OK 3 games in, is Tannehill our QB of the future?

Too early to tell IMO. Certainly hasn't done anything that tells me he can't be however.

 

Since Rome Was built in a day, No. He is terrible. He has so much talent beside him and is doing nothing with it. I say we trade him for a 2nd round pick and hope there is a future QB out there next year. Time to start Moore!

I hope people got the sarcasm in there

 

A better question is what meds they should be feeding our fan base.

 

Nothing to do but wait. Keep in mind this is a QB that by nearly every estimate would be nowhere ready to play at this level yet. And if he ends up sucking? We draft another. Then another

 

It's only been 3 games. Certainly not very encouraging however.

 

IMO, he will be the QB of the future. His upside is tremendous and he has incredible poise. Did he make some bonehead plays so far? Of course. But look at yesterday's game: led them down the field to tie in the 2-minute drill and basically did the same for the win in the OT. With seasoning and some new pieces to the puzzle, he is going to be just fine.

 

More encouraged than not. Have not seen anything to knock me off my spot from pre-Draft, positive or negative.

 

Far too early to have an opinion one way or the other

 

It's all a matter of how much and how long he keeps improving. Henne did some great things in 2009 but never improved, and even regressed some in 2010.

It's imperative he gets that TD/INT ratio on the right side of 1. It's no coincidence Miami lost the 2 games where his ratio was < 1 and won the game where it was positive. That ratio is huge. So is the QB rating differential which another thread mentioned earlier this morning. Improving in these areas will be key.

 

Tannehill has looked about as good as I would have expected. He has shown very good poise and command of the offense. He has flashed his athleticism, both running with the ball and creating opportunities on the run. He has a quick release and a good arm. He's made some mistakes but all QBs do. While people are quick to label any mistake by a rookie a rookie mistake, the truth is that we have all seen those same kind of mistakes made by Brady, Manning, Marino, etc. I see nothing in these first 3 games to suggest that he can't develop into a very good, and maybe elite, QB.

It's water under the bridge now, but these first 3 games have shown why I didn't want Tannehill to win the starting job this year. The rest of the team has played well enough for us to have won all 3 games. We should be 2-1 and if a more veteran QB would have avoided those INTs and executed in the red zone against Houston, we could be 3-1. Unfortunately, Moore played poorly in camp and the preseason and didn't take advantage of the opportunity. Now, what is done is done and you ride it out with Tannehill and hope he continues to develop.

 

I think he is actually doing pretty good for the amount of talent on this team.

 

He is passing the eye test so far, and his body language looks good.

But I will need to see "some" moments of brilliance this year. Maybe 1 great game, and another game that you can attribute the win to his play.

 

The "eyeball" test and body language?

Sec, did Stugotz hack your account?

 

Given the lack of weapons around him....I really cant see any reason why he isnt our franchise QB. He shows alot of poise against some really good defenses....seems to make the right decisions.....and really seems the perfect QB to run the offense we are implementing.....

 

Honestly, he has played better than I thought he would... I didn't think he would start until the later half of the season.

You have to feel bad for him though, he has to have the worse WR core in the NFL. His WRs can't separate all that well (forcing him to make more accurate throws), catch the ball (Anthony Armstrong), and just aren't that good in general. I wish we could see what he would do given decent WRs.

 

I know right?

Football is like that. In the short term, that is all we have to go on, till the sample size gets larger.

 

What would be nice is if he had some weapons around him so that we coul-- you know what, never mind.

 

I know it's been said but I just want to reiterate...3 games not even close to enough.

Remember how awful Christian Ponder and Blaine Gabbert were a year ago?

One is 40 of 79 for 468 yards, 4 TDs and 0 INTs. The other is 68 of 97 for 713 yards, 4 TDs and 0 INTs with 1 rush TD.

And then you talk about the character displayed on the field of both players. When they played one another that was one of the more incredible finishes I've seen in years. Gabbert started a drive at his own 24 yard line with 1:18 left to play, down 5 points. He drove all the way for a touchdown with 20 seconds left in the ball game, tossed in a successful 2 point conversion to go up 23-20. Then Christian Ponder gets the ball with 14 seconds left in the game on his own 31 yard line, actually gains 32 yards in 2 plays to give Blair Walsh a shot at a 55 yard field goal, which he MAKES to send it into overtime where the Vikings won.

And just this week, Gabbert struck again. With 40 seconds left down 17-16 at his own 20 yard line, he threw a strike to Cecil Shorts for an 80 yard TD to win the game. And Ponder? He only beat the San Francisco 49ers.

I'm not declaring mission accomplished for either player but certainly the past 3 weeks have to have given some people a little bit of pause on all the assumptions that were being made about the two based on their rookie seasons.

 

Always, and I mean always trust your instincts.. You develop them over time. This rings true with everything in life. Something about this kid just screams poise and future success. I can't explain it, but after nearly 30 years of watching football it's just a gut feeling. I think Tannehill will wind up being the real deal.

 

hard to tell with the bums he has around him

 

In my very humble opinion I really believe we have a keeper. I see see a maturity and command of the huddle that I have not seen in a very very long time.

 

When I watch Tanny I have to remind myself that he's just a rookie in his 3rd game, and I mean that in a good way b/c he often makes me forget that he IS just a rookie.

