Will Ryan Tannehill be a Starting NFL QB in 2020?

[FFHawk12]

Don't see much value in 12 team 1QB leagues, small value in others.

[Vcize]

As a Fins fan, I don't like him... He's a year away from being Mark Sanchez type guy who will roam around the NFL, because he's decent enough be a back up but not good enough to run a team.

He can't ever connect with his WRs and no one can give anymore excuses. First it was the coach, then the OC, the oline, then the WRs, then the oline again now the injury. He's been in the league as long as Wilson and RG3 and they give him a long rope because of all these excuses, but I'm tired of them, the NFL needs to realize he's not a starter in this league.

Strongly disagree with the Mark Sanchez part. Tannehill is a lower-tier franchise QB (like Flacco). He's not elite and can't carry a team, but he's good enough to lead a great roster on a playoff run. Not sure Miami will ever have a great roster, but Tannehill is good enough to lead them if they do.

Well Flacco is nothing more than Mark Sanchez on a team that stayed good around him, so I think both comparisons work.

[Mjvb5]

IRL he's an Alex Smith level game manager. In fantasy this tends to equate to mid-low QB2 production and upside for a low QB1 year every now and then. He's probably not good enough to take a team to the next level but he won't go and Bortles your playoff hopes.
Yes Bortles is now a verb

[drbuttermaker]

I am holding him in one 16-team league. In another I sold him at the 2015 deadline with Ben Watson for the picks that became Michael Thomas, Hunter Henry and Rashad Higgins.

[ArrylT]

I think the Alex Smith / Joe Flacco comparisons make sense. Guys you dont usually plan to start but wont crap the bed (mostly) if you have to.

[_yeti]

Tannehill cannot throw the deep ball. No matter how many WRs you give him, he can't make plays downfield. So that relegates him to being an Alex Smith'esque game manager, but Alex Smith is better at that because he plays smart with what he has and Tannehill wants to be able to do more (and fails).

I agree Tannehill sticks around though bc finding QBs who can play at that level is hard for franchises to do (see Tyrod, Bortles, Flacco, etc.).

[dynastyninja]

Tannehill cannot throw the deep ball. No matter how many WRs you give him, he can't make plays downfield. So that relegates him to being an Alex Smith'esque game manager, but Alex Smith is better at that because he plays smart with what he has and Tannehill wants to be able to do more (and fails).

I agree Tannehill sticks around though bc finding QBs who can play at that level is hard for franchises to do (see Tyrod, Bortles, Flacco, etc.).

That's a rookie and sophomore year narrative that no longer holds true. Tannehill has actually developed a very good deep ball.

[dynastyninja]

As a Fins fan, I don't like him... He's a year away from being Mark Sanchez type guy who will roam around the NFL, because he's decent enough be a back up but not good enough to run a team.

He can't ever connect with his WRs and no one can give anymore excuses. First it was the coach, then the OC, the oline, then the WRs, then the oline again now the injury. He's been in the league as long as Wilson and RG3 and they give him a long rope because of all these excuses, but I'm tired of them, the NFL needs to realize he's not a starter in this league.

Strongly disagree with the Mark Sanchez part. Tannehill is a lower-tier franchise QB (like Flacco). He's not elite and can't carry a team, but he's good enough to lead a great roster on a playoff run. Not sure Miami will ever have a great roster, but Tannehill is good enough to lead them if they do.

Well Flacco is nothing more than Mark Sanchez on a team that stayed good around him, so I think both comparisons work.

Nah, Sanchez proved he wasn't good enough to be a franchise-level QB. Guys like Flacco and Tannehill are good enough for a franchise to trust them.

[ericanadian]

Tannehill cannot throw the deep ball. No matter how many WRs you give him, he can't make plays downfield. So that relegates him to being an Alex Smith'esque game manager, but Alex Smith is better at that because he plays smart with what he has and Tannehill wants to be able to do more (and fails).

I agree Tannehill sticks around though bc finding QBs who can play at that level is hard for franchises to do (see Tyrod, Bortles, Flacco, etc.).

That's a rookie and sophomore year narrative that no longer holds true. Tannehill has actually developed a very good deep ball.

Based on what? He went 16 for 42 (37.2%) on balls with an aDoT of 20 or more yards in 2016. That's not bad, but it's certainly not "very good". If you factor in that he also doesn't go deep that often, I suspect that he hasn't improved his deep ball all that much. He's become a better decision maker in terms of not trying to force throws he can't make. Carr, Goff & Keenum have all done that to great success, but it's not really the same as having a good deep ball.

[dynastyninja]

Tannehill cannot throw the deep ball. No matter how many WRs you give him, he can't make plays downfield. So that relegates him to being an Alex Smith'esque game manager, but Alex Smith is better at that because he plays smart with what he has and Tannehill wants to be able to do more (and fails).

I agree Tannehill sticks around though bc finding QBs who can play at that level is hard for franchises to do (see Tyrod, Bortles, Flacco, etc.).

That's a rookie and sophomore year narrative that no longer holds true. Tannehill has actually developed a very good deep ball.

Based on what? He went 16 for 42 (37.2%) on balls with an aDoT of 20 or more yards in 2016. That's not bad, but it's certainly not "very good". If you factor in that he also doesn't go deep that often, I suspect that he hasn't improved his deep ball all that much. He's become a better decision maker in terms of not trying to force throws he can't make. Carr, Goff & Keenum have all done that to great success, but it's not really the same as having a good deep ball.

I'm seeing 61% here (https://brickwallblitz.com/2017/03/26/t ... t-part-33/). Regardless, he is able to make plays downfield now.

[ericanadian]

That's a rookie and sophomore year narrative that no longer holds true. Tannehill has actually developed a very good deep ball.

Based on what? He went 16 for 42 (37.2%) on balls with an aDoT of 20 or more yards in 2016. That's not bad, but it's certainly not "very good". If you factor in that he also doesn't go deep that often, I suspect that he hasn't improved his deep ball all that much. He's become a better decision maker in terms of not trying to force throws he can't make. Carr, Goff & Keenum have all done that to great success, but it's not really the same as having a good deep ball.

I'm seeing 61% here (https://brickwallblitz.com/2017/03/26/t ... t-part-33/). Regardless, he is able to make plays downfield now.

That's accuracy, which means some dude is making judgement calls on whether or not the throw is where it should be. It shows his completion percentage at 41%. Could be, as I'm compiling the stats by parsing the data from nflgsis, which is a bit messy from time to time. I don't dispute he can make plays downfield. He always could. He has the arm strength. His accuracy is just inconsistent and before he was trying to make throws he couldn't make. He's a much better decision maker now and a viable QB.

[FantasyFreak]

What to make of this?

[MEuRaH]

That's odd.

Really really odd.

If Tannehill is OK with being a backup, whatever. I don't think he could beat out Mariota.

[WhatWouldDitkaDo]

Clearly TEN has finally realized that Mariota is a Tyrod Taylor type backup in the league lol

[Farley]

Clearly TEN has finally realized that Mariota is a Tyrod Taylor type backup in the league lol

Think it's Tannehill who's come to the realization here.

But very solid insurance for an injury-prone starter. Won't have to watch Gabbert anymore.