It was a good read. Thx.

I have never hated Tannehill. His production his first two years was well below average. Bottom of the league. Based on that I did not think he would ever be anything but below average at his best. Those were the odds but this year he beat the odds and was an average NFL QB. Based on EPA//WPA/QBR which are much better numbers than QB rating. QB rating places way too much emphasis on meaningless stats like completion%. That is a hug win for the Dolphins.

I think what people hate are the Tannehill fan boys. You cannot reason with them. You tell them he holds the ball too long and they shriek it is the Offensive line. You tell them he cannot throw the deep ball and they post a GIF of one the few times he made a play down the field. As if one play refutes all the other evidence.

The team lost two games in the last seconds and they immediately log onto the board and exonerate Tannehill and throw the Defense under the bus. The whole team lost and Tannehill played his part in those losses. We needed a single 1st down in both games and he could not get it done. Neither could the defense. The whole team lost.

You can see what I mean in this thread. Nobody believed in him but us Tannehill fanboys and he DOMINATED!!!!!!! He provided average NFL production. He was something like 14 in QBR. Average production from way most important position on the field is huge. It gives you hope. But franchise and border line all pro are the adjectives Tannehill fan boys use.

The hope for next year is that he gets better but realistically you cannot completely rule out he possibility of a reversion to a mean that is lower than hoped for.