Tannehill looking for fewer mistakes

[gafin]

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill has no false sense of accomplishment right now.

The critiques that the Miami Dolphins' quarterback has heard in recent days from offensive coordinator Bill Lazor have not exactly been loaded with effusive praise. By his own admission, Tannehill missed plenty of targets in Week 1 against New England, left some touchdown opportunities uncashed and was nowhere near as sharp as the Dolphins wanted.

That's the bad news.

Here's the good news: Even with a less-than-crisp showing, Tannehill led the Dolphins to 33 points in a victory over the Patriots — Miami's second-biggest point total against New England in the last 20 years. He'll now try to win consecutive games against division rivals for just the second time, when Miami (1-0) visits the Buffalo Bills (1-0) on Sunday.

"We left a lot of plays out there. I left a lot of plays out there, personally," Tannehill said Wednesday, when asked to assess his work against the Patriots. "Location of throws, missing throws, had a couple dropped passes, just details like that. We left a lot of yards and a lot of touchdowns on the field. ... You can't leave that many plays on the field consistently and expect to win week-in and week-out."

"Not bragging or boasting, but I honestly feel like we could have had at least 50 points," wide receiver Mike Wallace said. "I had a fumble early in the game. Lamar (Miller) had a fumble. A double move should have been a touchdown. We had an interception when I ran a post that should have been a touchdown. We had a throw to (Charles) Clay that should have been a touchdown. There were wide open ones."

Self-criticizing after a win might not always be easy.

That wasn't the case for the Dolphins this week, Tannehill included.

"We try to be as honest in our appraisal of what we're doing — good, bad or ugly — every week," Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said. "I think the biggest thing is take a look at the film. The film says we did some good things, but there's a lot of room to get better."

Tannehill said he didn't mind Lazor's words, saying the offensive coordinator "isn't ruthless, he's real."

"He's been great. He wants to be great," Tannehill said. "He wants to score a lot of points. He wants me to play well and that's what I want. It's been good to have him push me along and teach me the ins and outs of the offense and expect to play well. That's what I like."

There's one break Tannehill might have on this trip to Buffalo: the weather.

It was 36 degrees in each of his first two starts at Buffalo, both of those games winding up as Dolphins losses. Forecasters say the temperature in western New York should be in the upper 60s on Sunday.

http://pro32.ap.org/article/tannehill-looking-fewer-mistakes-week-2

 

[hoops]

Yeah that freaking int puzzles me...tanny said he thought he was gonna sit down but the db was on his outside shoulder and trailing...easy td missed there

He will clean it up I have no doubts...

 

[Scotty P]

As much as I hate Brady and Belichek, Lazor and Tanny sound very much like them.....which I don't hate. Winners don't accept mediocracy. Winners don't like leaving plays on the field. And winners aspire to consistently execute.

The culture has changed in Miami!!

 

[ANUFan]

Can a Qb learn to be more accurate??

 

[PhinFan1968]

Can a Qb learn to be more accurate??

He can if the cause of his inaccuracy is delay in processing info, making a decision, and letting it fly...because he's still green in a system. Which is what I think his main issue is. He'll get faster, and more accurate, as he gets used to this system in real-time.

 

[truedolfan57]

Can a Qb learn to be more accurate??

oh course they can. just watch the 2nd half vs 1st half...

 

[jlfin]

The whole passing game was off in the first half. In the week leading up to last sunday, many players were excited to put Lazor's playbook to the test. They may have had some pregame jitters, which may have resulted in RT's inaccuracy and some of the dropped passes.
Those are things that can be easily cleaned up.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

He can if the cause of his inaccuracy is delay in processing info, making a decision, and letting it fly...because he's still green in a system. Which is what I think his main issue is. He'll get faster, and more accurate, as he gets used to this system in real-time.

While some may dismiss this as wishful thinking, at least one NFL head coach agrees with you:

http://nypost.com/2014/09/10/cardinals-coach-itll-take-half-a-season-to-re-program-eli/

“It is very hard for somebody to change after you have been in a system,’’ Arians said. “I did this with Carson Palmer last year. He had been in the same system pretty much nine years and he has ideas, then you are trying to reprogram. It is much easier getting a rookie and brainwashing him than it is to take a veteran and change him totally into a new system.’’

...

“It was Week 8 for us last year,’’ Arians said. “Then, all of a sudden, you could see the guys around him start to get it and play faster and play better. Instead of waiting to see a guy come open, he was throwing guys open.’’

The article is in the NY Post and it's about Eli Manning -- trying to maybe give Giants fans back a glimmer of hope. I think it's pretty applicable to our situation.

 

[LDaniel7]

While some may dismiss this as wishful thinking, at least one NFL head coach agrees with you:

http://nypost.com/2014/09/10/cardinals-coach-itll-take-half-a-season-to-re-program-eli/

The article is in the NY Post and it's about Eli Manning -- trying to maybe give Giants fans back a glimmer of hope. I think it's pretty applicable to our situation.

I expected a slower start to the season b.c of the new offense. Ryan looked out of sync most times in pre-season. Still learning.

Once it gets more instinctual, and if the OL holds up, and if Wallace is healthy, look out by mid-season. Night and day from last year's offensive offense.

LD