Better put my helmet on for this one.
Kevin Nogle at the Phinsider has a new article citing work done by Cian Fahey over at presnapreads.com.
Here's the intro to Kevin's piece:
"Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has consistently been among the most sacked quarterbacks in the league through each of his first five seasons in the league, with a lot of discussion about his “lack of pocket presence” among fans and analysts. The common discussion, and it is the same for any quarterback who is oft-sacked, is that the quarterback should have done something differently, whether it is stepping up in the pocket, rolling out, or throwing away the ball. How true is that discussion, however?
In 2016, Tannehill saw the sack numbers plummet as the offensive line started to play better. Pre Snap Reads’ Cian Fahey recently released his “Quarterback Catalogue 2017,” broke down the league’s starting quarterbacks, analyzing the “avoidable” and “unavoidable” sacks for each passer...
...Where does Tannehill stand between avoidable and unavoidable sacks? The Dolphins’ quarterback led the league in 2016 with just one avoidable sack. He had 26 unavoidable sacks, according to Fahey’s analysis."
Details are in the article - you can get to it HERE.
EDIT - Fahey's analysis in found in his QB Catalogue and it's a book. You have to buy it. Here's Nogle's bit on the book in general, for anyone interested:
"If you are interested in checking out Fahey's book - and it is definitely worth your reading time - you can purchase it here. The book has way more than we could ever talk about here, including an entire section just focused on breaking down Tannehill (4th in the NFL in accuracy? Tannehill’s success is more on his supporting cast than on anything the quarterback can do?), as well as league-wide sections on interceptable passes ("For the second year in a row Ryan Tannehill finds himself towards the top of the non-QB interception numbers..."), accuracy percentages, depth of throws, failed receptions, created receptions, adjustments, and more. Again, definitely worth a look at some good, in-depth analysis of exactly what is happening at the quarterback position around the league."
It costs $19.99 but individual chapters can be bought for $5.
Looks like each of the 33 QB's analysed get their own chapter.
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RT sucks. No pocket presence. It's him and not the rest of the team...And nothing you say will convince me otherwise!eltos_lightfoot, Tin Indian, resnor and 2 others like this. -
You cant teach pocket presence. Could be the demise of his career. He needs a perfectline
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Is there a study you can point to?tirty8, Rocky Raccoon, Tin Indian and 4 others like this. -
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Brady looks like he has exceptional awareness because he has exceptional protection. (And the Pats cheat) -
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Never? So in 16 x 5 seasons, minus 4 injury games (76 total) he has never once had time to make a decision? Then how'd he ever manage to throw a pass?
It's easy to go to absolutes, but the truth is rarely that black and white. Tannehill doesn't suck. Our line does not suck either. And blaming one to glorify the other is a fool's errand. They both made mistakes in 2016.Fin-O likes this. -
I'm not going to dispute Fahey's conclusions because I don't have the films. We know the guy has his biases and he's not objective, but that doesn't mean his conclusion is wrong. I'd have to see a cut up of all the sacks.Fin-O likes this. -
They didn't pull the freedom at the line back? Oh my, those were the words out of Gase's mouth. That's fake news? Want me to find the actual video? Or you still won't believe that?
Oh wait a minute. You must have thought I wrote "they pulled it back because Tannehill couldn't handle it." Which I didn't. All I said was, they pulled it back.
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I do recall last year when everyone almost jumped ship on Tanny, he took a sack while he was just sitting there. That's got to be the one avoidable sack. I mean, he sat there for a while. Might be Titans, not sure. But it was pretty bad. If there are more, then Fahey's just wrong. But so far I haven't found any. -
Apparently, this is FAKE NEWS ;)
Or ... is this another instance of someone saying something innocuous, but taken as a slight against the golden boy so we gotta jump all over it. Naw, that can't be it. -
This QB Catalogue 2017 is a good off season read. It's loaded interesting data and player comparisons.
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You guys make these statements, yet people WHO ARE PAID to analyze these things, tell you you're wrong, yet you keep spouting the same broken arguments.
Insanity.Clark Kent, Tin Indian, smahtaz and 1 other person like this. -
Also, for the thousandth ****ing time, your stupid quote was about the WHOLE EFFING offense. -
People still say Tannehill has a bad deep ball but:
http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachp...best-deep-ball-thrower-via-deep-ball-project/
With better defined routes, Tannehill’s accuracy soared. His overall accuracy [on passes in the air for 16+ yards downfield] of 64.1% was 4th in 2016, and his accuracy on throws of 20+ was 61.0%, The 2nd highest (only behind Derek Carr). Despite suffering from some receiver drops, Tannehill’s accuracy and placement were astonishingly good. We’re talking throws that rival the ones Aaron Rodgers makes on a daily basis!
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Tannehill also connected for a touchdown on 17 percent of his deep pass attempts, which led the NFL by a substantial margin.
more here:
https://brickwallblitz.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/the-2016-17-deep-ball-project-part-33/
IMO Tannehill is not a perfect QB, but he has been the victim of repeated lazy analysis that only looks at the headline stats (deep ball to Wallace, sacks, etc.) without looking into the reason why the numbers aren't great.miami365, Brasfin, eltos_lightfoot and 4 others like this. -
You said they pulled back the audibling. You weren't right. They pulled back the offense. Then they let Thill audible all he wanted and including him in game planning.
I know it sucks to be wrong. Just let it go and move the eff on.
Now quick....I insulted Brady and Belichick in Club and they need their champion to defend them....Last edited: May 10, 2017eltos_lightfoot and resnor like this. -
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I root for RT, hard. But how long until the excuses just get too much. Year 6 is here. Here is the truth, he must play better, bottom line. Like it don't like it, we need better overall qb play. Not only from a common sense standpoint, but there are issues still on defense. Teams around the league ask their qb's to win games single-handedly all the time. That probably is 2-3 wins a year. That's where teams get their bye and win 12-13 a year. Dare I say that he needs to be a stat his too? Yes, he has to be
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Please give a fact (as you said is a reason) that Thill has poor pocket presence that can be clearly differentiated from those things I mentioned.resnor likes this.
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