When Bill Lazor came from the Philadelphia Eagles to become the offensive coordinator of the Dolphins many football gambling fans expected him to bring over Chip Kelly’s high-octane, hurry-up offense. However, that never happened. Instead, Miami was there usual pedestrian pace offense that constantly utilized the huddle. With a new coaching regime in town, there is new hope, and new Offensive Coordinator Clyde Christensen has already stated that his goal is to have an aggressive, no-huddle type offense.
Christensen coached Peyton Manning when he was in Indianapolis, and he has already suggested that his goal is for Miami’s offense to look a lot like the Colts offense did during Manning’s tenure. Manning ran a lot of no-huddle offense, and he was also given a lot of flexibility in making audibles at the line of scrimmage. However, so far in Tannehill’s career, he has not been given much leeway in regards to making audibles at the line of scrimmage, and many football gambling fans are questioning whether or not he can handle such responsibility. The good thing for Tannehill is that he already has one supporter in Christensen, who thinks Tannehill has all the things that one looks for in a franchise QB.
Tannehill is one of the more athletic QB’s in the league, which is obvious from his transition in college from being an All-SEC wide receiver to becoming drafted in the first round as a QB. In addition, Tannehill is an extremely smart young man with an impressive work ethic that signals a desire to improve. Those attributes can not always be learned, so it is important that Tannehill has them ingrained into his personality already. So if he is put into the right situation, he may be able to make the next step, and become a better and more consistent QB. Just because Tannehill has not spent much time in his first four years calling audibles does not mean that he does not have the ability to perform the task. Making audibles at the line and dictating the situation on the field is one of the key things that separates the elite QB’s – such as Manning, Brady, Roethlisberger, Wilson, Rodgers, and Newton – from the good QB’s.
Tannehill needs to improve this off-season by making the jump to the next level. One of the keys to this will be whether or not he can be able to handle more responsibility in terms of making the right calls on the field. There is going to be a bit of a learning curve, but giving Tannehill more responsibility in making audibles is a huge step in the right direction. Both Christensen and Gase have a specialty in coaching QB’s, so this should definitely help in Tannehill’s continued maturation. In addition, the coaches must play to Tannehill’s strengths and make sure to finally give him some decent protection in the pocket because it is very tough to be successful in this league if you are constantly under duress and playing from your back. What are the rest of the Miami Dolphins news fans thoughts about whether or not Tannehill can handle more responsibility in terms of making audibles at the line?