As an exercise in how different people perceive the same thing differently, I'm curious to find out which QB leaps to mind, or tugs at your memory, when you see Tannehill move around in the pocket and throw the football?

I'm curious to see how many people see what I see, not that there is a correct answer.

I know Omar Kelly has compared him to Jake Plummer. I suppose there are some similarities there but I keep thinking of someone else when I watch him.

Who do you see?

chad pennington.


Thats an easy one.

All Omar sees the white devil.

I definitely don't see Dan Marino ! Dan Marino was not an athlete, he was laterally challenged to put it best. So he concentrated on just getting rid of the football as fast as he could.

Ryan has a much broader skill set so its taking a bit more time to narrow it all out. Right now he is more of a Jack of all trades and master of none so to speak.

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

TreasurecoastPhinsfan Wrote:
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> All Omar sees the white devil.
>
> I definitely don't see Dan Marino ! Dan Marino
> was not an athlete, he was laterally challenged to
> put it best. So he concentrated on just getting
> rid of the football as fast as he could.
>
> Ryan has a much broader skill set so its taking a
> bit more time to narrow it all out. Right now he
> is more of a Jack of all trades and master of none
> so to speak.


Take the running ability out of the equation. I'm talking about as a passer: how he moves around in the pocket, his footwork, his body language and how he delivers the ball. Who does he LOOK like back there. Not who does he PLAY like.

With his size, stature and throwing style, he reminds me of Brady... They both also tend to put their head down and look down when the pocket collapses...

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The love child of Matt Ryan and Aaron Rodgers

Hmmm. I don't really see a namesake comparison for him yet. He exhibits traits of several QBs but can't say for sure who he is most like without appearing daft. Okay here goes.

RT holds the ball too long. As I recall Bart Starr did that too but had a better team around him, so Starr had better results from doing it.

Other than Starr, I have nothing else.

His comparison is NOT of quarterbacks of the old days.

He is like RGIII, Kaepernick, Russell Wilson ONLY they are NOT HANDCUFFED BY THEIR COACHING.

The way he used to throw on the run , I would say Doug Flutie a bit........Not physically of course! But that style of play. Who do you have in mind?

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

His size, body language, his arm strength, where he holds the ball when he's setting up, his occasionally slightly 3/4 throwing motion, his lack of excellent footwork all make me think of Drew Bledsoe.


He's far more athletic than Bledsoe, and I think he's smarter, but that is who he reminds me of when he's in the pocket setting up to throw.

Joe Montana I kind of hope still.

THE Truth Wrote:
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> His size, body language, his arm strength, where
> he holds the ball when he's setting up, his
> occasionally slightly 3/4 throwing motion, his
> lack of excellent footwork all make me think of
> Drew Bledsoe.
>
Brees, really? I dont remotely see that... There is about a 5 inch difference in their height? So I dont get how he reminds you of him in size.... Pretty weird exercise, everyone saw it completely different so far...lol... I guess it is all in the eye of the beholder....

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All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
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Crowder52 Wrote:
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> THE Truth Wrote:
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> -----
> > His size, body language, his arm strength,
> where
> > he holds the ball when he's setting up, his
> > occasionally slightly 3/4 throwing motion, his
> > lack of excellent footwork all make me think of
> > Drew Bledsoe.
> >
> Brees, really? I dont remotely see that... There
> is about a 5 inch difference in their height? So I
> dont get how he reminds you of him in size....
> Pretty weird exercise, everyone saw it completely
> different so far...lol... I guess it is all in the
> eye of the beholder....


Wrong Drew Crowder.

Drew Crowder? I thought you had said Randy Brees, Truth.

Bledsoe, I got ya... I havent watch clips of that guy throw in years... But I can see where you are coming from... I think RT is more athletic then Bledsoe... But height and stature and throwing style make sense...

It was funny, I am always bothered when RT puts his head down when the rush gets on him, and then I watched Brady do the same thing last week against the Saints... I chuckled to myself, thinking well I guess I cant be to hard on RT for doing that when HOFer Brady does the exact same thing... Most of the time when a QB takes his eyes from downfield and focuses on what is right in front of him, it is bad news... He is better off keeping the head up, trying to make a play up until the end...

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All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
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Man Old Bledsoe could really throw that deep ball. I thought the Pats were nuts when they traded him to a division rival and kept a 6th round draft choice. That was pretty ballsy and I guess you can say it paid off just a bit........

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

Jason Campbell.

Why?

1) Holds the ball too long

2) Locks on WR's

3) Sometimes misses wide open receivers because of #2 above

4) Has mobility that's underutilized

5) Takes a lot of sacks because of #1 & #4 above


I'm not comparing throwing mechanics or physical stature, just characteristics/play similarities.

I think that RT still has a higher ceiling to reach, so I'm hoping he develops further & doesn't end up being a backup QB like JC did after not growing out of the above mentioned play habits.

I was thinking Drew Bledsoe at one point but he is a little stiffer and couldn't run to save his life although he does have 764 rushing yards (compared to Marino's 87). They do both get sacked a lot as well.

pretty good comparison though. If only we could get the 4555 yards in year 2. Not the 25/27 int rate.

Bledso-much was sacked 55 times in 99 and 2.5 times per game on average for his career. More than 40 times in 5 seasons.

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so what's the answer truth, are you saying her reminds you of drew bledsoe? bc I don't see that at all. Bledso was unatheltic and immobile.
I don't really see any comparison to anyone, frankly. There really has been no QB with all the "tools" like RT but so little experience playing the position before playing in the pros. The things RT is bad at are things that unfortunately come only instincively and from playing the position your whole life, like pocket presence and knowing subconsciously when to throw, where to step up, etc.

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and lets not forget he has had to deal with Mike Sherman since 2008....going on 6th season.

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berkeley223 Wrote:
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> so what's the answer truth, are you saying her
> reminds you of drew bledsoe? bc I don't see that
> at all. Bledso was unatheltic and immobile.
> I don't really see any comparison to anyone,
> frankly. There really has been no QB with all the
> "tools" like RT but so little experience playing
> the position before playing in the pros. The
> things RT is bad at are things that unfortunately
> come only instincively and from playing the
> position your whole life, like pocket presence and
> knowing subconsciously when to throw, where to
> step up, etc.


He was referring to how the QB's look IN the pocket, throwing motion etc.

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eesti Wrote:
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> berkeley223 Wrote:
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> > so what's the answer truth, are you saying her
> > reminds you of drew bledsoe? bc I don't see
> that
> > at all. Bledso was unatheltic and immobile.
> > I don't really see any comparison to anyone,
> > frankly. There really has been no QB with all
> the
> > "tools" like RT but so little experience
> playing
> > the position before playing in the pros. The
> > things RT is bad at are things that
> unfortunately
> > come only instincively and from playing the
> > position your whole life, like pocket presence
> and
> > knowing subconsciously when to throw, where to
> > step up, etc.
>
>
> He was referring to how the QB's look IN the
> pocket, throwing motion etc.


Bledsoe reminds me nothing of RT in the pocket. In fact there are few QBs I'd say he seems less like. He may get sacked a ton, but RT does move around back there (except when a DT has him about the same time as the ball is snapped). Drew Bled was a statute and had a big overhand throwing motion (RT isn't like that)

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Other than the fact that pennington sounded like a mathematitian when he was interviewed,


he does look like tannehill somehow.