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The guy has posted a quarterback rating of 90 the last two years.

Brock Osweiler, the only quarterback on the roster with a playoff victory, posted a rating less than 80 when he took the Raiders to the postseason.

The problem is far greater defensively.

We don't have a playoff quality defense.  This is why when Tannehill does make a mistake, everybody notices.

Only if he takes a huge pay cut, he’s good enough with this team to win between 6 to 9 games but all that does is make it harder to build in the draft. Might be better just to have Osweiler play with low expectations or see if you can get Bridgewater for a reasonable price again with realistic expectations.

It's not the worst thing in the world if they bring him back, but you better go out and get somebody who can block for him.

For QBs, his salary is not outrageous. I mean, if we dump him and sign some retread like Ryan Fitzpatrick, it will still cost like $16 Million. Might as well keep Tanny if that's the price.

That's just it...

1. if you dump him who is there on the open market that could be worth replacing him with?  Nick Foles?  Ok so after we make that trade what do we have left to draft with because this team needs a full rebuild IMO.

2. Who of this draft class is worth or even able to come in and start right away?  Do you really want to go with David Fales over 16 games? 

Ryan Fitzpatrick made $3.3 million on a 1yr deal.  That's a far cry from $16 million.

That's all Fitz made? I'm surprised, figured he got a lot more.

Shit, I'll take Fitzmagic for $4 Million a year over Tanny if we draft a QB in the 1st round.

^I wouldn't be upset with Fitzpatrick and drafting Daniel Jones.

In terms of cap space, keeping Tannehill or signing a decent caretaker on a 1 or 2 year deal would be a wash. Might as well keep Tannehill, regardless of what one thinks the future should look like behind center.

I was very high on Tannehill until his double knee injury. I don't think I've seen enough to say that he's back on his previous upwards trajectory. He's had some tough luck, but that's the way it goes and the Dolphins need to draft a young quarterback either this year or next year.

The offensive line does need some serious work, although not getting two starters injured in week 1 and week 4, respectively, would help. Spend some serious money / draft value on the offensive line and I would feel much better about a young quarterback's prospects. And if Tannehill just happens to benefit from it and perform really well, then that's just icing on the cake.