Dammitt guys....Call me a homer or whatever...or maybe the dolphins have just beaten me down over the years and I'm hoping against all
hope....but to my eyes,RT is about the only thing we got going for us.
I think it's perfectly reasonable for opinions on RT to run the complete spectrum. I only know that what I see is potentially the one and only answer to the Dolphins QB position we've had since Dan Marino was actually healthy.
You're not a homer. When your team leads its division in points scored and has posted a winning record despite:
- Your QB having absolutely terrible pass protection
- A completely ineffective rushing game that, if not for one long run against a Falcons defense missing 5 starters, would be dead last in the NFL
- Your receivers being tied for the most drops in the NFL
- Your starting TE gone for the season
And your QB has still been able to put points on the board and lead your team to 3 victories, I don't think there's anything homerish about thinking that maybe, just maybe, he is maturing into a pretty good QB.
Ryan Tannehill is being asked to do a lot, and it is comical to me that folks are down on him for not being able to just pick the team up on his back and carry it all by himself. If Brian Hartline doesn't drop a pass on 3rd and 2, maybe we aren't having this conversation. If Mike Wallace doesn't fail to read coverage in the 2 minute drill, maybe we aren't having this conversation. If Charles Clay catches the goddamn football with the game on the line, maybe we aren't having this conversation. How many QBs in the NFL could make that 4th and 10 play across their bodies like that? 3 or 4?
EDIT: the receivers have the 3rd most drops in the NFL. They are not 'tied for the most drops.' My mistake.
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