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Ryan Tannehill, QB, Dolphins
Let’s finish up with a player who still has a fifth-year option left to be decided. The Dolphins would owe Tannehill something in the $15 million range for 2016 if they chose to pick up that option, so they will surely wait until the last possible moment before making that sort of commitment.
I’ve described Tannehill as football’s most enigmatic, unknown quarterback: a passer who stayed healthy, got good receivers, and still somehow managed to avoid showing very much about where his ceiling and floor might lay. The hope was that Tannehill would get a revamped offensive line this season and a fresh set of eyes at coordinator.
And yet, after 12 games … I’m still not sure. Tannehill is consistently inconsistent, routinely mixing in flashes of his athleticism and arm strength with stretches during which he looks overmatched and unsure of his abilities. Most of the Jets game last Monday would be considered the latter. The offense he’s running under Bill Lazor is a little more conservative and includes safer throws, which is why his completion percentage has spiked all the way up to 66.5 percent with no real change in his other per-play metrics. His QBR is up to a career-high 57.7, but that’s hardly the landing point for legends.
What Tannehill does over the next month could determine his pro future. With Miami holding on to the final playoff spot in the AFC, Tannehill is uniquely poised to either make or break his reputation, which took some heat after the Dolphins lost to the Bills and Jets to end 2013 and miss the playoffs. If Tannehill can beat the Patriots in New England in Week 15, the entire city of Miami might shut down. More likely, he’ll need to win his three remaining home games to get to 10-6 and make the playoffs.
As for the option? I don’t think the Dolphins will exercise it. Tannehill’s just not worth $16 million based on what we’ve seen, and if he proves the Dolphins wrong, well, he can always renegotiate an extension before the old deal expires. It might cost the Dolphins extra money if it works out that way, but, as always seems to be the case with Tannehill, we just need more time to figure out if he’s any good.
Ryan Tannehill, QB, Dolphins
Let’s finish up with a player who still has a fifth-year option left to be decided. The Dolphins would owe Tannehill something in the $15 million range for 2016 if they chose to pick up that option, so they will surely wait until the last possible moment before making that sort of commitment.
I’ve described Tannehill as football’s most enigmatic, unknown quarterback: a passer who stayed healthy, got good receivers, and still somehow managed to avoid showing very much about where his ceiling and floor might lay. The hope was that Tannehill would get a revamped offensive line this season and a fresh set of eyes at coordinator.
And yet, after 12 games … I’m still not sure. Tannehill is consistently inconsistent, routinely mixing in flashes of his athleticism and arm strength with stretches during which he looks overmatched and unsure of his abilities. Most of the Jets game last Monday would be considered the latter. The offense he’s running under Bill Lazor is a little more conservative and includes safer throws, which is why his completion percentage has spiked all the way up to 66.5 percent with no real change in his other per-play metrics. His QBR is up to a career-high 57.7, but that’s hardly the landing point for legends.
What Tannehill does over the next month could determine his pro future. With Miami holding on to the final playoff spot in the AFC, Tannehill is uniquely poised to either make or break his reputation, which took some heat after the Dolphins lost to the Bills and Jets to end 2013 and miss the playoffs. If Tannehill can beat the Patriots in New England in Week 15, the entire city of Miami might shut down. More likely, he’ll need to win his three remaining home games to get to 10-6 and make the playoffs.
As for the option? I don’t think the Dolphins will exercise it. Tannehill’s just not worth $16 million based on what we’ve seen, and if he proves the Dolphins wrong, well, he can always renegotiate an extension before the old deal expires. It might cost the Dolphins extra money if it works out that way, but, as always seems to be the case with Tannehill, we just need more time to figure out if he’s any good.
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Why am I not surprised at the first person to thumb up this thread? Anyways, have fun everyone. See you 100 posts later. lol
