the new offense, but learning to play with his new found footwork consistently. Anyway, in the second half he came out loose and with pep in his step. He was moving in the pocket the best i've seen this year.

The thing i fear with Tannehill is letting him go, and him developing with the right coaching/system around him. Ala Drew Brees.
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Drew Brees had his breakout season in San Diego. That was the season they drafted Philip Rivers. I know someone is going to race in and scream some crap about Drew Brees and how we shouldn't use him as a point of comparison, but since you brought him up, I might as well put it in context.

Drew Brees sat on the bench his first season behind Doug Flutie. He started in his second and third seasons. His second season was not very good, and his third season was pretty bad. They drafted Philip Rivers after Brees' third season. He broke out in year four, and started again in year five (the last year of his rookie deal), and although he came back down to earth a little, it was clear at that point that he wasn't a fluke. However, here's the thing, he hurt his shoulder in the last game of the 2005 season. At that time, rookie contracts were still outrageous, so the Chargers basically could not afford to pay both of their quarterbacks. With Brees hurt, they opted to go with Rivers and let Brees leave in free agency.

The Chargers knew what they had in Drew Brees in 2004 when they drafted Rivers -- they knew they had a quarterback who was a bust through his third year as a pro. 11 TDs vs 15 interceptions as a starter in 2003 is the reason they drafted Rivers. 27 TDs vs 7 interceptions as a starter in 2004 is the reason Rivers rode the bench his first two seasons in the NFL.

Regardless of whether or not Ryan Tannehill turns into Drew Brees or simply continues on his journey as an average NFL quarterback, we can still learn from the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers understood that it is worth it to invest as much as possible in the quarterback position, as long as you are investing in players you believe can be franchise-changers. Philip Rivers was one such player, and the Chargers were smart to create the 'problem' of having two great quarterbacks on their roster.
 
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