LOL. Love it. And I think you've pinpointed the tipping point. Coaches can't afford to be happy adjusters. There is a a difference between a normal statistical deviation and borderline incompetence. Tannehill so far this season is performing below Ryan Leaf level. Leaf was always a 5.5 type guy in the NFL, albeit with very high interception numbers that drove his adjusted number below 4. Tannehill still manages to somehow avoid interceptions, primarily because he's not accurate enough. The defenders expect it to be in one spot but Tannehill misses by a foot or two, hence all the deflections and frustrated defenders. That happened 2 or 3 times yesterday alone.
Philbin in his opening presser mentioned passer rating differential. Lazor has correctly spotlighted yards per attempt. After two games I'm sure they were well aware of the numbers but didn't want to panic. When the third game is even more extreme in the same direction, now you can't ignore it. It's either condemn the design and the coaching and 10 other players, or look at the quarterback as the culprit.
Frankly I wish this were happening late in the season. As I posted months ago, we need Tannehill to tilt severely in either direction. Worst case is another moderate season and an ongoing tease, with potential for a disastrous contract extension that regulates the franchise just like our home stadium. I agree with TedSlimm's version that Tannehill simply doesn't have it. I posted that I wanted to draft Luke Keuchly in 2012. I'd like to pretend I would have taken Russell Wilson later but that's self patting and hardly a certainty.
If Philbin and Lazor are having doubts I wouldn't be surprised if Dennis Hickey has expressed doubt about Tannehill, and refusal to hitch to him regardless of performance.
I'd sign up for 5.0 yards per attempt right now as Tannehill's season ending number. We'd move in a different direction, which is the correct path. Otherwise we're stuck with lots of talented -- if not great -- players but nowhere to go with them.
