Comments on: Dolphins giving Tannehill opportunity to win starting job

By: CKL

CKL — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:34:46 +0000

realnflmaster says: May 5, 2012 1:33 PM

Thanks for handing the JETS two free wins this year. Pencil in our record as 2-0 to begin the season.
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Really? Silly thing for a NYJ fan to say considering in 09 your team also had a rookie high first round QB considered a reach because he started only 16 games in college, a brand new coaching staff, and your team got to the AFCC that year.

By: bamaboy3023

bamaboy3023 — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:30:51 +0000

They mean they just gave him the starting job.

By: coachbeck

coachbeck — Sun, 06 May 2012 06:57:54 +0000

Leave the kid be and see what happens. Fins are gonna suck for a while anyway.

By: johanneschimpo

johanneschimpo — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:55:44 +0000

You mean to say that a team is going to allow a player they selected in the first round to compete for a starting job? This is wildly unprecedented. Bold move, Miami.

By: targabill

targabill — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:16:17 +0000

Amazing how everybody is already making predictions with training camp two months away. I believe Coach Philbin will let the process play out. We have the nucleus for a strong O-line. Let’s see what happens before jumping to conclusions….

By: chazzmon

chazzmon — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:14:32 +0000

And we may never know if he’s any good until they get him some one to throw to. If I were defensing the Fish I’d play 5 lineman 4 LB’s & 2 Safeties.

By: jacksaysfu

jacksaysfu — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:59:02 +0000

Im a Eagles fan and even though Matt Moore played pretty good last year , I just cannot see the Dolphins using the 8th overall pick to ride the bench his first year . It’s not like the Rodgers situation , Moore & Garrard are not icons in Miami . I honestly think Ryan Tannehill will have a better rookie season than Luck & Griffin (im not saying he’ll be better, even though i believe he may end up becoming an
elite QB in the N.F.L) because R.T already knows 65-70 % of the Dolphins playbok & he’s not only a great athlete , he’s always studying game film. The 3

guy’s i was praying for the Eagles to move up for , in order. #1 Fletcher Cox , #2 Luke Kuechly , #3 Ryan Tannehill . Miami will be getting a top 7-10 pro-bowler in a few years , congrats Dolphin fans dudes destined for a productive pro bowl QB .

By: joemontanawasthegreatest

joemontanawasthegreatest — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:55:17 +0000

Jets fans should not troll any teams posts, a very whiney group from the head coach down.

I think the dolphins will end up in that 7-9 or 9-7 range. They are switching schemes, which is a good thing in regard to their offense maybe not such a great thing with the defense.

I think you will see the young TE Clay excel in the WC offense. I also expect Davone Bess to have 70 receptions as he is their best receiver still standing. They will pickup a WC offense vet receiver after roster cuts I’m sure as well.

I don’t think they will be that bad, there are zero expectations.

By: jc327

jc327 — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:28:29 +0000

I’m all for throwing Ryan to the wolves PROVIDED the o-line is working like a well-oiled machine. I’ve seen too many talented young QBs mentally destroyed by being thrown out there behind a terrible line when the game is still moving a little faster than they are.

By: Deof Movestofca

Deof Movestofca — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:46:06 +0000

@cutlerinception69: I’d say 99% of the players who refused to sign with the ‘Phins were disgruntled that Ireland (shock!) didn’t think they were worth what they were asking him to sign them for and that he preferred to draft players instead of overpaying FAs.

By: wewantmoretebowandfavrearticles

wewantmoretebowandfavrearticles — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:41:41 +0000

They have a franchise left tackle already but the morons took away his number 1 receiver. They are probably praying that the Packers cut Donald Driver but I don’t even think that will be good enough to save Tannehill. He’s much better off losing a quarterback battle and letting Garrard or Moore get swept by the Bills, Patriots, and Jets.

By: Deof Movestofca

Deof Movestofca — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:41:18 +0000

@realnflmaster: The J-E-S-T-S will be lucky if they can get through the season without self-imploding.

