Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Dolphins and Tannehill

So the Miami Dolphins have done what we all knew they would do the moment they drafted Ryan Tannehill with the 8th over all pick in this year's draft. We all knew they would start Tannehill this season, and most of us assumed he would be the starter for the season opener. But now comes the hard part, dealing with the fact that Tannehill, and the Dolphins will not win very much this year. Tannehill is talented and could be very good down the road, however, you cannot help but look at the situation he is stepping into. He will have no real target to throw too, and not a lot of help from the running game. I believe Moore would have made a better starter this season had they used their number eight draft pick for a receiver or a running back. Trading away the pick for a more experienced receiver would have greatly helped, or trying to trade up for Justin Blackmon or Trent Richardson would have made even more long term sense. Blackmon would have given Moore an amazing target during the season; Richardson and Bush would have made an amazing combo. They could have even held out for better quarterback prospects next season: Matt Barkley, Tyler Wilson, Landry Jones, and any other surprise players from the season could have been better suited to the team had they elected to bring in a receiver. Remember Barkley and Wilson threw for more yards than Andrew Luck did last season. Wilson did that in the defensive focused SEC. I think the Dolphins will be in position in next years draft to take one of these QBs, though they will miss their chance since they wasted so much on Tannehill this year. Yes, next year could offer them a chance at a high level skill player, perhaps Monte Ball; but that will mean Tannehill will have a bad first season to shake his confidence and will have to break in a rookie target. If the Dolphins had landed Blackmon, they would be bringing in a talented QB with a young, talented receiver already familiar with the system. But, I am not a General Manager in the NFL, at least not yet, but that is where I want my career to end up. If you agree then say so, or even if you don't.
Have a great day!

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