It's actually pretty common that elite athletes growing up don't really have much time to focus on anything else like following pro sports. I had a few friends that went pro in baseball etc. and they are too driven on what they have to do to get better rather than follow what divisions football teams play in.

 

Go watch Curtis Martins HOF speech

 

...when you're a Jet...

 

Can't blame him. He still hasn't switched from Tecmo Super Bowl to Madden yet. The divisions are different.

 

Tecmo Bowl will always trump Madden.
San Diego.
Butts. Butts. Early. Butts.:lol:

 

So long as he doesnt think we are playing the Houston Oilers week one it's fine.

 

Would it really matter at this point?.

 

If Tannehill can play, we'll forget about this real quick.

If he can't, it will be something held over his head by fans for the rest of his days as a Dolphin.

 

Yeah nothing wrong with it. It won't make a difference in his play. I guess it shows that disconnect between the world of the player and of the fan and why many players don't seem to understand fans. The game they play and the game we watch are not the same.

It does seem odd though. It's like you work your whole life to be an investment banker, yet aren't sure where Wall Street is.

 

How is this a surprise when we see pro bowl voting every year?

I'd bet some would be surprised that players are not always fans of football, for them it is just a job.

 

I don't get that , he's a coach's kid , football smart and smart overall and it sure seemed like Gruden thought so too. Right now his focus in his team , his preparation , this off season he can start his football phd prep work.

 

[video=youtube;6MVZg639gJ4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MVZg639gJ4[/video]

 

I thought tannehill was smart but apparently hes as clueless as it gets. How can you possibly think that Kansas City is an eastern team!? how can you say that miami doesnt belong in the AFC East!? I think the first place anyone thinks of when you say "east coast" is Miami if not New York. This guys lacks serious knowledge in geography and its pretty common sense. On the bright side, this has nothing to do with being a good qb but it makes me think what other common sense knowledge does he lack?

 

Lions.

Barry Sanders.

Run backwards to get a 100 yard td!

 

Ive been following the NFL for 15 years.

Off memory, I know all teams but I cannot place them all in each division.

I know the AFC East - Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Bills

I know some of the NFC East - Cowboys, Giants, Eagles? That it.

Don't ask me any more than that. I know which teams are in which conference, but DIVISIONS? Why is not knowing where the Bengals are at a sin? I don't give a F about the Bengals and I don't watch their games unless it's a playoff game and it's the most interesting game on or I am at home on a Sunday and the Dolphins game is not on.

Why would anyone care if you know where all teams are in each division? Waste of brain space.

 

way to overreact and maybe you should rethink the common sense. my interpretation when he was referring to Miami was that he probably thought Miami should be in the AFC south. you know, when he said "we're on the bottom of the map"? and my guess is he probably knows where Kansas City is. He did play against Kansas state in Big 12. Manhattan is fairly close to Kansas City.

 

Because there is an AFC South.

 

I got confused with the new divisions. I keep wanting to put the Bucs in the NFC Norris!

 

No, the Chiefs are playing in a West division while Dallas is playing in the NFC East!
I understand it has a lot to do with the history of the game, but knowledge in geography and common sense doesn't help at all while figuring out the divisions.

 

i think he grew up in Texas where high school and college football are huge... i am an avid fan of the NBA, know every team and most players on every team, yet have no clue about the divisions or how they even are named actually in basketball...

i think hardcore NFL fans know the divisions moreso now due to the way the schedules work, but i would have had a bigger problem with it if he didn't even know the teams in the league... he knows that, but not the divisions...

lol@someone saying hes an idiot for saying Chiefs in the NFC East, would it have made him smarter if he said AFC West and got it right based on where KC is??

 

Thats a good point. I have no clue about NBA divisions either.

 

Same. I will say divisions are way less important in the NBA than the NFL though.

 

Dangit, Arsenal, I was going to make this point. Texas is its own football nation, so I'm not surprised at this. And remember, the kid apparently hit the mid 30s in his Wonderlic, so he's far from an idiot.

Oh well, at least you flashed that sweet avy whilst stealing my thunder.

 

I bet he knows in what divsion the Texans and Cowboys are in.His whole world has been Texascentered and many Texans think they are a different country.

 

Forgotten already....this means ZIP in the grand scheme of things....or any scheme for that matter

 

Apparently you cant put together a coherent sentence? Should I assume you have Down's.
Thats the same breed of overeactionary logic you just used.

 

As long as he knows the difference between a cover 3 and a cover 2 and man coverage......i don't give a **** if he thinks the chiefs are in the CFL.

 

I've seen better threads on homeless people.

 

How long was that one brewing?

 

It just came to me. I dunno. Call it a gift?

 

I thought it was kind of goofy/funny when he mentioned, "I pretty much know all of the conferences".

Really, Tannehill? Pretty much know?

 

Betcha Peyton Manning knows every team and every division......just sayin'

 

This is what I was thinking. Listen, I'm a Tannehill fan so far. Love the pick, love the kid.

But I didn't like what I saw in that scene.

I'm just speculating here, but I'd venture to guess that Brady, Brees, Manning, Manning, all knew the opposing teams and their respective divisions 5 months after being drafted. I'd even guess those guys knew a lot of the marquee players and defenders on opposing teams. I could certainly be wrong.

But I want my QB to know the competition. To know specific defensive players' tendencies. Specific D-coordinator tendencies and schemes. It's too early to panic on that, of course. But that still doesn't stop me from not liking what I saw. Let's hope he's willing to work at and gain that knowledge over the years.