roy_miami
2020 cant get here soon enough
Patriots-Saints in the SB. Saints win.
Patriots-Saints in the SB. Saints win.
Patriots-Saints in the SB. Saints win.
While WV does make some decent points in his post, there are other things in there that are obviously just trying to get some of you riled up.
Tannehill should still throw those out routes between 7-15 yards real well. He does that nicely. He also seems to have a knack for connecting in the middle for the short gains to guys like Gibson, or hitting guys who get wide open on little short things set up by play design. Outside of that, I just do not see that much else that Tannehill does well. I still expect him to hold the ball, take sacks, fumble here and there, miss Mike Wallace when he is wide open deep, and throw the occasional INT when trying to attack the middle beyond 10 yards.
The problem with Tannehill is that he simply does not threaten the entire field. The defenses know this at this point. Everyone in the league knows it. The Phins have serious trouble scoring points with Tannehill at QB and that is the major reason why. Tannehill is simply extremely limited as a QB and this allows defenses to know where they can and can not be hurt by Tannehill. Having said that, if the Phins can actually develop a rushing attack and Philbin actually grow a brain and use it, the Phins could win games with Tannehill at QB so long as the defense remains as solid as they did last season. Should the defense take a step back, this could be 2011 all over again. It does however appear as though the Phins might allow Tannehill to make more positive gains with his legs this season as they should. A limited QB like that needs to utilize his legs to move the chains when he can.
Now, if the Phins would be willing to start Matt Moore, the chances of scoring points will be enhanced greatly. While Moore does not do many things great, he is an outstanding leader and throws a beautiful deep ball. While Moore can have the occasional disaster play, he puts the defense on their heals because he can attack the entire field. He can and will attack deep to all areas of the field. This threat opens up so much for the Phins offense. Both the WRs and RBs have much better opportunities to catch the ball in space and make plays. The rushing lanes are also much better because of Moore's ability to threaten the entire field. The offense uses the entire playing surface and the defense must defend it all when Moore is under center. While Moore does not have an A+ 7-15 yard stop pattern throw like Tannehill, he gives the team a much greater opportunity to score points and thus, a much better opportunity to win.
Now, if the Phins would be willing to start Matt Moore