Just announced on twitter. I like the decisiveness of the move. Announcing early, give him the reps, and lets see what he can do.

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The beatings will continue until morale improves.

So much for everyone who said he would need at least a year before he was ready, because he only started 19 games in college. He played in this same system in college, and that is a HUGE advantage, as some of the more knowledgeable draft experts pointed out (Brandt, Kirwan, Polian, etc).

dolfanmark Wrote:
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> So much for everyone who said he would need at
> least a year before he was ready, because he only
> started 19 games in college. He played in this
> same system in college, and that is a HUGE
> advantage, as some of the more knowledgeable draft
> experts pointed out (Brandt, Kirwan, Polian, etc).


He looks better than Matt Moore imo. He has a better arm and is more accurate than matt moore.

Rock N Roll. I was going to go with whatever he said, but I was hoping for this!

Now I hate Philbin. This franchise is in big trouble. I joked about a winless season before, but I can see it becoming a reality now.

My Dolphins grades mid-preseason
DL Grade: C
LB Grade: D
CB Grade: C
S Grade: D (would be F, if Jimmy Wilson wasn't listed as a Safety)

QB Grade: C
OL Grade: B
WR Grade: F
TE Grade: F
RB Grade: C+

ST Grade: D

Management/Ownership: F,F,F,F
Coaching: D

Projected Season Wins: 2

DarthHoodie Wrote:
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> Now I hate Philbin. This franchise is in big
> trouble. I joked about a winless season before,
> but I can see it becoming a reality now.
>
> My Dolphins grades mid-preseason
> DL Grade: C
> LB Grade: D
> CB Grade: C
> S Grade: D (would be F, if Jimmy Wilson wasn't
> listed as a Safety)
>
> QB Grade: C
> OL Grade: B
> WR Grade: F
> TE Grade: F
> RB Grade: C+
>
> ST Grade: D
>
> Management/Ownership: F,F,F,F
> Coaching: D
>
> Projected Season Wins: 2


You give the OL A B?

You get an F.

And you give the RBs a passing grade as well....?


I think you havent watched one single preseason game....


OL Gets a BIG FAT F and so does the RBs.

And who did you want as the phins QB?

that superstar MAtt Moore?

LOL

here is what i saw in the preseason games.

Tannihill locking on the same WR over and over again and to the same side of the field.

Moore spreading the ball over teh field and the WR dropping the ball.

I'll take Moore this year

Yep Tannehill used to lock on at A&M and everyone says he ran the playbook but I really think the book was watered down. Saying that its the right call. He does have skill and a good attitude we have to find out if it translates into wins. Can he go out there and win some games for us.

I understand why they are starting Tannehill. Although I think the deciding factor was more about Garrard being hurt then anything else. That being said lets hope it works out and Tannehill actual wins some games before we call it a good decision... I hope he can put that raw talent to use effectively so early into his career...
I just worry what happens if the wins dont come for him...

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When was the last time we had a Young Rookie named starter that didn't get the Job from a game injury?

Whooooooo!! Go Phins!

I like Tanne, but I just fear for his psychological development right now. He's got nobody to throw it too out there, that is unless Hogan turns out to be some miracle. Doubt it. David Carr II???

The O-Line will be ok, they're still gelling but it's going to take awhile.

Defense is still a concern, just like it has been the past few years. Nothings changed in that department.

Oh well. Another season, another draft pick.

The barkley derby begins!

Anyone seen Russell Wilson? Looks better than our QB's and could beat out Flynn

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This could turn out good. But I'm expecting a disaster.

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Who gets cut? Moore or Delvin?

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Won't Garrard be on injured reserve and then we can carry all three?

Garrard should be healthy right around week 1 barring any setbacks.

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I say good. It's not like we are just a few rookie QB mistakes from a division title . Let's see what he's got, and if it's nothing then FIND SOMEBODY ELSE. I like being proactive instead of waiting forever for a QB to 'mature'.

I disagree. It worked wonders for Chad Henne. Don't you remember those 12 TD's and 14 int's he threw in his first season after sitting for a year and learning from braniac Pennington? What about the 15 TD's and 19 int's he threw the following year. Come on. That's almost a whole TD a game! He needed that time to develop after only having 52 starts in college.

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Let's face it. QBs like Aaron Rodgers are extremely rare. Most successful QBs started at some point during their rookie years.

Digging into this even more, nearly all of the Superbowl winning QBs in the history of the NFL started at some point during their rookie year:

Namath
Dawson
Unitas
Staubach
Griese
Bradshaw
Plunkett
Montana
McMahon
Simms
Williams
Rypien
Aikman
Young
Elway
Dilfer
P.Manning
E.Manning
Rothlisberger

That leaves Bart Starr, Ken Stabler, Jeff Hostetler, Brad Johnson, Kurt Warner, and Tom Brady as the only Superbowl-winning QBs to sit their rookie year in the NFL.



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You might want to update your signature to say "hope one day we can get the grass stains out of his jersey".

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Rypien didn't start as a rookie. He was drafted by the Redskins in 1986 and spent his first two seasons on IR. Also, Bart Starr started one game as a rookie, pre-Lombardi.

IMHO that list would be more meaningful if it didn't include the QB's whose rookie season was with a team other than the one they won the Super Bowl with. That would take out Dawson, Plunkett, Williams, Young, and Dilfer. (Oddly enough, the last three were all drafted by Tampa Bay)

Thirteen Wrote:
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> Rypien didn't start as a rookie. He was drafted
> by the Redskins in 1986 and spent his first two
> seasons on IR.
I stand corrected

> Also, Bart Starr started one game
> as a rookie, pre-Lombardi.
Ahh..I didn't know that. Couldn't find much info on Starr.

> IMHO that list would be more meaningful if it
> didn't include the QB's whose rookie season was
> with a team other than the one they won the Super
> Bowl with. That would take out Dawson, Plunkett,
> Williams, Young, and Dilfer. (Oddly enough, the
> last three were all drafted by Tampa Bay)
I don't see why that makes a difference. The discussion centers around whether starting a rookie QB "ruins" him for his entire career (as it seemed to do for David Carr). That applies regardless of which team he started for.

I think we actually have depth at the QB position.