Despite Ryan Tannehill throwing for a career-high 4,208 yards last season, the Miami Dolphins still faltered to a 6-10 record.
A seventh consecutive season without a winning record led the Dolphins to hire a new head coach in Adam Gase and change approach yet again. The Dolphins won’t return to the playoffs with Tannehill playing at a high level.
Running back Jay Ajayi expects Tannehill to do just that. In an interview with NFL Network, Ajayi said he believes Tannehill is ready to take another step forward.
“Seeing how he’s been able to work with coach (Adam) Gase and seeing what he’s been doing on the line of scrimmage, just being able to make those different calls and things like that, it’s been really cool to see and I’m excited to see him blossom and really dominate this year,” Ajayi said.
Tannehill completed 62 percent of his passes last season with 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. However, he’s managed a passer rating of at least 90 in only one of his first four seasons. While passer rating isn’t a fully indicative statistic of quarterback skill, it is a measure of passing efficiency. Tannehill hasn’t managed to be efficient and productive enough during his first four seasons to get Miami.
The Dolphins have made the playoffs just once since 2002.