By: bullpuppy552

bullpuppy552 — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:29:15 +0000

Puppet Master Stephen Ross will see to it that Tannehill “wins” the starting job. Even if Tannehill is the worst QB.

By: jonsey2028

jonsey2028 — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:24:18 +0000

such insight, what sources, great reporting, to bad I read all that stuff in the Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel,Palm Beach Post YESTERDAY
….I heard Junoir Seau’s family is going to donate his brain for study? info please.

By: beeronthefridge

beeronthefridge — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:11:41 +0000

Tannehill will win the starting job. He reminds me of a young Joe Montana.

By: tonythenose

tonythenose — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:01:34 +0000

Ummm…when a team drafts someone (at any position) in the top ten don’t we assume that he will be given “the opportunity to win the starting job”
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By: meytonpanning

meytonpanning — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:52:50 +0000

Id be happy to see Matt Moore win. I love Ryan as we’ll but you never know in the NFL; Garrard may surprise us for all we know.

By: dsimp724

dsimp724 — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:29:35 +0000

What did they say, show up on youre a little late timyrou got the job….. Or if

By: jaxdolfan

jaxdolfan — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:26:37 +0000

Garrard is a good QB if you don’t ever ask him to throw the ball to a moving receiver.

He is at his best when he has a great defense and 2 awesome runningbacks.

Tannehill is a project by everyone’s estimation. The NFL is QB crazy and hungry and everyone is willing to gamble that first rounder on the next big thing.

No tellin whether we got the next Aaron Rodgers or whether we got Drew Stanton.

By: cutlerinception69

cutlerinception69 — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:51:20 +0000

The Dolphins are a pathetic franchise. This guy is going to be such a bust. There’s a reason that nobody wants to wreck their careers by signing with them. Unless you just want to hang out with LeBron, like Reggie Bush did.

By: xpensivewinos

xpensivewinos — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:51:05 +0000

The Dolphins would never say it, but they also know the local ticket buying community is going to be much more excited at the beginning of the season to see a shiny, new, young QB behind center (……as visions of Dan Marino dance through their heads…….). Those Moore and Garrard jerseys are not exactly selling like hot cakes.

The fan base needs something to be passionate about (other than hatred for Ross & Ireland) and Ross is probably getting tired of paying for his own tickets to avoid local blackouts.

And if all that fails, the guy with the hottest wife will start

By: maxvv

maxvv — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:41:03 +0000

“Expectations were already set when Miami drafted this guy at #8. Nothing has changed.”

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“Let’s hope that someday we can retire this number” – Stephen Ross

I’d say that qualifies as raising expectations.

By: truthhurtstoo

truthhurtstoo — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:36:54 +0000

Thanks for handing the JETS two free wins this year… lmao.

You must have a short memory. Last game played the Dolphins mopped the floor with the pathetic jests. Dolphins OWN Wrecks Cryin Ryan.

By: thetooloftools

thetooloftools — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:33:49 +0000

THIS is when a story isn’t a story.
Rookies can play when thrown into the fire.
I just hope Colt McCoy leaves us here in Cleveland and goes someplace he can prosper. He deserves better. Just having Richardson in the backfield will make Weeden look better. Colt had no receivers and a head case for a running back.
Holmgren is not any better at management then when Seattle ripped that away from him when he screwed that up.

By: chiadam

chiadam — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:29:57 +0000

Tannehill will be given a chance to compete for the starting job? That’s much better than releasing him or locking him in a basement for a couple years. Waste my time with this nonsense.

By: 805_9er

805_9er — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:29:18 +0000

Maybe 2 wins because they play Indy and Jville. Probably 0-16.

By: ghjjf

ghjjf — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000

How shocking! A team is actually giving the 8th overall pick a chance to start!

By: xtutx

xtutx — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:10:22 +0000

In related news. Gas will be going up this summer.

By: 49erdynasty

49erdynasty — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:00:43 +0000

… by reaching for him in the draft.

By: paleandpasty

paleandpasty — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:58:59 +0000

You can bank on the phins having double digit wins this year no matter who the qb is.