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Current Grade of Ryan Tannehill as QB (mid-season '14)

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16 votes were received.

A+	0		0%
A (Excellent)	0		0%
A-	2		13%
B+	3		19%
B (Above Average)	5		31%
B-	3		19%
C+	2		13%
C (Satisfactory)	1		5%
C-	0		0%
D+	0		0%
D (Below Average)	0		0%
D-	0		0%
F (Unsatisfactory)	0		0%

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Ryan Tannehill is slightly beyond mid-way in his 3rd season at QB. We've all seen him play and improve. If you were a class room teacher with a grading scale of low to high (F,D-,D,D+,C-C,C+,B-,B,B+,A-,A,A+) what overall performance grade would you give him at the QB position right now? I'm adding a poll with all possible grades. This is entirely subjective and open to all registered users.

B plus because he has struggled in some games .

Needs to learn how to avoid the rush at times...Dont need to be fast just know when the rush is coming..

Dan marino was a master at that of moving in the pocket and getting himself in position to throw the football..

Tannehill just stays there waiting to be sacked.

I gave him a B, still needs to work on his pocket awareness (holding the ball too long) and obviously the deep pass.

3 years and counting.

I grade Tannehill with a B-, though the improvement trend is still pointing upward with him. Year Three is a big leap year but many QBs don't blossom until year 4 or 5. I like everything about Tannehill, except for his struggle with the deep ball. I put some of the blame for this on the coaches for not spending more time with him to fix it.

The deep ball is all mental at this point. It's been made such a big deal of that he is just thinking too much when he does it and not just letting it fly.

He gets a C because he has not lost us any games. His long ball is terrible and his throws are half/half on off target. He has improved and can get us into playoffs. If he keeps up the better play he will earn a B and wins the SB gets the A.

I would give his slides an A

The sliding warrior.

There are parts of his game that are A but also F D B and C. His long passes is a F. His pocket awareness is a C. His wife is an A. His runs are A. His ball placement is a C. His leadership is a B. His durability is a A. His ability to throw over the line without getting his passes batted is a D. So his overall score is a C. It is a rising C but he still can not carry a team like the greats so no way shape or form is he an A.

If he plays well in Denver and we win then I will grant him a B-.

I gave him a B+. His pocket awareness has improve since the Oakland game where he's finally escaping the pocket.

His deep balls are still horrible but he's excelling with the short to medium range passes. He's managing the game well and he's not a pick 6 machine costing us games.

So overall I give him slightly above average.

B+ same as my blood type

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

B+ same as my blood type

GO DOLPHINS!!!!

"There are parts of his game that are A but also F D B and C. His long passes is a F. His pocket awareness is a C. His wife is an A. His runs are A. His ball placement is a C. His leadership is a B. His durability is a A. His ability to throw over the line without getting his passes batted is a D. So his overall score is a C. It is a rising C but he still can not carry a team like the greats so no way shape or form is he an A."

Brilliant post!

JoeFootball Wrote:
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> The deep ball is all mental at this point. It's
> been made such a big deal of that he is just
> thinking too much when he does it and not just
> letting it fly.

I agree.

yeah, guess that mental block has lasted 5 plus years now(3 with Dolphins and rest with college, had to add that for beavis and butthead) ....

almost everybody votes a b.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/19/2014 11:39AM by samsam3738.

I can't grade him because I would give him an "A+" in the read option but a "C-" as a traditional pocket QB. HELLOOOOOOOOOW!

Thats in between a B chren.

samsam3738 Wrote:
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> Thats in between a B chren.


No because that's like rating two different People. You can't say that a cross between the two is a B because they are two different people and the cross really does not exist.

I graded his mechanics, fundamentals and physical tools not the system he plays in.

Could he play in another system?

DolphinsRmeFav Wrote:
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> I graded his mechanics, fundamentals and physical
> tools not the system he plays in.


He has Good mechanics and fundamentals. He is a B plus with the potential to get way better and thats scary to other teams.

The system he plays in is new. Its not easy to learn a new system in just one year.

I say he is doing outstanding in his first year in this system.

Of course he will struggle at times when the OL fails to hold the blocks. And that goes for every other QB.

Wow only 14 fans have voted on the poll. I thought there would be a few dozen fan votes by now.

I agree it's a bumpy ride but I can not help but feel it smoothing out. I hope we feed the rock to Landry a lot Sunday. I want to free up Heartline more because he is a first down machine!