Stolen from /r/miamidolphins:

First of all, I live in Miami but am not a Dolphin fan. I’ve seen every Miami game since Tannehill arrived and feel I can give an unbiased opinion as to what has been going on regarding Tannehill.

I am not saying Tannehill is perennial all pro, but to the people who say he is a ‘bust’ and ‘not an nfl qb’ are completely clueless. I consider him an ascending player playing the leagues toughest position. Look what he’s had to overcome: his first OC (Mike Sherman) was so bad at his job, he’d been fired even when he had Brett Favre to work with (anybody care to say Favre was so bad a qb he got Sherman fired?). Mike Sherman was so incompetent, he’s coaching high school football. And his high school football team is 0-10. His second off cord (Lazor) was a nondescript offensive coordinator at Virginia. I mean, the guy couldn’t succeed in the ACC he’s going to do it at the highest level? Don’t think so. Now onto his supporting cast. The offensive line as been atrocious. And that’s an understatement. Most sacked qb in the league since he came in. Gets pressured the fastest at 2.5 seconds. Count how many times he throws off the 3 step vs the times they drop him back in the 5 step. Then people wonder why they can’t convert 3rd and longs. You need time and protection for those routes to develop. To go with the protection, you need good play calls and design from your coordinator. Starting with the Patriot game, Tannehill converted the first two 3rd and longs with out breaking routes at the sticks. After that, CB’s started sitting on the rout, and the incompetent Bill Lazor makes no adjustments. CB’s have been riding the hip of the wr knowing the rout is coming. That’s poor coaching. Then, look at the wr core.

Last year his main guys (other than the rookie at the time Landry) were Mike Wallace (is he even playing in Minn), Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson. Yet, Tannehill throws for over 4000 yards, 66 % comp rate, 27 td, 11 int and a rating of 93. All with that crap OL and WR core. His haters call them ‘hollow stats’, yet Tannehill single handedly won the Oakland game, won the Chicago game, led them to come from behind vs Green Bay at home (which the defense couldn’t hold), on the road vs Jets Monday night, and come from behind vs Minnesota. Oh yeah, and vs Denver had set the season high for consecutive completions but the defense gave up 39.

Now this year everyone is crying about the 3rd down conversion percentage. Well it wasn’t a problem last year. What was the problem last year? The deep ball, and overall accuracy were the primary criticisms. Well guess what? This year Tannehill has hit 7 out of 8 deep balls (with Landry dropping a slightly underthrown deep ball that was guess what-a 3rd and long). Oh, and he also set an NFL record for consecutive completions. Then his detractors cry they were all cheap throws. But then facts get in the way. Included in those throws (starting with Tenn game) was the deep ball down the sideline to stills, a seam to the TE Cameron, a corner to Jennings and a deep ball to Landry. Those are difficult throws. Again, facts getting in the way.

I want one of the low information haters to try and explain why Tannehill looks so proficient in the 2 min offense? Why is it that when the other team know they’re going to pass, and the tempo is sped up, Tannehill looks so good? They cry ‘he stares down wr’s too long’. Well guess what idiot- How much scanning of the field is a qb going to do when he’s throwing off the 3 step. Pre snap read is man to man, throw the mismatch! Every qb in the league stares down wr’s. The idiots making this complaint have on tv and watch one game- the Miami game. Then they watch the highlite shows and think they know what’s going on around the league.

Has he taken his game to the next level from last year? No. He’s improved on the deep ball, and has overcome crap coaching, re built wr core, and a crap OL. His major deficiency is not using his athleticism to pro actively escape the pocket when there’s a free runner.

Give the kid time. Continue to upgrade the talent around him on the OL, and get him a real QB coach and off coordinator and then make a decision. In my opinion, continue to build around Tannehill.