Ryan Tannehill finished last season with over 4,000 passing yards and 300 rushing yards, only the 8th QB in NFL history
by James Towner | Miami SPORTS & Lifestyle
1. Ryan Tannehill’s development - Everyone has been saying it, and it's true. Tannehill improved in every stat this past year. With Bill Lazor’s offense, Tannehill is much more comfortable. The motions showed Tannehill what type of defense he was up against (man/zone), and the read option showed people what Tannehill is truly capable of. The short passes across the middle allowed the percentage of error to decrease dramatically, where previously Tannehill was throwing down the field often and inaccurately.
2. Jarvis Landry – Landry had 84 receptions in 2014, but only 758 yards. In the first game last season, the 33-20 win over New England, Landry had zero receptions. By the time the second match with the Patriots came around, he only had 8 receptions for 99 yards. Tannehill realized, in the game's preceding, Landry was a nice speedy target for underneath passes. The short passes to Landry are great along with Landry’s speed and his need to compete is exactly what Lazor’s offense thrives on. Landry competes with everyone around him, but also with Odell Beckham Jr. He and his former teammate compete regularly for which is the better receiver. With Tannehill's continued development, the bonding between Landry and Tannehill, and the familiarity of this offense; the Miami Dolphins could, with the help of a semi-decent offensive line, be in the top ten for offense.
1. Ryan Tannehill’s development - Everyone has been saying it, and it's true. Tannehill improved in every stat this past year. With Bill Lazor’s offense, Tannehill is much more comfortable. The motions showed Tannehill what type of defense he was up against (man/zone), and the read option showed people what Tannehill is truly capable of. The short passes across the middle allowed the percentage of error to decrease dramatically, where previously Tannehill was throwing down the field often and inaccurately.
2. Jarvis Landry – Landry had 84 receptions in 2014, but only 758 yards. In the first game last season, the 33-20 win over New England, Landry had zero receptions. By the time the second match with the Patriots came around, he only had 8 receptions for 99 yards. Tannehill realized, in the game's preceding, Landry was a nice speedy target for underneath passes. The short passes to Landry are great along with Landry’s speed and his need to compete is exactly what Lazor’s offense thrives on. Landry competes with everyone around him, but also with Odell Beckham Jr. He and his former teammate compete regularly for which is the better receiver. With Tannehill's continued development, the bonding between Landry and Tannehill, and the familiarity of this offense; the Miami Dolphins could, with the help of a semi-decent offensive line, be in the top ten for offense.
3. Yards After Catch – Lazor’s offense is heavily based on
playmakers, which in the NFL all receivers should be. What sets apart the playmakers
Lazor is looking for is speed and yards after the catch. With the short passes
Tannehill threw, he needed the yards after the catch to pick up first downs. Miami
ran many screen passes this year, many for big gains, because of their
playmakers on the outside (Landry and Wallace). If Miami can get great yards
after the catch this season, they may finally be satisfied with Wallace even
though he's not quite the deep threat they brought him in to be.
Other Notables:
Other Notables:
NFL Draft – If Miami spends their high picks towards a deep threat and offensive lineman, the offense solidifies another dimension – the deep ball.
Knowshon Moreno – If he stays healthy, he's one strong runner, however, it seems that's not attainable for Moreno. He injured his elbow and tore his ACL last season, and in his seven year NFL career, Moreno has only played in all 16 games just twice. Not exactly what Miami needs to spend $3 million a year on.
The Offensive Line – If Miami seriously commits itself and decides to go big on the O-Line this offseason, Lamar Miller will have an amazing season.
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James Towner is a writer for Miami SPORTS & Lifestyle covering the Miami Dolphins. You can follow him on Twitter @JamesTowner17.
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