### If both continue to play the way they did last season, Ryan Tannehill’s six-year, $96 million contract will end up being better value than Colin Kaepernick's six-year $126 million deal.
ESPN says Tannehill's deal has $45 million in total guarantees, but CBS said it's actually $45 million in injury guarantees and that he won't get nearly that much money if he's released.
Kaepernick's guaranteed money has been reported at $61 million but might actually end far less than that for reasons that would make all of our heads explode if we attempt to explain it.
Among quarterbacks who threw at least 200 passes last season, Tannehill ranked 12thin passer rating at 92.8. Kaepernick was 17th at 86.4.
Andy Dalton was 20th at 83.5. We bring up his name because his contract could be worth $19 million more than Tannehill’s if he meets all playoff incentives (highly unlikely) and about equal otherwise (unless the Bengals part ways with him, which can’t be ruled out if he continues to implode in the playoffs).
Tannehill threw 27 TDs, 12 picks last season. Kaepernick had 19 and 10.
Tannehill threw for 4045 yards, Kaepernick 3369.
### If you eliminate Tannehill’s $2.1 million salary for the 2015 season (which was already established as part of his rookie deal), then it’s a five-year deal averaging $19 million. And that average salary would rank sixth among quarterbacks.
### CBS' Jason LaCanfora said the Dolphins will pay Tannehill $21.5 million over the next two seasons, as opposed to the $18.5 million he would have made otherwise, and that Miami can walk away after two years or anytime after that in a deal that he describes as heavily back-loaded.
### Glass half-full-view: Tannehill, Tony Romo, Andrew Luck and Matthew Stafford are the only quarterbacks whose passer ratings increased from 2012 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2014…. His 92.8 passer rating last season was the fifth-best in any season in Dolphins history…
His 66.4 completion percentage was the second-highest in a season in Dolphins history…. What’s more, Tannehill has thrown for 11,252 yards in his first three seasons --- sixth-most in NFL history behind Luck, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Dalton and Cam Newton…. Tannehill was 11th overall last season in passing yards (4,045) and 12th in touchdowns (27).
### Glass half empty view: NFL Net’s Albert Breer noted Tannehill is the only QB among the 15 highest paid to have never made the playoffs or finished above .500.
### Tannehill’s reaction, to the team’s Finsiders website: "You look back at all the great players over the years, and most of them spent a significant amount of time in one place. I didn't know it was going to come this year. I had no expectations, but so fortunate, so blessed to be in this position and to be able to have the opportunity to stay here for the next six years….
Steve Ross and the rest of the organization have faith in me and kind of put it out there that they have faith in me. I’m only getting more and more excited the closer we get.”
### Former Eagles/Redskins personnel man Louis Riddick, now with ESPN: “Doesn’t matter what you think of Tannehill’s on-field value or how Dolphins management valued him. Fact is the quarterback demand far exceeds supply and just before you say I wouldn’t have paid him, I will say good luck finding and being able to acquire and develop a better one.”
### Longtime former Cowboys executive Gil Brandt: “I feel strongly this will be a good deal for both parties.”
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...eal-um-football-adds-player-heat-marlins.html
ESPN says Tannehill's deal has $45 million in total guarantees, but CBS said it's actually $45 million in injury guarantees and that he won't get nearly that much money if he's released.
Kaepernick's guaranteed money has been reported at $61 million but might actually end far less than that for reasons that would make all of our heads explode if we attempt to explain it.
Among quarterbacks who threw at least 200 passes last season, Tannehill ranked 12thin passer rating at 92.8. Kaepernick was 17th at 86.4.
Andy Dalton was 20th at 83.5. We bring up his name because his contract could be worth $19 million more than Tannehill’s if he meets all playoff incentives (highly unlikely) and about equal otherwise (unless the Bengals part ways with him, which can’t be ruled out if he continues to implode in the playoffs).
Tannehill threw 27 TDs, 12 picks last season. Kaepernick had 19 and 10.
Tannehill threw for 4045 yards, Kaepernick 3369.
### If you eliminate Tannehill’s $2.1 million salary for the 2015 season (which was already established as part of his rookie deal), then it’s a five-year deal averaging $19 million. And that average salary would rank sixth among quarterbacks.
### CBS' Jason LaCanfora said the Dolphins will pay Tannehill $21.5 million over the next two seasons, as opposed to the $18.5 million he would have made otherwise, and that Miami can walk away after two years or anytime after that in a deal that he describes as heavily back-loaded.
### Glass half-full-view: Tannehill, Tony Romo, Andrew Luck and Matthew Stafford are the only quarterbacks whose passer ratings increased from 2012 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2014…. His 92.8 passer rating last season was the fifth-best in any season in Dolphins history…
His 66.4 completion percentage was the second-highest in a season in Dolphins history…. What’s more, Tannehill has thrown for 11,252 yards in his first three seasons --- sixth-most in NFL history behind Luck, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Dalton and Cam Newton…. Tannehill was 11th overall last season in passing yards (4,045) and 12th in touchdowns (27).
### Glass half empty view: NFL Net’s Albert Breer noted Tannehill is the only QB among the 15 highest paid to have never made the playoffs or finished above .500.
### Tannehill’s reaction, to the team’s Finsiders website: "You look back at all the great players over the years, and most of them spent a significant amount of time in one place. I didn't know it was going to come this year. I had no expectations, but so fortunate, so blessed to be in this position and to be able to have the opportunity to stay here for the next six years….
Steve Ross and the rest of the organization have faith in me and kind of put it out there that they have faith in me. I’m only getting more and more excited the closer we get.”
### Former Eagles/Redskins personnel man Louis Riddick, now with ESPN: “Doesn’t matter what you think of Tannehill’s on-field value or how Dolphins management valued him. Fact is the quarterback demand far exceeds supply and just before you say I wouldn’t have paid him, I will say good luck finding and being able to acquire and develop a better one.”
### Longtime former Cowboys executive Gil Brandt: “I feel strongly this will be a good deal for both parties.”
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...eal-um-football-adds-player-heat-marlins.html
