Tannehill to start

Even more excited for tonight!

To me? This is his audition, plays well and he will be the starter week 1.

We will see if he seizes the moment tonight, something all great QBs have a habit of doing.

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But, now I have to find a live feed tonight! I was going to wait for a replay... not anymore. RT all day!

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter Source: @MiamiDolphins plan to start QB Ryan Tannehill for tonight's game vs @Panthers http://es.pn/Or4jLN

Ben Volin ‏@BenVolinPBP
If Tannehill plays well tonight, the QB race is pretty much over. If he struggles, it complicates things. But deck is stacked in his favor

What do you guys think on the twitt by Ben Bolin? What happens if Moore plays better than RT?

Awesome. I just hope that he has a couple of good series. Because I think Moore will look good against the 2's and be compared.

I personally believe RT ends all speculation tonight, the kid is going to be good.

"Fin-Omenal wrote:

I personally believe RT ends all speculation tonight, the kid is going to be good.

i agree / hope so

Ben Volin's tweet is right on the money.

If Ryan Tannehill plays well tonight then that will be 3 for 3 as far as outperforming his competition in GAME settings (Scrimmage, Tampa, Carolina). At that point, he's essentially won the competition.

However, if he clearly underperforms Matt Moore, and especially if he seems to really crumble against starters...then we've still got a complicated situation.

"ckparrothead wrote:

Ben Volin's tweet is right on the money.

If Ryan Tannehill plays well tonight then that will be 3 for 3 as far as outperforming his competition in GAME settings (Scrimmage, Tampa, Carolina). At that point, he's essentially won the competition.

However, if he clearly underperforms Matt Moore, and especially if he seems to really crumble against starters...then we've still got a complicated situation.

IF he lays an egg Philbin will have a hard time meeting his week 3 deadline to name a starter. Garrards injury has made for some real uncertainty.

yeah, this is his chance to take the job and earn it... lets see how he does...

one other note, with how good Garrard was playing, I wonder if the coaches still want him to play once he is healthy... so if you start Matt Moore week 1 you can easily swap him out for Garrard when he is healthy... but if you start Tannehill week 1, and the Garrard comes in healthy it'll be a huge controversy to pull the kid for Garrard...

So here is how I see it... if you start Tannehill week 1, then Garrard is your 2 and Moore is your 3 which makes no sense and one of them should be traded...
If you start Moore, you can then plug in Garrard when healthy, and Tannehill is your 3 for a while and see how the season plays out...

Tough decisions for the coaching staff, excited to see how tonight effects things

I just hope our offensive players afford him the chance to dictate his own fate. Don't drop balls, don't leak the line like a sieve. Let Ryan's play speak for itself and give him a chance to win or lose the job

"Mexphin wrote:

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What do you guys think on the twitt by Ben Bolin? What happens if Moore plays better than RT?

While I think RT seizes the moment and takes the starting job, if he falls flat on his face tonight, and Moore plays well (we know what he is already - a very decent QB), then I think we have to re-evaluate just when RT should start.

Even if he does struggle, there's a school of thought out there to still throw him out there and learn on the job and get better. Then there's also the school that says go w/ the more stable guy out of the gate first, and gradually move on to the rookie.

To me, if he even shows flashes of brilliance tonight, mixed in with some struggles, you start him week 1. He'd have to go like 2-10 with a couple picks for me to lose faith at this point.

Does Philbin not know the math behind this being a horrible idea?

"Fin-Omenal wrote:

I personally believe RT ends all speculation tonight, the kid is going to be good.

Yeah, while anything is possible, I think we finally drafted the real deal here!

"Fin-Omenal wrote:

IF he lays an egg Philbin will have a hard time meeting his week 3 deadline to name a starter. Garrards injury has made for some real uncertainty.

It was always a soft deadline and he's said so pretty explicitly. What he'd like to have happen, and what actually happens, are two different things.

"arsenal wrote:

with how good Garrard was playing, I wonder if the coaches still want him to play once he is healthy...

If it was Moore who was #1 and hurt, i'd agree.. I'm not sure Garrard has enough reps to have a shot at week 1 start with this injury. But, you never know?

Ryan Tannehill was criticized in college for how he handled high pressure moments. This is a high pressure moment. He can go one of two ways.

No pressure, or anything. ;)

I get to see our rook in his first nfl start LIVE AND IN PERSON!!!! Couldnt be happier!!!!

"SICK wrote:

I get to see our rook in his first nfl start LIVE AND IN PERSON!!!! Couldnt be happier!!!!

Yea you could. Your son could be rooting for the Dolphins tonight. :tongue2:

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora
Amazing how a month ago all those "reports" that Tannehill had no chance in Miami, yadda, yadda, yadda. And he's starting 2nd preseason game

I hope Mel Kiper and a lot of people I know of are paying attention. I never understood the notion that Tannehill NEEDS time, but you never heard the same about RGIII

I really hope he wins the job, which would be super impressive given the player he beat out. Say what you will about Matt Moore, but the guy was the 9th rated passer in the NFL last year.

"ckparrothead wrote:

Ryan Tannehill was criticized in college for how he handled high pressure moments. This is a high pressure moment. He can go one of two ways.

No pressure, or anything. ;)

Is the ability to able high pressure moments something a player can learn how to do, or if you suck in high pressure moments you'll always suck in high pressure moments?

"emocomputerjock wrote:

Does Philbin not know the math behind this being a horrible idea?

What is the math?

"finsincebirth wrote:

Yea you could. Your son could be rooting for the Dolphins tonight. :tongue2:

hes wearing a panther shirt and dolphins hat.

"Let the games begin!" -- Bane

Omar Kelly ‏@OmarKelly
Carolina's top two linebackers also won't play. And as I've consistently told you looking off LBs & safeties are Ryan Tannehill's issues.

Is he making excuses already in the event Tannehill plays well? This guy has a serious agenda

I think he's going to put up a billboard next about how Tannehill only excelled against Miami's 1's without Dansby and Mr. Burnett