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Did not see this anywhere, but a really well written article on howTannihill does have what it takes to make the next leap this following seasonto becoming a franchise QB...I know it's another alwayspopular bleachers report, but this really was well written andexplained with examples, kind of long.......

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2097520-why-ryan-tannehill-is-the-best-franchise-quarterback-nobody-is-talking-about
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Miami Dolphins quarterbackRyan Tannehill has had a relatively quiet career to this point.

Tannehill was the third quarterback selected in the 2012 draft, six spots after Robert Griffin III andseven behind Andrew Luck.With Russell Wilson alsoentering the NFL that year, it'seasy to understand why Tannehill has conceded thespotlight during his career so far.
The 25-year-old has started two seasons for the MiamiDolphins, putting up unspectacular individual statistics without any real teamsuccess. His bland media persona helps to keep him hidden in the background ofthe stage play that is NFL media coverage.
On the onset, Tannehill isjust another starting quarterback in the NFL—not an insufficient starter, butnot spectacular either.
However, shallow analysis of the quarterback position isregularly negligible because it doesn't truly give us a picture of what theplayer has done. Team success and raw statistics don't tell us about all of thefactors that truly affect the quarterback position on the field.
For Tannehill, thosefactors are vitally important.
During last season, the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martinscandal highlighted the problems in the Dolphins locker room. While thoseissues were obviously more important than what was happening on the field, theyovershadowed just how poor the Dolphins were when playing last year.
More specifically, how poor the pieces around Tannehill were.
During the 2012 season, his rookie year, the former TexasA&M prospect played behind an adequate offensive line with very poorreceiving options and a below-average running game. The offense ranked 22ndoverall in DVOA (Defense-Adjusted Value overAverage), 23rd in rushing and 23rd in passing.
Tannehill consistently showed flashes, but there was little he could do tocompensate for the lack of explosion around him on offense.
Furthermore, Luck, Griffin III and Wilson were allstarring elsewhere before Colin Kaepernickestablished himself late in the year. The Dolphins recognized that Tannehill didn't have enough pieces around him afterhis rookie season.
Even though the front office added Brandon Gibson, Mike Wallace and DustinKeller, Tannehill still didn't have sufficientreceivers to throw to.
Gibson was proving to be a very valuablemember of the offense as a third receiver, but he tore his ACL after sevengames. Keller, a veteran who was expected to be very valuable as a possessionoption, never played a snap as he suffered a horrible knee injury during thepreseason.
That left Wallace—a receiver who theDolphins must have known they were overpaying when they signed him, but areceiver who they would have still expected a lot more from.
Wallace brought the explosion the Dolphinsoffense so desperately needed, but his route running proved to be even sloppierthan it had been in previous years, and he wasn't a reliable catcher of thefootball. Overall, Tannehill's receiving options were slightly better, but thatdidn't offset the decline in the rest of the offense.
Even before Incognito and Martin left theteam, the Dolphins were having major problems protecting the quarterback, andthe running game proved to be below average again.
As a second-year starter, Tannehill'ssupporting cast was only slightly better than Luck's in Indianapolis andnowhere near as good as any of the other young starting quarterbacks in the NFL.Even Cam Newton in Carolina had moreweapons despite the decline of SteveSmith.
To worsen matters, the perception ofyounger quarterbacks had been altered by Luck, Wilsonand Griffin'ssuccess.
Tannehill had heightened expectations tomeet in a situation that was simply asking him to do too much. He didn't have aReggie Wayne, an AlfredMorris or a MarshawnLynch to rely on. He had to immediately step in as the team's starter andcarry the offense by hiding pass protection mistakes, throwing in baddown-and-distance situations and consistently finding receivers who couldn'tconsistently create separation.
Did he handle all this perfectly? No. Didhe match what Luck had done in Indianapolisduring his rookie season or what Wilson did in Seattle during his secondseason? No. Does that mean he is not a franchise quarterback? No.
Tannehill still has consistency issues. Hestill makes one or two too many bad decisions during games, and his ballplacement costs his receivers yardage at times.
These aren't uncommon issues for younger,less experienced quarterbacks.

Tannehill is still only entering his thirdseason in the league. Even though Wilsonand Luck have accelerated the expectations within the development process, theDolphins quarterback should actually be considered ahead of schedule at thispoint.
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this should be stickied...and from bleacher report no less

miami has it's franchise qb...at least this guy can see it off the tape analysis...i can forgive him if he's just now figured it out
 
hooshoops said:
this should be stickied...and from bleacher report no less

miami has it's franchise qb...at least this guy can see it off the tape analysis...i can forgive him if he's just now figured it out
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:lol: Pretty much all that you have been saying from day one.

Obviously nothing is guaranteed until we actually see him with a half decent O-line to give him some breathing room, but anyone that was paying attention could see the question was not could he become an above avaerage QB, but rather when and by how much.
 
I think the main thing that was holding Tannehill back was Sherman
I think Tanny will fluorish in Lazor's up tempo offense. I think 4500 passing yards and 30+ TD's are possible.
 
our team around him is slightly "BETTER" than Indy? Better? really?
 
I've read before that when Tannehill's QBR is higher than 80-90, the Dolphins have almost always won. With better pass protection and a deeper WR corps, now's the time to see if this whole regime is the real deal.
 
It's a win now and gimme result now kind of league. As has been stated a billion times, QB development generally takes a couple of years. Going into his 3rd season, we have to hope the handcuffs are totally off and Tannehill can show his development. We also have to hope that the O-line will be adequate in keeping Tannehill off his ass and the run game provides much needed support.

