I'd say it's a fair article. No clear indication one way or another. And that's why Tannehill finds every requirement that I abhor. If you are still waiting for a guy to be great there should be a sustained and undeniable period of greatness at an earlier level. If not, then you shouldn't have had to pay much for the coin flip.
We somehow botch every principal. Millions and millions on a projection who has never been special. Then we wonder what could possibly go wrong?
And this same mentality seemingly applies to every decision. It doesn't matter if Ju'Waun James was the best remaining prospect at offensive tackle. Is he a special talent? Do you gain on the rest of the league from a manpower perspective by picking him at 19? Or are you merely applying a patch? Patches are like a treadmill...running in place at high expense.
Tannehill led the league in rightful interceptions that were dropped last season, at 11. I mentioned that in another thread tonight, including the link to the Football Outsiders article, but it deserves more mention, since we're so determined to adjust everything. I wouldn't mention it other than that absurd adjusting in every thread.
From my perspective, once McKinnie was inserted at left tackle the pass blocking was noticeably improved across the board, since it coincided with Clabo's improved play on the right. Clabo was so disastrous early it was a logical upward bump. He had nowhere else to go. The second meeting with Buffalo was always going to be a problem. Amidst the hoopla after the win over New England, I posted that the danger in the Bills game would be that we were physically abused, that Buffalo would return to the defensive intensity that the Bills displayed for the first two and a half quarters hosting the Chiefs. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened. They enjoyed the Fury of Anti-Revenge, we were overwhelmed, and our quarterback couldn't find anything cheap. That's not exactly his specialty, rescuing a troubled matchup.
Other than that Bills game the second half of the season featured games well within NFL normalcy. Only the final game was pathetic and inexcusable, IMO. I can't imagine a quarterback destined for NFL greatness to respond like that.
nyjunc is a terrific poster. I have no idea how he calmly volleys so many desperate and mean spirited replies from posters who are simply not on his level. It reminds me of the shouright situation, who was so far above the head of people who were mocking him that Philippe Petit in his prime couldn't get there.
Peyton Manning in the SB.
Russell Wilson in the playoffs against NO.
There are two examples since the Jets game.
Please, enough with the pompous nonsense. I have only seen one other person post so much drivel without any real information to back anything up. When presented with information and facts that shoot down your arguments, you simply ignore them. I can see why you are an admirer of junc.
Please share with us how you make sense of the following exchange (paraphrased of course):
junc: Here is a quote from the article that states the author thought the Miami OL was "pretty good" in the second have of last season.
me: The article said no such thing, but it did state they were the worst OL in the league.
junc: here is the quote again
me: where does it say they were "pretty good"?
junc: well if you watched the team with an unbiased eye, you'd see it. (no mention of the article....)
me: what does that have to do with the article?
junc: well after the NE game NO ONE was taking about the OL.
me: Here are links to two threads discussing the OL immediately after the NE game.
junc: (somehow ignoring the links) you didn't provide proof and when I say "nobody" it doesn't mean literally not a person
dictionary: Nobody - no person; no one
me: look at the threads! one was titled "How to fix the o line in the offseason" and advocated replacing the exact players that got replaced.
junc: Oh, yeah? Well here is a thread about a different topic where people didn't complain about the OL
me: You claimed nobody was talking about the OL and used it to back a false claim that we thought the OL was "pretty good". I proved your claim wrong.
junc: show me where everyone was complaining about the OL at that moment in time
me:

awsi dooger: junc is a good poster....
me: wtf......