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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is a pass that goes for 0 yards to Albert Wilson, but it looks like a bad read from Tannehill.\u00a0 The Dolphins go empty backfield, with 3 receivers stacked to the left side of the formation, and 2 on the other side on a 1st<\/sup> and 10 play.\u00a0 The team is running a pick play to the right side of the formation, while they are running a quick screen to the left side of the formation.\u00a0 However, look at the defense on this play, because they dedicated four defenders to three receivers to the left side, and threw a linebacker in there to take away the quick inside slant.\u00a0 Essentially, the entire defense is playing a throw to the outside, while the linebacker inside the slot receiver has the sole function to prevent a quick inside slant.\u00a0 Once the inside slant is taken off the table, the linebacker rushes the QB since his task is completed.\u00a0 Tannehill is playing right into this defense, when the other side of the field is set up much better for a completion.\u00a0 The pick play should cause one of the receivers to break free, and in this case both receivers are open.\u00a0 The quick slant to the middle of the field is open with a trailing linebacker, and the route to the TE is open as a one on one match up with the safety.\u00a0 On the outset, this play looks like a bad set up by Gase, but they have the built-in option to beat this defense on the other side of the field.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Tannehill doesn\u2019t read it at the line, even though his first look is to his right side.\u00a0 He comes off the read before the pick play even takes effect.<\/p>\n 2. The very next play, and there are glaring issues once again.\u00a0 The main problem from Tannehill on this play is the post snap read.\u00a0 The Dolphins have a double move down the sideline with Albert Wilson (guarded by Gilmore), and Tannehill locks in on the match up.\u00a0 The problem is really the deep safety and that is the biggest read here for this throw.\u00a0 The Dolphins are running a post route in combination with the stop and go route, and it\u2019s designed to occupy the safety.\u00a0 If the safety bites on the post, then the outside route will have a much better shot.\u00a0 If the safety doesn\u2019t bite (as was the case here) then the post route is practically wide open for a sizable gain.\u00a0 All Tannehill has to do on the play is read the safety and know he\u2019s sitting on the go route from Wilson, so the post route will have a much better shot.\u00a0 However, the QB takes the deep option with an impossible throw.\u00a0 The cornerback is only a step behind so anything under-thrown will be contested, while the safety is over the top, thus anything overthrown will be picked off.\u00a0 The two defenders will converge on the receiver by the time the throw reaches the target area, making a miraculous catch the best case scenario.\u00a0 They are lucky this ball isn\u2019t intercepted.\u00a0 Once again, I can\u2019t blame this pass on Gase, because there is a built in counter to this defense, which Tannehill ignores completely.\u00a0 However, I am going to blame Gase for the route concept from Albert Wilson.\u00a0 The young receiver establishes outside leverage on this play, while running a stop and go, which is perfectly fine.\u00a0 The biggest issue is his fake stop move to the outside, which doesn\u2019t fool the cornerback.\u00a0 Why is he faking to the outside?\u00a0 He is running right near the sidelines, at which point, Gilmore doesn\u2019t have to turn his hips because there is a very small window for a throw to the outside.\u00a0 Why isn\u2019t the fake towards the inside, so Gilmore is forced to turn his hips, which would allow for a better release?\u00a0 Hip manipulation is vital in pulling off a double move and this set up has minimal cause for reaction from the defender.<\/p>\n 3. The very next play, so we\u2019re talking the entire drive here.\u00a0 Tannehill does call an audible on the play, so it\u2019s not clear how much of the blame falls on Gase and the staff.\u00a0 The clear first read is Amendola from the slot, who is open for a brief moment at the first down marker.\u00a0 Tannehill is staring him down from the get-go, but doesn\u2019t pull the trigger, opting to make a difficult throw to the outside.\u00a0 Don\u2019t pay attention to the throw, since Tannehill was hit as he was making this throw, which is why it\u2019s well off target.\u00a0 The bigger issue is that he has a receiver with at 1-2 step separation running down the field, but instead picks the guy that is extremely well covered.\u00a0 This is just a bad read once again, where possibly open receivers weren\u2019t targeted because of terrible post-snap reads.\u00a0 Another thing to notice is the set up for Tannehill because notice how long he takes to rewind himself, after moving on from Amendola.\u00a0 This is why Dan Orlovsky was talking about “magical sloppiness” from Sam Darnold, because he doesn\u2019t always need to reset his feet perfectly to make a good throw.