Phil Simms Defends Tannehill
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I do not think many on here think Tannehill is the reason we missed the playoffs. Obviously, as Simms alluded to, there are a lot bigger concerns at other positions and that is the reason why we missed out on the playoffs.
Wow glad someone finally said something about the stupidity of most fans down here. You have to be idiotic to think that Tannehill didn't play well last season .... With a bitching little crybaby as his number 1 and an injured o line
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I don't blame Tannehill solely for our organization's failure, and I know you are just being sarcastic, but I actually agree with the second part of your post. He has no clue about the game now IMO.
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I love Thill, and I've been a huge fan since day 1, but Phil Simms also thought TravarisJackson was gonna be a big star in this league. He said it on sports radio up in NY a few years ago. Just sayin.....
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I don't think Simms is a particularly good analyst but at the same time, he's right about this.
Are you saying you know more about football than Simms? Serious question...
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Well all in all, its another mans opinion, but this man at least has credentials in many ways.
Most of us here have spoken the same basically too... he has improved, and is continuing to do so... but yes has his flaws he needs to improve on as well. But, there is more important issues on the team to worry about and fix to actually better the Miami Dolphins as an actual playoff contending football team. Tannenhill is not the problem there.
Most of us here have spoken the same basically too... he has improved, and is continuing to do so... but yes has his flaws he needs to improve on as well. But, there is more important issues on the team to worry about and fix to actually better the Miami Dolphins as an actual playoff contending football team. Tannenhill is not the problem there.
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I have never really given it any thought. I'll start by saying this. I do not think I know the most in the world, on this board, or on any board about football or any particular area of it. So if you are trying to put me in a position where I either have to eat my previous post or brag, stop reading because I would not answer if I thought your intent was dishonest. You said it was a serious question so your integrity is on the line if you are trying to just put down another poster.
My serious answer is that I'd have to sit down with him and talk football in a lot of different areas. But I don't automatically believe that a guy who played in the NFL knows everything about the game and you shouldn't either. I can almost guarantee Simms knows more about traditional X's and O's and at least the system he played in. But the stuff he says on TV and radio, if he is serious, I really have to question a lot of it. I'm not big on player evaluations, but I would pit my limited knowledge there against his because I think he is piss poor in that area. I don't think I'm especially great in that or any area, but I'd pit a lot of us amateurs against his knowledge in player evaluations and breaking down today's plays and strategies, unless he is just talking out of his ass most of the time to fill airtime. I hope that's the case because like I said, it's pretty bizarre some of the things he has said. During broadcasts he misses some really obvious things on plays. Sometimes he self corrects, which makes me think he is just slow processing it at this point in his life. But the only other explanation (when he doesn't self correct) is that he just does not understand what is happening. Listen to him break down a play and then listen to Gruden. No comparison, and that even goes with things specific to the QB, which he played and should understand better than anything. The difference is, I do not think I am anywhere near ready for TV nor will I ever be. Of course not!
But I feel like I need to really know something well before I would perform. Simms clearly was given an opportunity because he was well known and thinks he is ready for TV. Well I just don't think he's anywhere near ready either, yet he still speaks about things he knows little about (IMO), which makes me scratch my head sometimes, and laugh other times.So I guess what I'm saying is, I don't know exactly how much he knows and I don't profess to know a whole lot. But for a guy on the air talking football, very weak IMO.
Go read some Alen Dumonjic for example, even a few years ago when he was just learning the game...then you'll laugh at what comes out of some of these professionals' mouths.
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See, it's things like this that make me smile.
It's the posters who cling to anyone they can find who paints Tannehill as the a major detriment to this team who crack me up. Those persons are gettig harder and harder to find.
The mature part of me wants to say, "Hey....can we agree that Tannehill isn't close to being the biggest problem with this team?"
The immature part wants to do this:
[video=youtube;kcw_WSv14o8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcw_WSv14o8[/video]
It's the posters who cling to anyone they can find who paints Tannehill as the a major detriment to this team who crack me up. Those persons are gettig harder and harder to find.
The mature part of me wants to say, "Hey....can we agree that Tannehill isn't close to being the biggest problem with this team?"
The immature part wants to do this:
[video=youtube;kcw_WSv14o8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcw_WSv14o8[/video]
