Pats have Brady and two backups. They don't have the 3 "best" QBs in the division. The Jets have Vick, better than Garoppolo simply based on experience. Oh, and Mallet? Do people even read about other teams or do they just assume that the Pats are the best talent evaluators ever? Mallet is on the brink of being cut by NE because he hasn't shown anything since his rookie year. The Pats have one thing that 3 other teams in the league have (DEN, GB, NO)...near perfect QB play that makes average or above average players better than they really are. Many of the players who play on these teams go on to have average careers once they leave their teams. New England has had one amazing pickup in Brady and they are seeing if they can mold another one of him.
The team should have a healthy concern with Tannehill. There's a very good chance a lot of people within the organization lose their jobs if Tannehill doesn't pan out. I'd be a little concerned too. Tannehill made some ****ty plays against last year's 27th ranked scoring defense; not the worst defense in the league, unless you're referring to yardage, then in that case, Tannehill put up solid numbers yards-wise against last year's worst defense in terms of yardage. Or if you're referring to Turnovers then Dallas was 13th in takeaways and were 8th in Turnover differential, which seemed about right with the 2 turnovers to none ratio we had. It happens. Tannehill acknowledges it. He, probably more than anyone on this entire planet, is concerned as well, considering this is his ****ing job and if he doesn't improve he will be a perpetual backup.
The game plan was geared towards the run. Now it's getting everything moving in the same direction. Step off the ledge until week 6 of the regular season. Not enough sample size with something like 8 possessions this preseason to judge the team by. Brady threw a pick 6, Manning threw a pick where he was completely off his read, Alex Smith threw 2 picks in a game, Foles threw 3 INTs this preseason, RGIII has been pure ****, and Luck threw a boneheaded pick. **** happens, players adjust. The main difference with Tannehill on the guys I mentioned are that the others have scored some TDs this preseason. Tannehill had a rough time, but also drove the team downfield with some great plays and numerous 3rd down pickups, even one where Simms unfortunately fumbled it and another where Satele picked up a block in the back. He still needs a lot of work, but it's not all doom and gloom. He needs to figure out how to punch in TD's more consistently when the opportunity is there and to hit Wallace with a perfect deep ball when Wallace breaks off his man and is open. He hasn't figured that out yet, but there's no telling that he won't be able to do that come real game time and when the play calling is geared towards pushing the ball in by any means necessary. Obviously I want to see us put up at least 2 TDs with our first squad last game, but it didn't happen and that won't change. However, the season hasn't even started yet.
It's easy to say, "he hasn't yet so he won't," just as it is easy to say that "just because he hasn't yet doesn't mean he can't." We will all just have to wait and see as the season progresses.
