Tannehill and Adjustments- A Closer Look

[So Be]

I posted yesterday that I did not see where Sherman could have adjusted much of anything, and just watched the replay. Here is what happened pass by pass.

1st Quarter

Possession #1- complete with no pressure, safety blitz sack, no where to go, RB's fault.

#2- complete with no pressure, bubble screen gets busted for loss, sack with nowhere to go.

#3- complete no pressure, scramble inc bad throw, inc, no pressure, bad pass.

#4- Inc, no pressure, bad pass, drop by Heartline, inc, scramble middle, bad throw.

2nd Quarter

#1- comp with hlding and a hit, comp no pressure, sack no where to go.

#2- comp, inc bad throw, comp, comp, comp RB flare out, sack S blitz, no chance.

#3- comp no pressre, inc bad throw, inc bad throw.

Halftime- 9 of 17 for 73 yards, 2 drops, 6 bad throws, 4 sacks with nowhere to go.

3rd Quarter

#1- Sack with nowhere to go, inc bad throw.

#2- comp no pressure, drop by Hartline, throw away from pressure.

4th Quarter

#1- Sack, RT injured, Moore- inc no pressure, 50 yarder no pressure, Int

#2- inc with a hit, inc Wallace overthrow with a hit, throw away from pressure.

#3- throw away, inc bad throw, sack on RB, bad throw with a hit.

#4- Moore comp, inc, and a pick.

Tannehill goes 10 of 27 for 82 yards, with 7 sacks, 4 hits and 13 hurries.

In re-watching the game, RT was horrible with many a bad throw not being anywhere near close. He also had a ton of pressure (17 0f 27 throws, not including the 7 sacks) and a few big drops.

I did not see anyway Sherman could have adjusted with any hope of success. Buff had a LB or S lingering on RT's right until the play was in action, and McKinnie was getting beat up to the left. Add in the pressure up the gut at light speed. IMO, roll outs and read options would have only made the tackle quicker, and more painful.

I also saw Sherman keeping 2 backs in with Clay, one back, and a second TE. Nothing worked because no one he used can block worth a damn.

Say what you will on Sherman, and he does warrant criticism for some of what he has done. However, this abortion of a game was not on him. Everyone on O Sucked, other than Clabo.

 

[finfan54]

I saw a lot up close and personal in the endzone. I just felt the bills ate their Wheaties and were bound and determined to win every damn play. they had us covered tight all game long and weren't going to stop.

I doubt they do that vs. patsies

 

[DZimmer000]

Wrong!!! Here's why. How many screen passes did we attempt? Answer: 0. How about a reverse here or there to get them to stop pursuing so hard? While it isn't all on Sherman...... He definitely wasn't part of the solution.

 

[artdnj]

And it wasnt like we were facing the 85 Bears for Gods sake, try something rather than stay put and do nothing.

 

[Xbrett82us]

There seemed to be no quick release plays. When your oline fails you, it's crucial to get rid of the ball within a second or two after the snap. Tanne held on way too long on almost every play. That's more an issue of the offensive gameplan than Tannehill. It shouldve been obvious after the first couple of series that your standard three step or five step dropback wasnt going to work. But it wasnt obvious to anyone on the field that's for sure.

Where were the slants or the screens? Didn't see one of either.

 

[cafinfan408]

shotgun with dion sims next to thill

 

[So Be]

Wrong!!! Here's why. How many screen passes did we attempt? Answer: 0. How about a reverse here or there to get them to stop pursuing so hard? While it isn't all on Sherman...... He definitely wasn't part of the solution.

Howzabout a fumblerooski or wild cat as well? If you re-watch the game, you should see that screens were a dead issue, with Buff having a LB or S sitting there. Screens take some blocking to work, and we had none. Take a look at the bubble screen to Wallace. Bills were there almost before he was.

Any reverse takes time, and we had none. No way it would have worked unless a Buff defender tripped over his own feet.

Re-watch, and tell me you feel the same. Ain't gonna happen.

 

[So Be]

shotgun with dion sims next to thill

Tried that with Clay who is a better blocker for now. Did not work.

 

[So Be]

There seemed to be no quick release plays. When your oline fails you, it's crucial to get rid of the ball within a second or two after the snap. Tanne held on way too long on almost every play. That's more an issue of the offensive gameplan than Tannehill. It shouldve been obvious after the first couple of series that your standard three step or five step dropback wasnt going to work. But it wasnt obvious to anyone on the field that's for sure.

Where were the slants or the screens? Didn't see one of either.

I only saw one play where RT held the ball too long. He badly missed open receivers, aside from all the pressure.

 

[Unchained 07]

I believe Sherman deserves some criticism this year but this game was decided at the LOS on both sides of the ball yesterday, bottom line. It wouldn't have mattered if Sean Peyton was calling the plays....

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[natetherock]

Howzabout a fumblerooski or wild cat as well? If you re-watch the game, you should see that screens were a dead issue, with Buff having a LB or S sitting there. Screens take some blocking to work, and we had none. Take a look at the bubble screen to Wallace. Bills were there almost before he was.

Any reverse takes time, and we had none. No way it would have worked unless a Buff defender tripped over his own feet.

Re-watch, and tell me you feel the same. Ain't gonna happen.

I agree on the reverse, but screens don't require holding the block long at the LOS.

I think screens would have at least helped keep the Bills honest. Who knows if screens could have helped with the amount of pressure the bills were getting, but to not even try one or two is the problem for me.

 

[So Be]

I agree on the reverse, but screens don't require holding the block long at the LOS.

I think screens would have at least helped keep the Bills honest. Who knows if screens could have helped with the amount of pressure the bills were getting, but to not even try one or two is the problem for me.

We did throw a couple of flare outs to RBs but, screens are not won or lost at the LOS. An Ol or TE has to get out to free it up, and there was no way we were gonna do that yesterday. RT had no time to throw or run on a screen or roll out. Just watch the replay.

 

[datruth55]

Tannehill was throwing a lot of passes with all arm...couldn't step into his throws because the O-line was being pushed back into him.

 

[natetherock]

We did throw a couple of flare outs to RBs but, screens are not won or lost at the LOS. An Ol or TE has to get out to free it up, and there was no way we were gonna do that yesterday. RT had no time to throw or run on a screen or roll out. Just watch the replay.

I do agree the oline may not have been able to get out in front because the Bills defense was doing a decent job holding. Still I have to argue if the line isn't blocking in the first place might as well try to exploit the blitz in other ways than the traditional drop backs we ran all day. I don't think completely abandoning the run game was beneficial either.

At the end of the day yesterday the players got outplayed, so we can speculate as to what plays would have worked but the truth is "nothing" may be the correct answer.

 

[So Be]

Tannehill was throwing a lot of passes with all arm...couldn't step into his throws because the O-line was being pushed back into him.

Yeah, there were some but, he badly missed a number of others with normal pressure, and he was waaaay off. He was 10 of 27, with a few drops. I would say there were at least 5-6 other passes when he had a receiver, and missed him by yards, not inches.

He said post game that this was the first time he played in cold, rain, and wind, and it did show.