i am now a believer. terrible all game untill it mattered. we have our franchise qb.
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Not a believer yet. Tannehill's had one game in his career (the last one against the Chargers) where he was IMO no question a franchise QB.
Today he was typical Tannehill.. bad for a bunch, but great for some drives. One improvement: he was great when it mattered (that clutch stat people like to dismiss).
Either way, we need a QB that can consistently elevate offensive play. Tannehill hasn't shown me that yet. In fact, most of the time he needs perfect surroundings to play well. Still.. the clutch stat today counts (at least for those of us who've said it's important), and that's a plus.dolphin25, Finster and caliphinfan like this. -
I will admit I have been wrong about Tannehill. I never wanted the Dolphins to draft him in the first round and I have been a harsh critic of his on the forum for the last few years.
While I have always remained a Dolphin fan, my belief has been that he would never be more than a mediocre QB at best. He is proving me wrong and I am happy to admit this. The last few weeks he has made the plays in the fourth quarter of games which top tier QB's make when the game is on the line.
I now happily concede that we have our QB of the future. Hopefully we can use the off season to upgrade the other areas of the team which need to improve, if this team is going to be a legitimate SB contender in the next few years. We certainly don't need to be looking to upgrade the QB position anytime in the near future.
For all of you who have defended Tannehill all along, you were right and I was wrong and I freely admit it. You will now have to excuse me while I go eat crow for dinner.Last edited: Nov 20, 2016danmarino, Ophinerated, Hiruma78 and 9 others like this. -
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All I'm asking for is some consistency. He's proven he can play well with reduced personnel. He's never proved he can do it consistently. For me, a franchise QB has to prove that.gunn34 likes this. -
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Since half this board is convinced QBs are the sole ones responsible for it.
How was his 'consistency' with all 5 oline?Ophinerated, Tin Indian, miami365 and 4 others like this. -
If you don't think RT is a franchise QB, it is time for you to get off this board. The Rams are an elite defense, and we got shut down in the rain. RT never gave up. He forgot the first three quarters and put the team on his back.
I PROMISE you all... In the last 10 years, we woulda lost this game every single time.
If you cannot see the change in culture, you are blind!!!!Dolphins Dad, Ophinerated, miami365 and 5 others like this. -
Last 2 drives Tannehill went 12 of 13 for 115 yards and 2 TDs.
Difference was that he had time to throw and Devante Parker, who had screwed the pooch most of the day caught everything those last 2 drives thrown at him.Ophinerated, resnor and Superself like this. -
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There's a difference between assigning credit/blame to one player vs. saying everything is due to one player. They may assign credit/blame to one player, but no one believes wins are solely due to a QB. -
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So while what Tannehill has done last 5 games is really encouraging (especially the game against the Chargers), I really feel like one should be absolutely certain it's the type of QB that can win a SB with high probability before proclaiming we have our QB. That's all. -
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I think the moderators need to make a "Stuck in 1999-2015" sub-thread to put all these senseless arguments in. The "leave the board" comment was definitely out of line, but it gets so old for every thread to turn into a hate-fest about what happened in the past or who was smarter last year.Ophinerated and miami365 like this. -
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Well if 5 straight wins with CAREER best days and game winning drives in Q4 aren't consistency then I can't wait to see what Tannehill looks like when he IS consistent with a consistently healthy o-line (Ohwait)
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Those are FACTS my friend, not things that need to be argued about.dolphin25 likes this. -
With his line being healthy the past 4 games before today he was almost the textbook definition of consistent and GOOD and he's arguing about consistency in a fluff thread. It's a joke.Pandarilla and number21 like this. -
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I have been a huge anti Tannehill person, despite all the horrible play today he rallied the troops and that game winning TD was purely amazing. It seems to me Tannehill is learning to like winning, this could be dueto Gase approach. Keep winning guys.
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Anyway.. whatever leads to the desired consistency is fine with me. Better play calling, healthy OL, or better QB play. As you and others say it's a team game. But I still have to see the consistency. This type of 11 consecutive punts or INT drives, even accounting for the Rams defense, isn't indicative of a team that can challenge the Patriots.dolphin25 likes this.
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