\u00a0 If Tannehiill could have sped up his set up on the play, he would not have gotten hit, allowing for a great chance of completion.\u00a0\u00a0 Once again, it\u2019s an audible play so I\u2019m not sure how much of the blame can go on Gase here, but a heavy dose can be placed on the QB.<\/p>\n 4. There are 2 receivers running wide open down the middle of the field with open space on 1st<\/sup> down, and Tannehill throws it right to the defender, and once again is lucky it\u2019s not intercepted.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t a complicated breakdown, because the read is the late rushing linebacker.\u00a0 If the linebacker stays with the receiver, then Tannehill has space to run to the outside or hit Gore in stride for a sizable gain.\u00a0 If the linebacker disengages the receiver, then you have two passing options instead of a pass or run option.\u00a0 This is a play that you just can\u2019t miss, and the QB misses spectacularly.<\/p>\n 5. The play call has free receivers to both sides of the formation as dump off passes that should get at least 4-5 yards, if not more, but Tannehill decides to throw this pass to the receiver who is double covered.\u00a0 The Patriots are well ahead by now, so they are willing to allow dump off passes and defending the deep routes.\u00a0 However, by adamantly focusing on throwing deeper passes, you are playing right into their comfort zone.<\/p>\n To be completely honest, I don\u2019t want to put his game against the Jets in this article, because the Jets might be one of the worst coached teams in the league.\u00a0 When reading this, remember Tannehill finished 17\/23 with 2 TDs and a 123.1 passer rating.\u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m placing it in the article because everyone here is familiar with the defense.<\/p>\n 6. This play call is absolutely idiotic from the Jets\u2019 defense, considering it\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> and 8.\u00a0 The Jets have two deep safeties, with a linebacker dropping deep like it\u2019s an end of the half situation.\u00a0 The Dolphins have a myriad of crossing routes, with at least two wide open.\u00a0 There is a two-tiered crossing pattern from the left side of the formation, with the second player easily open for a pass.\u00a0 From the right side of the formation, there is another crossing pattern with a receiver that doesn\u2019t have any defender near him whatsoever.\u00a0 The Jets triple team the running back out of the backfield here essentially, as you can see the linebacker (Lee) follow the running back from the start.\u00a0 This aspect of the play is fine and dandy.\u00a0 However, Trumaine Johnson hands over his receiver to\u2026\u2026.open space, so he can double team the running back out of the backfield on 3rd<\/sup> and long.\u00a0 Jamal Adams also is looking at the running and creeping towards the sideline, thus making it a 3 on 1 match-up.\u00a0 All Ryan Tannehill has to do here is avoid throwing it to the running back, and this is an easy conversion.\u00a0 Nevertheless, determined to cheer up Todd Bowles, he helps the Jets escape by throwing it to the one guy that is well covered, and the receiver is stopped short of the first down.\u00a0 On the Jets\u2019 side, there aren\u2019t any explanations for this defense because they let two receivers roam wide open in the middle of the field.<\/p>\n 7. This is another negative play from Tannehill,\u00a0 as you can see how he botches a perfect opportunity.\u00a0 The Jets blitz with Jamal Adams, and they have a tight end come across the formation to pick up the blitz on this play action play.\u00a0 Notice the direction of this play action, as it\u2019s towards the right side of the formation.\u00a0 The whole purpose of the play action is to draw in the linebackers (which is exactly what happens) and hold the safety (which is exactly what happens).\u00a0 The play is set up perfectly to throw the comeback route to the left of the formation because the Jets\u2019 defender is giving up space, and the receiver is open for this route.\u00a0 Tannehill even looks at the receiver as his first read, and inexplicably peels off to the covered options on the other side of the field.\u00a0 In the meantime, Adams has now evaded the TE, and chases down Tannehill for the strip sack, which is recovered by the Dolphins.\u00a0 This is another case, where the play design worked EXACTLY as planned, yet Tannehill made the wrong read.\u00a0 Ryan Tannehill has a lot of tools, but his ability to read defenses is sorely lacking, and it hampered Gase\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n 8. This play isn\u2019t as egregious as the others, but once again you see an opportunity to convert on third down foiled by the QB\u2019s ineptitude.\u00a0 The Dolphins run a three-tiered slant against zone, and Tannehill has the opportunity to hit at least two of them.\u00a0 Nonetheless, Tannehill holds onto the ball and eventually gets sacked, when once again the defense had given him a good chance to convert.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n