Sunday Sports Buzz

[Daytona Fin]

### Against every team Miami has played this season, an opposing coach or player has gone up to Jarvis Landry to praise him, Landry tells us.

“But I’m nowhere near my potential,” he insists.

Remember that pre-draft criticism of Landry’s speed?

“I hope they keep underestimating my speed,” he said. “Thirty one teams passed on me because of my speed. I don’t consider myself one of the fastest guys, but I have good enough speed to separate and make plays.”

Brian Hartline said Landry "puts a lot of pressure on himself," so much so that "at times we tell him good job, and it’s still not good enough for him."

### Where has Ryan Tannehill most improved?

For starters, he’s making faster decisions, which was a point of emphasis after Bill Lazor’s hiring.

When given 2.5 seconds or less to throw, he has a 94.8 passer rating and 69.6 completion percentage, compared with 84.8 and 65.3 last season, according to Pro Football Focus.

Also, on intermediate throws across the middle (10 to 19 yards), his passer rating is an astounding 130.1 --- 47 points higher than those same throws last year.

### For those concerned about Tannehill possibly getting injured on read option plays, keep in mind that the Dolphins don't seem to be.

Tannehill and Joe Philbin indicated they're not worried about it, and Philbin hasn’t placed a per-game limit on how many times Tannehill runs the read-option.

Philbin said he was fine with Tannehill fighting through tacklers for extra yards on one long run against Chicago. But he likes him to slide when he's about to take a direct hit.

### Jelani Jenkins has been so impressive that even Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, between quarters of their recent game, told him to keep up the good work.

### Philbin has been spending Thursday nights watching the final minutes of close NFL games from the week before, hoping to “learn” things he should and shouldn’t do based on their success rate in other games.

### The Dolphins have cut and re-signed a bunch of players over the years (former offensive lineman Ray Feinga is the modern day poster child for that), but Daniel Thomas might be the rare player who looks better his second time around. He’s averaging 5.4 yards on 14 carries and 14.2 yards on five receptions.

During his time away, he changed his number (from 33 to 30) hoping it would change his luck, and bemoaned that he didn’t pursue a career at safety (Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops thought he would be a good one) instead of running back.

“When I was [unemployed for a month], I started questioning the whole thing, got down on myself,” said Thomas, who's averaging much more than 3.7 yards per carry for the first time since his Oklahoma State days. “People don’t understand how hard it is. My dad was getting impatient, calling my agent, asking what’s going on.”

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/spor...marlins-hurricanes-chatter.html#storylink=cpy

 

[TKAllDay]

Good stuff. I wanted to nurder Daniel Thomas but now am please with his role. Landry is a stud and a fan favorite. Did I say Landry? I meant juice

 

[Fintastic2124]

I wanna hear "JUUUUIIICCCEEEE" Rain down when he makes a catch.

 

[mahmacoat]

a QB learning a new system is getting faster at making decisions? crazy

 

[ATL_PHIN_FAN]

### Where has Ryan Tannehill most improved?

For starters, he’s making faster decisions, which was a point of emphasis after Bill Lazor’s hiring.

When given 2.5 seconds or less to throw, he has a 94.8 passer rating and 69.6 completion percentage, compared with 84.8 and 65.3 last season, according to Pro Football Focus.

Also, on intermediate throws across the middle (10 to 19 yards), his passer rating is an astounding 130.1 --- 47 points higher than those same throws last year.

Clear improvement in our QB over last season.