The
objective for Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill this past
Sunday was something very simple, beat the New England Patriots. This
was something he has never done in his career and the Dolphins
haven’t done at home since 2010. When the clocks hit 0 Tannehill
arose victorious with 25 completions, 312 yards and 3 touchdowns. The
goal was to win but he made a little franchise history in the
process.
Ryan Tannehill's 23 TD passes this season are most in a season by a Dolphins QB not named Dan Marino
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 15, 2013
You
are reading that tweet correctly, Tannehill has became the 1st
quarterback not named Dan Marino to eclipse 23 touchdowns in a
season. Bob Griese never did that, Chad Pennington never did that,
Earl Morrall never did that but Tannehill did. Year after year of
hearing South Floridians complain about awful play under center they
finally have a guy who they can be confident about leading the
Dolphins offense.
Yesterday
Tannehill showed his trademark toughness as the Patriots were
pressuring him seemingly on every play. They collected 4 sacks and
hit Ryan many more times without the ball but the former Texas A&M
Aggie was unfazed in the pocket. He “spread the wealth”
completing at least 1 pass to 10 different players yesterday (Mike
Wallace, Michael Egnew,Brian Hartline, Rishard Matthews,Marlon Moore,
Marcus Thigpen, Charles Clay, Daniel Thomas, Dion Sims and Lamar
Miller).
He
is a smart quarterback but to be more specific he is the 32nd
starting quarterback in the near half century of Miami Dolphins
football history. He is the 17th starting quarterback
since Dan Marino and the 1st since Marino to have four 300
yard passing games in a season. So what you are watching is not the
2nd Marino but the first Ryan Tannehill and this is a guy
who if you watched the game yesterday, saw that he can lead a
football team to a huge win versus a hated division rival.
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