Why Tannehill Is Poised For a Breakout Year

  Ryan Tannehill had a rookie like rookie season make no mistake about this. He didn't wow a lot of people with 4th quarter comebacks (as a matter of fact he only had one against Seattle). Granted Dan Carpenter was at fault for this in a couple of occasions.Which is why Caleb Sturges is here, but that's a whole other story for another post. Ryan made a few mistakes and came up short in a couple of occasions in one or two games. Anyone who tries to sell you the opposite is a homer. However there is great cause to be very optimistic about the future. Here is why, Ryan didn't make the same mistakes twice.OK I'm not a football coach and I wont pretend to be, however you do not need to be one in order to notice this. You know when you really need to make a U turn and you are not allowed to make it. Yet you still make it because you checked for cops, none were coming. Even though the road is rather narrow you are an amazing driver and you can manage it?and in the end you get a ticket? OK lets not get of track with this analogy. My point is Tannehill believed in what he was doing, in what he saw out on the field even when what he saw led to mistakes. In one word he always appeared confident in his mental capacity and mid week preparation. Then he proved that this confidence was not only an appearance but a reality. Why? because he recognized what he saw, and what his mistake was. More importantly he didn't do it again.This is what gives me confidence in a quarterback who's knock was a lack of started games in college. This theory can go right out the window. In my humble opinion Tannehill is the exception to that notion telling us a quarterback must start a predetermined amount of games in college. As far as physical tools go I think he obviously has them.I'm of the thought process that he was limited last season. More then the lack of play makers to me, it was the way the pieces of the offense were utilized by this coaching staff. In addition to this protection wasn't very good, at best it was average. Weather you love him or hate him Jake Long not been here says a lot as to how this coaches feel about how we protected Tannehill last year. Here is my question though why not allow him to use his legs a bit more? why not move the pocket? All in all I think we can all agree Tannehill has the physical tools to be a top 10 QB in the NFL. This has never been in question. That's a positive sign and something to point out. What really tells me Tannehill is poised for a breakout season is his ability to absorb information quickly, and not set negative trends or make the same mistake twice. It should be a fun season ahead for everyone associated with the Miami Dolphins. We have a young promising QB with a lot of weapons such as Mike Wallace and a Dustin Keller. Hopefully Ryan could stay upright and exceed expectations.