Comments on: Dolphins went against own philosophy to draft Ryan Tannehill

By: phinfan

phinfan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:41:54 +0000

Lets all put the ignoramuses to mute mfinsrule… Tannehill did not have top WR talent like Griffin, Wilson, and Luck…

3,294 and 12 TDs is looking pretty uplifting once we get some talent similar to those other 3

By: thelastpieceofcheese

thelastpieceofcheese — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:39:24 +0000

When a player with overwhelming talent – like Tannehill – becomes available in the draft, rules go out the window

By: mfinsrule

mfinsrule — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:23:29 +0000

90% of the people who bash Tannehill have never even seen him play. For all the ignoramuses who point out how better Russell Wilson was, Every single team in the league had the opportunity to draft him and one did. While he is a very good player he also has a very good supporting cast, ie: good Receivers, RB’s, and OL. Look who Tannehill has to throw to. The OL was supposed to be a strength but obviously wasn’t. A mainly blocking TE in Fasano. Kid needs weapons and he’ll be very good. If you had told me how the season would play out with us starting a rookie with 19 college starts and us still in playoff hunt with 2 weeks left in season I would’ve taken it. BTW (bradford08)………I’ll take him over Sam Bradford any day of the week.

By: randyextry

randyextry — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:23:22 +0000

Tannehill did not beat out Moore and Garrard for the starting QB job. Garrard won the competition in training camp, but then hurt his knee. Please get your facts straight.

By: tigerdactyl

tigerdactyl — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:42:35 +0000

The philosophy that they went against is trading a 2nd round pick for your quarterback. Tradition is lost.

By: butch815

butch815 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:22:04 +0000

Sherman and Tannehill couldn’t win in college why would you expect them to win in the NFL?

By: mullman76

mullman76 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:50:25 +0000

The jabs at the RAIDERS are trite and lack relevance.

I’m sure that PFT and other RAIDER haters know that Al Davis passed away in 2011 and the organization is under a complete makeover and 2012 was the first go.

New owner, GM, head coach, assistants, scouts and an actual corporate structure of accountability with the front office. There is a contemporary “football system” in place now that Al has passed.

Come up with new material and please do not use the RAIDERS and jaguars in the same sentence.

The RAIDERS have 50 years of tradition and countless legends that played for the Silver and Black- the jaguars are an expansion team.

Give me a break Crabtree.

By: ajb3313

ajb3313 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:45:45 +0000

This is a big off-season for the Dolphins and, specifically, Ryan Tannehill. If I had to guess, I’d say they go out and get at least three playmakers on the offense: a receiver via free agency, a receiver via the draft, and then a tight end however they can. They have a lot of cap room and an abundance of picks. Reggie Bush will be gone but Lamar Miller can be a sufficient replacement, and Davone Bess and Brian Hartline should both return.

The one thing I’m curious to see is how many designed runs and/or read option plays get installed before next season. Tannehill can run at least as well as Russell Wilson even if he’s not on Kaepernick or Griffin’s level in that regard. As the season wore on, they’d run an option play or two each game. I wouldn’t want to see it become their go-to offensively, but certainly the guy can run, so it’d be nice for them to find ways to use that to their advantage.

By: skleech22

skleech22 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:38:05 +0000

The Fish have 5 picks of the first 82 picks in the draft and 0ver 40 million under the cap to spend on free agents……Ireland should land some playmakers!! No excuses!

By: canehouse

canehouse — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:24:18 +0000

Not sure about the WR’s in the coming draft… But he needs a playmaker… Hartline and Bess are decent… But far from #1′s. A good TE would be great too.

By: magicrat13

magicrat13 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:23:32 +0000

ireland’s track record is spotty at best…

he geared the dolphins up for a huge off-season…loads of cap space and 5 picks in the first three rounds…

but i have to be honest, i am nervous about this off-season….

another dud and this team will be in the hole for another 5 years with no signs of challenging for a playoff spot…

a crappy off-season would cost ireland his job, but hurt the dolphins for years to come…

By: diegiantsdie

diegiantsdie — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:09:20 +0000

U guys need to get this boy some wide outs

By: eatitfanboy

eatitfanboy — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:06:34 +0000

If you are unfamiliar with the term, Mr. Tannehill, what Mr. Ireland did right there is commonly known as “throwing down the gauntlet”.

