Re-Poll After Carolina: Should Ryan Tannehill Start the Regular Season?

Yes.

Maybe.

Yep.

No question.

I feel very positive. He faced tough circumstances and situations , wasn't rattled at all , led a strong td march , made some big 3rd down conversions , and made line changes , aligned players . Showed me a lot , IMO this team isn't arguably better in the win/loss column with any other QB option they have , and the playing time and learning experience will only benefit him and the team.

Not saying this would be the result , but if this team is a 5/6 win team with 17 starting , they are no more than a game or two at best better than that with one of the other options. That to me doesn't warrant him not getting the starts and being the guy.

I said "No" due to the state of the OLine and WRs, not Tannehill. I was impressed with Tannehill. So much, in fact, that I'm feeling more protective of him than our offensive line is.

HE is ready. the rest of offense on the other hand....

Yes.

I say yes, but with a little reservation after seeing how bad the right side of our line and our receivers are. I don't want that to kill his confidence, but ultimately I think is probably good enough and strong minded enough to make it work and get through those issues.

No.

The happy medium:

You carefully script two series for him per game, and then insert him as the starter when the team is out of playoff contention, which shouldn't take long.

At that point you don't let the score dictate the plays you call, and you remain balanced on offense so he can develop appropriately, rather than trying to have him bring you back from large deficits by passing a ton.

As of now, yes. We will need another poll after the third preseason game if he's the starter in it. If he executes, a game plan as well as he has been playing in adverse situations, then we are in for a treat within the next couple of years.

Yes.

Yes. He isn't John Beck.

I think that most of fans feel that he's the guy of our future and that in reality he should spend some time learning the nuances of the game at this level, given his inexperience. The problem is that because of our decade of QB mediocrity (and worse for much of that time), we all want the future to be now...The result of this poll is simple...

I think he wins by default,Garrard has been unable to play and Moore has not played well.Is he ready?I guess he has to be,hope he improves with each game under his belt.

Yup, while he may not have had the most perfect game, he was still far and away better than Matt Moore.

One other thing I know in my mind for sure, is that I'd be doing everything I can as well to keep Pat Devlin on this roster somehow.

Hmm...81%

Yet it was barely 2 weeks ago I was shat on pretty good for saying he should start....

Ideally we would have Moore starting the season and playing well, as trade bait. There's no rush with RT. If Moore plays well with this offense, and another teams QB goes down...... we could possibly get a 4th or even better for him, or maybe a WR. RT could still get 10-12 starts in that scenario.

But if they really believe Tannehill is the better QB right now, then he has to start Game 1. I don't care how inexperienced he is.

The sooner Tannehill starts, the sooner he can adapt to the speed of the game and get tons of real experience reading complex defenses.

Some QB's don't look ready as rookies (see: Gabbert, Blaine), but RT looks ready to hold his own and compete in NFL games.

yes

Garrad wont be ready week 1 and this offense isnt for Matt Moore.

He's the guy.