No NFL Player Faces More Pressure Entering 2014 Than Ryan Tannehill

August 30, 2014   ·   Michael Schottey   ·   Jump to comments

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill needs to be at his best in 2014. 
There's an old metaphor about having one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel, and the Dolphins' state of the franchise is in much the same position. Now, I'm not saying that Tannehill hasn't been any good in his two NFL seasons. However, the Dolphins have continued to careen out of control, and Tannehill has not been the sort of consistent, calming presence that a first-round quarterback should be. 
Let's be clear: There's a difference between blaming Tannehill (which I'm not) and understanding the basic NFL premise that the proverbial buck needs to stop somewhere, and it often stops right on the quarterback's desk. 
If last year was a perfect storm around Tannehill, the 8-8 record doesn't quite represent a boat crashing against the rocks, but it's not exactly a marked improvement from 7-9 the year before or even 6-10 the season before that. 
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