Wouldn’t spend too much time at the beach this offseason if I were you.

By: phinfan

phinfan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:52:28 +0000

And Chad Henne started every game since his freshman year in highschool… Whats your point?! Go Tannehill skys the limit!

By: bucingnasty

bucingnasty — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:26:47 +0000

Miami has got to be the worst drafting team in the nfl. Id love to see them draft John Bookie and maybe have a winning season.

By: gnorules

gnorules — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:22:02 +0000

Hmmmm…. Isn’t that a shame then because wouldn’t they have missed out on those “non-proven” QB’s like Brady who only really started one season at Michigan. Yeah he didn’t really pan out in the NFL.

By: pissedfishfan

pissedfishfan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:20:07 +0000

This kid has all the tools needed to be successful. Works hard, Humble, smart, big arm, good feet, etc. I think he is going to be a good one. after years of being surrounded by friends gloating about Tom all these Dogs and kids named Brady and all these years of crappy QB play I really hope he turns out to be Great. It truly is Miami’s Turn for a good QB.

By: bradford08

bradford08 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:00:11 +0000

Ryan who? The sub-par quarterback with the hot wife?

A 3rd rounder out in Seattle schooled him in performance!

Ireland (with the help of Parcells) has the Dolphins taking on water. The best thing Mr. Ross could do for his team is get rid of Ireland before he waste another 2nd round pick on a Patrick White type player.

Ireland would have been better off giving that draft pick to the Jags or Bucs.

By: chris6523

chris6523 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:50:47 +0000

Sounds like the rationale a friend of mine uses when he puts the beer goggles on and hooks up with a chick he normally wouldn’t.

By: tannethrill

tannethrill — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:37:31 +0000

A couple of upgrades on offense should go a long way as well.

By: DonRSD

DonRSD — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:36:01 +0000

It’s the Dolphins – nobody cares.

By: kane337

kane337 — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:16:54 +0000

“So now we’re kind of going to hopefully see a big jump from that standpoint from his development.”

Now it’s going to take time for him to develop chemistry with whatever new receiver’s he brings in. More development time coming….

By: wannstache

wannstache — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:14:06 +0000

Obviously the “philosophy” of your 6-year rebuilding plan has been a huge failure. Hopefully this is your last year and we can start fresh with a new GM and coach in 2014.

By: 1uniquename

1uniquename — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:04:32 +0000

There will be a huge jump for this guy if Ireland gets him done weapons. All throughout his rookie year he was reading defenses and looking off defenders only to realize nobody was open, not even a little open. Sometimes he would throw them open as well, he’s gonna be at worst a top half qb if not eventually top five with all these other young guys fighting for position.

By: dolfanatik

dolfanatik — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:31:52 +0000

If surrounded by some real talent, he should do pretty good. As every team, the primary goal is 6′s in the red zone!!!!!

By: 1972wasalongtimeago

1972wasalongtimeago — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:24:28 +0000

That’s Bill Parcells’ philosophy. Its why Parcells picked Chad Henne and Pat White. brilliant philosophy right?

Be your own man Jeff. Following the WWBPD philosophy will only hurt you.

By: promickey

promickey — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:15:13 +0000

GM Ireland can not think out of the box. He has a very poor track record drafting skill position players. That is after his mentor and boss Bill Parcells left the Dolphins. Jeff can come up with all the axioms he wants but he has to know when a guy has a placement issue etc…..Both Seattle and SanFrancisco got starting QB’s that rated much higher than Tannehill during the season and they were drafted after Tannehill. My advice to the Dolphins is to keep Matt Moore in case Tannehill is not that guy. Matt was the 12th best passer in the NFL the previous year but the offense was changed to the one that Tannehill’s coach in college used. Moreover Tannehill’s coach in college became the offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins. Tannehill knew the offense so of course he had more comfort with it during the preseason. The Dolphins should pay free agent Matt Moore to be their backup because they may need him.

By: rickyspanish

rickyspanish — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:57:57 +0000

Jeff Ireland is a dunce.

By: fuglyflorio

fuglyflorio — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:54:42 +0000

While not exactly an elite prospect he certainly came through for the Fins. His ceiling might not be top-5 … but he could certainly be a decent NFL QB in a year or two.

By: sclazo

sclazo — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:48:32 +0000

Get the kid some weapons and he will be ok.