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Peter King: On Teams We Didn't See Coming

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started off with the Giants, then:

• The 6-4 Dolphins, winners of five straight, preventing the Patriots from clinching the division while New England trees still have leaves. Miami has a trustworthy late-game quarterback—finally—in Ryan Tannehill.

The best defense in football over the last month (Los Angeles’) was throttling the Dolphins 10-0 with seven minutes left at the Coliseum. For some reason—confidence? stupidity?—quarterback Ryan Tannehill looked at the other 10 guys in the huddle before the first snap and said, “Take a deep breath, everybody. We’re gonna win this game.”In the next six minutes, Tannehill, whose cross to bear has been some awful late-game performances in his four-and-a-half seasons in Miami, hit 12 of 13 throws for 124 yards and two touchdowns. It’s the best he’s ever been, under the circumstances, late in a game since entering the league. It took him just under three minutes to go 77 yards on the first drive, then 95 seconds to go 75 yards and throw a gorgeous laser to a sliding DeVante Parker, in the only place he could have caught the ball, low and outside, near the side of the end zone. A perfect throw, capping two perfect drives.


Since getting the coaching job, Adam Gase has trusted Tannehill, and Tannehill has bought in. (Tannehill in their first meeting last winter: “What do you want me to do, coach?”) Gase has responded in kind. Tannehill helps make out the game plan by telling Gase what he likes and what he doesn’t; Gase gives Tannehill authority to change calls on the field without reservation. “I’m really excited where I’m at in this offense,” Tannehill said, sitting on the team bus after the game. It shows: In comeback wins over Buffalo, San Diego and the Rams in this streak, Tannehill had thrown for 264 yards in the last eight minutes of the three fourth quarters, with no turnovers.


“To win ball games in the fourth quarter,” Tannehill said, “you’ve got to play with confidence and a full knowledge of the offense. And you better be able to make some big plays.” Finally, Tannehill is doing that, and it looks like the Dolphins’ quarterback of the future is also their quarterback of the present. Won’t it be interesting if, on Jan. 1, in the last game of the season, the New England-at-Miami game has significance in a division that rarely is competitive in Week 17?
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http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/11/21/miami-dolphins-new-york-giants-nfl-week-11-peter-king
 
I still cant beleive we're 6-4... Its like my brain cant process that info... Unbeleiveable job and turnaround...
 
You could fill a stadium with things Peter King didn't see coming
 
More of the same sentiment from James Walker's ESPN blog:

Dolphins' Ryan Tannehill learning how to deliver in the clutch

A familiar narrative was playing out for the Miami Dolphins Sunday evening against the Los Angeles Rams. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill was struggling, had little pass protection and faced a double-digit deficit on the road in the final six minutes of the game.

Usually, those circumstances lead to defeat for Miami, especially on the road. But there is something different about this year’s Dolphins and particularly Tannehill.

The fifth-year veteran, who often struggled throughout his career in fourth quarters, has suddenly developed the ability to perform in the clutch. Tannehill produced his third consecutive game-tying or game-winning drive during Miami’s 14-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.

Tannehill was deadly accurate late. He was 12-of-13 passing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on Miami’s final two drives. That included a 9-yard touchdown pass to receiver DeVante Parker for the go-ahead score.

"I told the guys right before that going on that first touchdown drive, 'Hey, everyone take a deep breath. We’re going to win this game,'" Tannehill said. "And that’s what we did."

A confident and clutch Tannehill bodes well for the 6-4 Dolphins to put themselves in the thick of the AFC playoff race after winning their fifth game in a row.

Tannehill overcame three injured starters on the offensive line and 10 straight failed third-down conversions before getting hot late against the Rams. He was sacked four times, hit eight times total, and only had 172 passing yards. But Tannehill made all of those yards count.

"He did exactly what big-time players do," Landry said. "They make the plays when it counts. He did that for us."

Tannehill also has a game-winning drive against the New York Jets and a game-tying drive in a win over the San Diego Chargers on this season's resume. Miami middle linebacker Kiko Alonso had the game-winning interception last week against the Chargers that took things over the top.

The Dolphins have a favorable schedule down the stretch. They play five consecutive games against teams without winning records, starting with next week’s home game against the San Francisco 49ers (1-9).

Miami will be heavily favored to win there and has a chance to improve to 7-4 with five games remaining. The Dolphins also play the Baltimore Ravens (5-5), Arizona Cardinals (4-5-1), Jets (3-7), Buffalo Bills (5-5) and New England Patriots (8-2).

Many of those games likely will be close, and having a quarterback who is learning how to play well late in games is a good thing to have.

"You are constantly growing," Tannehill said. "If you are not moving forward, then you’re moving backwards. I like to think that I am constantly progressing, moving forward. learned a lot over the past five years and just looking to continue to move forward."
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http://www.espn.com/blog/afceast/po...nnehill-learning-how-to-deliver-in-the-clutch
 
Man if we can get our starting o-line back on the field it could be a fun ride..
 
Every game is a playoff game for us. At this point we can't afford to lose. I really wish we would have our starting oline all healthy from game one and would have loved to see how our defense would be doing with Howard and Jones back there.....if only

Ozzy rules!!
 
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