Guys like Griffin and Luck have always had a few more commodities than Tannehill and they took that to their advantage. The Colts, who have a below average rushing attack in general, still managed to produce almost twice the amount of TD's as the Dolphins did last season (15-8), and the Redskins have had a top 5 rushing attack the past two years with Griffin. Granted some of that credit must go to the QBs at the helm, but then again, they are not the standard type of players.

Tannehill came in with 20 college starts as QB under his belt. So everyone kind of figured it would be a 3-4 year developmental period for him. But even in his first 2 years, he was able to adequately produce with little help around him. He has a high ceiling still and hopefully this new offense gives him the opportunity to be athletic and take over a game. The guy showed ultimate toughness in his rookie and sophmore seasons. This season will be the ultimate test of his development in the NFL and can very well be his make-or-break-season in the NFL.
 
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our team around him is slightly "BETTER" than Indy? Better? really?
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Yes, better. As in beat them better. As in better roster better. It's ok to recognize when the home team has talent and appreciate it.
 
He threw 24 TD with a bad offensive line, a bad offensive coodinator, with wide receivers that get tackle by the wind and no running game, our future looks bright.
 
Somewhere out there, Shouright is screaming angrily into the sky.
 
Yes, better. As in beat them better. As in better roster better. It's ok to recognize when the home team has talent and appreciate it.



Love me some Tannehill, he definitely has the ability to become mentioned with the leagues elite, and I'm behind him 100% to show with some protection he will shred defenses.

to the point above, I agree we have a better team then Indy as well, but keep in mind with that logic we must admit buffalo is better then us until we prove otherwise....
 
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has had a relatively quiet career to this point.
Tannehill was the third quarterback selected in the 2012 draft, six spots after Robert Griffin III and seven behind Andrew Luck. With Russell Wilson also entering the NFL that year, it's easy to understand why Tannehill has conceded the spotlight during his career so far.
The 25-year-old has started two seasons for the Miami Dolphins, putting up unspectacular individual statistics without any real team success. His bland media persona helps to keep him hidden in the background of the stage play that is NFL media coverage.
On the onset, Tannehill is just another starting quarterback in the NFL—not an insufficient starter, but not spectacular either.
However, shallow analysis of the quarterback position is regularly negligible because it doesn't truly give us a picture of what the player has done. Team success and raw statistics don't tell us about all of the factors that truly affect the quarterback position on the field.
For Tannehill, those factors are vitally important.
During last season, the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin scandal highlighted the problems in the Dolphins locker room. While those issues were obviously more important than what was happening on the field, they overshadowed just how poor the Dolphins were when playing last year.
More specifically, how poor the pieces around Tannehill were.
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During the 2012 season, his rookie year, the former Texas A&M signal-caller played behind an adequate offensive line with very poor receiving options and a below-average running game. The offense ranked 22nd overall in DVOA (Defense-Adjusted Value over Average),23rd in rushing and 23rd in passing.
Tannehill consistently showed flashes, but there was little he could do to compensate for the lack of explosion around him on offense.
Furthermore, Luck, Griffin III and Wilson were all starring elsewhere before Colin Kaepernick established himself late in the year. The Dolphins recognized that Tannehill didn't have enough pieces around him after his rookie season.
Even though the front office added Brandon Gibson, Mike Wallaceand Dustin Keller, Tannehill still didn't have sufficient receivers to throw to.
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Michael Conroy/Associated Press

Gibson was proving to be a valuable member of the offense as a third receiver, but he tore his ACL after seven games. Keller, a veteran who was expected to be valuable as a possession option, never played a snap as he suffered a horrible knee injury during the preseason.
That left Wallace—a receiver the Dolphins must have known they were overpaying when they signed him, but one who they would have still expected a lot more from.
Wallace brought the explosion the Dolphins offense so desperately needed, but his route running proved to be even sloppier than it had been in previous years, and he wasn't a reliable pass-catcher. Overall,Tannehill's receiving options were slightly better, but that didn't offset the decline in the rest of the offense.
Even before Incognito and Martin left the team, the Dolphins were having major problems protecting the quarterback, and the running game proved to be below average again.
As a second-year starter, Tannehill's supporting cast was only slightly better than Luck's in Indianapolis and nowhere near as good as any of the other young starting quarterbacks in the NFL. Even Cam Newtonin Carolina had more weapons despite the decline of Steve Smith.
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Nell Redmond/Associated Press

To worsen matters, the perception of younger quarterbacks had been altered by Luck, Wilson and Griffin's success.
Tannehill had heightened expectations to meet in a situation that was simply asking him to do too much. He didn't have a Reggie Wayne, anAlfred Morris or a Marshawn Lynch to rely on. He had to immediately step in as the team's starter and carry the offense by hiding pass-protection mistakes, throwing in bad down-and-distance situations and consistently finding receivers who couldn't create separation.
Did he handle all of this perfectly? No. Did he match what Luck had done in Indianapolis during his rookie season or what Wilson did inSeattle during his second season? No. Does that mean he is not a franchise quarterback? No.
Tannehill still has consistency issues. He still makes too many bad decisions during games, and his ball placement costs his receivers yardage at times.
These aren't uncommon issues for younger, less experienced quarterbacks.
Tannehill is still only entering his third season in the league. Even though Wilson and Luck have accelerated the expectations within the development process, the Dolphins quarterback should actually be considered ahead of schedule at this point.

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