Yeah, but he's still leading the league in yards when rushed by at least 5 players. That's got to count for something.
Tannehill also holds the record for Most times blinking his eyes pre-snap while also wearing his left sock 1/4 of an inch higher than the right, as a rookie QB
Great news, however Id like to see him start taking a few more shots downfield now. I guess the problem there however is our WR's dont have enough talent to win their one on one matchups down field. I don't see the gameplan changing much from quick, short passes until we upgrade that position. Hoping Gaffney coming into the mix after the bye week helps that. As for receptions short of the first down markers... blame your WR's there, not the QB. It's their job to make sure they're past the sticks.
Yeah I'm not really sure where our opponents have looked at the game film and figured that it would be a great idea to blitz Tannehill. Granted he's not hitting the big play many times on it, but he is making a lot of good plays against the all out blitz. I would love to see Sherman give the kid a check off play to really counter the blitz, just a screen pass to Reggie or something of the sorts. It really just shows that teams don't respect our deep game when you see the saftey up in the box all the time, we have to start taking some shots down the field to keep teams honest.
Thats just it, I'd blitz and keep 8 in the box all day against our offense as well. Shut down our run game, then its pretty simple from there so far. The WR's will beat you on quick passes for 5 yards, sure, but nobody is getting separation consistently on the outside, so you really don't have to worry about the deep ball. I'd gladly give up 5 yard passes all day. Eventually you're going to make the play, get the sack, break it up, or pick one. Its predictable. Right now, Tannehill is saving the offense though by consistently making the smart decision with those short throws. We've got to start taking shots downfield though, its the only way we're going to open the running game back up again.
Simply put, in a few years, everyone in the national media will be talking about Tannehill the way they talk about Matt Ryan and Aaron Rodgers today - in complete control of their respective teams, and absolute stud QBs. Can't wait, and will enjoy the ride in the meantime.
Arizona blitzed him all day, and it didn't work (till the very end, of course). And they were beat deep too because of it. Tannehill has been "Marino-like" when handling the blitz, albeit w/ far-worse weapons.
Where is the OP seeing this stat? I'm not seeing it on that website. Post direct link please? I'm curious how many times he is rushed with 5 or more as opposed to the rest of the NFL. My guess is he's in the top 3 in the league given A) his experience and B) the limited options he has to throw to in beating the blitz.
It's in the news feed. You have to click the "more" tab right now, because the news has moved down the feed. I couldn't find a direct link, but the stat is in the feed.
I see... yeah, I've edited your original post to quote what was listed on their website in entirety (since it's short and relevant to the thread). You made it seem like that was your words because you didn't use quotes
Yeah my bad, I don't start many threads. I just figured people might not see this stat, and i felt it was a stat that warranted being known.
http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast Sorry if this is OT, but ESPN is saying what I've posted several times after beating the Rams. Add to that the huge amount of cap space and loads of draft picks Ireland has accumulated, we should be able to re-sign most of our key players who's contracts will be up in 2013, and we should be able to draft 3 positions I see us needing the most: #1 WR, a shut-down CB, and if Egnew doesn't develop as far as we hope, then TE would be 3rd on my wish list.
It's all about producing points from my pov, as a young Qb he is playing well enough, but make no mistake the Defense and ST have a lot to do with us being 3-3.
There were guys open further downfield that he just missed, or didn't even look for. I think dink-and-dunk was the game plan and Tanny kept it pretty conservative.
