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Dolphins want Tannehill to run the ball more
QB has just 44 rushing yards this year after posting 311 last year
By: John Canario | Nov 20 2015, 4:20 pm
| So here’s the list of quarterbacks you’d expect to have more rushing yards than Ryan Tannehill this year: Cam Newton. Russell Wilson. Tyrod Taylor. And Colin Kaepernick.
Now here’s a list of quarterbacks you wouldn’t: Jay Cutler. Andy Dalton. Matt Cassel. And most amazingly, Eli Manning. Not one of the second group ran 40-yard dashes faster than 4.75 during the draft process. Tannehill, meanwhile, was a collegiate wide receiver for a big-time program and projected as a dangerously mobile quarterback. And yet, Cutler, Dalton, Cassel and Manning all have had more success on the ground than Tannehill. Tannehill has 44 yards on 17 carries this season. He’s on pace to set career lows in rushing attempts, rushing yards and rushing average. It hasn’t gone unnoticed. Tannehill this week acknowledged that he “would like to” run the ball more. And the most important opinion — Dan Campbell’s — is the same. “That’s certainly still in our package,” the Dolphins’ interim head coach said. “Would we like to run him more? Yeah.” Perhaps this week — with the Cowboys and their average run defense coming to town — is when it changes. (Miami Herald)
FFToday's Take: Tannehill's been a middle of the pack fantasy quarterback this season. Increased rushing totals would push his fantasy value up, but for now he's nothing more than a high-end QB2.
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