 

How can anyone not be excited by what they've seen so far? Remember, T-Hill only has a handful of games under his belt as a QB. (This including his "career" in college). Henne on the other hand, was a 4 year starter at Michigan. Add the time Chad spent with the Dolphins and the advantage is overwhelming, yet where are the results? Tanehill is special. He was able to make adjustments and make the tipped passes a non-issue after just one game. Give the rookie some time and better weapons. I'm not jumping off the T-Hill bandwagon any time soon. Like the song says.. "the future's so bright I gotta wear shades."

 

Even an expert would need a crystal ball to know IMO.

I can pull up a thread I started years ago in which I questioned whether Chad Henne was good enough to be our quarterback of the future, and with the way everybody felt about him at the time, there was almost complete agreement he was.

 

When you're dealing with rookie QBs there's a tendency to overreact to the positive things and the negative things. This is only exacerbated by how this board overreacts to EVERY game. After week 1 there were threads about us going 0-16. After week 2 there were threads about us making the playoffs. After week 3 there were threads calling for the release of our pro bowl kicker. You see what I'm getting at here? I wouldn't trust the general fan base of this board to have the emotional maturity to make an honest assessment of a player anyway. Much less a rookie QB after 3 games.

 

Yet as a fan base we are called upon to put our faith in the hands of a GM with the emotional maturity to call a fan an A-hole. This and the fact that said GM has to make the same assessment on a player with 0 pro games under his belt. Ironic isn't it?

 

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If you're just gonna be another person who bashes Ireland in every thread and every post then please be aware I have about two dozen of those type people on ignore already. That whole act is old.

 

But you found it necessary to bash the fan base as a whole? Ireland said what he said. What I said applies to GMs in general. Don't take it so personal, this is a forum and all are entitled to their opinion. Porpoises included.

 

Yes. He drove us into FG range to tie the game, then in OT to win the game with practially no weapons on offense. He also showed good poise in the pocket.

 

My point was relevant to the discussion. The truth of the matter is that I would not trust many of the member here to have the requisite emotional maturity as displayed by their actions over the past 5 seasons. The knee jerk reactionary nature of this board is self evident. I call that articulating what is plainly visible. If you consider that "bashing" then yes, as you pointed out you're entitled to your opinion. I do however question what your response regarding Ireland has to do with my post or this thread. There is an Ireland discussion thread for that stuff. It should be kept there. That's why I don't post in it. I'm done fighting that battle. It would be nice to not have to see it in EVERY thread.

 

If this question was asked after the Dolphins had completed the entire season and we could all see how Tannehill played over 16 games, the question might be relevant. Right now after three games, the question is ridiculous.
Better questions might be. Is Egnew ever going to see the field in the regular season, or is he just another draft bust? What ever happened to Charles Clay being an major part of the passing offense? He appears to have taken a giant step backwards in his development.
Are their any WR's on this team who can consistently get open, except for Bess?

The reality of the situation right now is that Tannehill is working with perhaps the worst receiving corp in the entire NFL. Until he has a true number one WR, and a quality TE who can get open down field. There is no way you can actually determine if he will turn out to be a quality starter in the NFL.

 

So far each game Tannehill has had at least 1 moment where I've been extremely impressed. Just going by memory I'd say game one in Houston where he had a defender in his face and flicked it away for a completion. Game 2 almost completely horizontal and completes it to Reggie. Yesterday, hard to pick just one but the drive to tie the game and the drive that put Miami in field goal range.

I'm not saying these were his best plays or best drives, but they were very memorable and jump out for me and I think that's an example of him displaying franchise talent. We saw almost none of these moments from Beck, and Henne went entire games without anything to hang his hat on.

 

How in the heck can you tell at this point either way.

 

I think it's less an issue of emotional maturity in general and more an issue of being heavily emotionally invested in this one thing, which can skew our judgments about it.

 

Tannehill has had some flashes of a franchise qb. Doesn't seem to be easily rattled and led us down the field for game winning opportunities that were squandered by bad playcalling. His mistakes seem to be related to being a rookie adjusting to the NFL. Obviously there's not enough on tape to say one way or the other. Until this team gets serious about adding playmakers (ex. Atlanta) to the offense, it's going to be hard to judge one way or another.

 

The fan was an a$$hole, good for Irish for calling it like it is. Faith, I have a lot in Irish. Out from under the shadow of Bill Parcells, Irish is quietly putting together one of the best Offensive and defensive lines in football, starting to build depth, and has drafted what could be the QB we been begging for for years. Do we still have holes, absolutely. Irish has positioned us well in a very short time. He has also hired a coach who has started to reinstill the respectability we must have to entice top talent to want to come here. Next year we will have some of the highest available cap room in the NFL, almost 50 Million. Why most are over looking this remains a mystery. Next year we add so playmaking WRas and maybe a TE. So far since Parcells leaving I would give Irish an A-. And yes Marshall had to go and so did Vonte. Professionals are what we want on this team not distractions and guys who knowingly come into camp out of shape. WTF ...I don't get this feeling sorry for Davis, he was never that great anyway.



Answering the OP's question. Not enough data to say for sure. Looks promising though. He will definitely get better as he plays and will be serviceable, not a Dan Marino.

Go Phins!!!!

 

We have no battle fellow Fin fan. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I certainly wouldn't want myself making the picks on draft day. It just irked me that you would call into question our emotional maturity when our own GM displayed a total lack thereof, hence the irony. I would think that as fans we would overlook the emotional maturity issue completely considering we are living vicariously through mercenaries who have no emotional investment in us.

 

The question might be more relevant, but our answers won't be any more accurate.

When I started the thread about Henne it was March of 2010, after his second season (first as a starter), and again there was almost complete agreement he was our QB of the future.