Comments on: Garrard says surgery went well, Philbin says QB race is close

By: dolphincritic

dolphincritic — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:13:36 +0000

I was at the game, which is something more than Garrard can say. We needed to know if Garrard was brittle. Now we know! Let’s focus on improvement here. Garrard is out for most of preseason so his integration with the team is on hold, at best. I didn’t see much difference in the final results from Moore. Tannehill or Devlin but they were all healthy and on the field getting reps with their teammates.

The Roster needs to go Moore (starter), Tannehill (backup), Devlin (third QB). Garrard can have a choice of keeping the money and being put on season I/R or making a settlement so he can move on and play this year somewhere else. He is just too banged up and we don’t have the time or need for a part time QB. You have to be on the field to improve.

By: jarepine

jarepine — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:49:58 +0000

Nice to see Tannehill put up some numbers even if it was against 2nd stringers but it is still early. Would like to see them give him a shot with the starters but i think I would still like to see him sit at least the first part of the season. That way if the veteran flops then bring him Tannehill for the game experience and he doesn’t feel like he let the team down. As far as the defense goes its still early considering they are switching schemes, if they still look bad by the 3rd game then they might be in trouble

By: jrcoop

jrcoop — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:24:08 +0000

Btw, I noticed Tannehill has the top QB rating in the NFL thus far. I know, one preseason game, but still interesting.

By: jrcoop

jrcoop — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:22:12 +0000

The young (and previously under utilized) receivers looked really good. If the trend continues, the Dolphins could be in a better position at WR than has been speculated by the media in general.

By: bchapman2011

bchapman2011 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:18:40 +0000

nyyjetsknicks says:Aug 11, 2012 5:29 PM

People put way to much emphasis on the first preseason game. Teams don’t game plan, they don’t watch film, it’s extremely vanilla on both sides of the ball.
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As a Miami fan that is actually what makes last nights performance so concerning. As you stated offenses do not game plan and are very vanilla yet a mediocre Tampa offense managed to smoke Miami’s first team offense. If Miami’s D cannot carry the team this year, it is going to be a long long season.

By: nyyjetsknicks

nyyjetsknicks — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:29:19 +0000

People put way to much emphasis on the first preseason game. Teams don’t game plan, they don’t watch film, it’s extremely vanilla on both sides of the ball.

By: mrcogburn

mrcogburn — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:20:24 +0000

As to who’s starting, I don’t know. But all 3 QBs demonstrate that Chad Henne was an absolute stiff, as was the coach propping him up.

By: promickey

promickey — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:20:19 +0000

The quarterback issue with the Dolphins is solved weather the team goes with Tannehill or Moore. However the lack of ability for the receivers to hold on to the football when it counts; in the end zone and to keep a drive alive is critical. The exhibition game against Tampa Bay revealed that the Dolphins have very average receivers who are not able to make a play when it counts.

By: sixburghrules

sixburghrules — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:02:51 +0000

Playing as the 3rd QB doesn’t say much

Put him out there with the 1st stringers to see what he got! Wish the kid the best of luck! He could be very good

By: usnavy1970

usnavy1970 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:53:10 +0000

Tannehill showed a good arm, good mobility and will look better as the pre-season goes along. I would love to see Moore start the season and Tannehill as the #2. Looking forward, the bye week is week 7 but the two games after that are road games and I don’t think you want to start Tannehill on the road in hostile environments (although maybe that Indy games isn’t such a hostile environment). Does he start week 10 at home against the Titans? That would be my choice.

By: 4thquartermagic

4thquartermagic — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:50:33 +0000

Tough break for Garrard. Job was his to lose and for now, he’s lost it.

By: rudy5618

rudy5618 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:41:31 +0000

What is with the uniforms? I have noticed this with every team…Is that sweat in the picture or is the uniform actually patches of a different color? Either way it looks bad and they need to change it back.

By: franky5fingers

franky5fingers — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:28:47 +0000

I like the enthusiasm bennett, but I think you mean moot.

By: franky5fingers

franky5fingers — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:26:02 +0000

The kid looked pretty good last night. Not great, but better than I thought this early on. I still don’t think he should start out of the gate, but I was mildly impressed last night. Now let’s see more of Lamar Miller.

By: dhsbennett

dhsbennett — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:23:27 +0000

Tanehill Is the future…. The rest of the discussion is mute

By: blacknole08

blacknole08 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:16:33 +0000

I like what I saw out of Tannehill yesterday. Maybe Coach Philbin should consider giving him a start or two in the remaining pre-season games.