Miami Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill takes control
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Dolphins Hall of Famer Bob Griese expects quarterback Ryan Tannehill to take on more of a leadership role with the team in Year 2.
“When you’re in the huddle and someone is talking, when you’re a rookie, you sort of look over and say, ‘Ah, Mr. Larry Little, could you please be quiet because I have to call this play?’ ” Griese, the Dolphins legend and Hall of Famer, said last week.
“The second year, you say, ‘Shut … … your … … mouth,’ ” Griese said. “There’s just something about going from the first year to the second year.”
Tannehill showed flashes of both traits this spring. His command of the huddle and comfort level in his own skin were evident to the most casual observer. In the final drive of minicamp, he won the intrasquad scrimmage by leading a patchwork offense on a hurry-up touchdown drive.
“With Tannehill going into the second year, being the guy who controls the offense, knowing what he wants to do with the football, he will be the guy similar to Bob and Dan,” said Nat Moore, a former Dolphins receiver who caught passes from both Griese and Marino during his career.
Tannehill needs to do a better job at looking off defenders, he said — not just safeties on deep and intermediate routes, but also defensive linemen on check-downs.
djphinfansubscriberNo one’s asking that of Tannehill, at least not yet. Griese says 2013 will be a success if the Dolphins reach nine wins — just two more than they had a year ago, when Tannehill started every game.
“With Tannehill going into the second year, being the guy who controls the offense, knowing what he wants to do with the football, he will be the guy similar to Bob and Dan,” said Nat Moore, a former Dolphins receiver who caught passes from both Griese and Marino during his career.
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I agree with the old man on the win total.
Tannehill needs to do a better job at looking off defenders, he said — not just safeties on deep and intermediate routes, but also defensive linemen on check-downs.
It’s the sort of savvy that only comes with experience.
Sort of like cursing out a mouthy offensive guard in the huddle.
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It's something that is hard to project, you know it's there, you just hope experience will take it away..Kids only thrown passes from the pocket for 3 years...I noticed the deflections at the line are still happening this spring at an above average rate..I think he has to maneuver his upper body some on his release, from what I noticed last year on his deflections was he would throw some of the screen passes blindly, as in trusting that the lane would be open and just let it go, instead of seeing the congestion in front of him and having the poise to maneuver his platform a bit, but once again, it comes back to him playing a bit slow to the tempo, you really have to be calm with the tempo to make quick adjustments like that.
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