I don't envision him as a Pat White triggerman of the wildcat due to the danger of getting a Pat-White-like-concussion. But since Tannehill is already a polished wide-receiver, he does bring some receiver skills to the table (remember how the QB in the Wildcat formation was split out wide to draw a defender and create a blocking mismatch).

I am in no way suggesting that we use him as a WR in a standard formation even for a few snaps. The risk is too great. What we need to make this work is a running back with some decent QB skills (better than Ronnie Brown). Enter Daniel Thomas, who was a very mediocre QB at the junior college level...all this to say that throwing a forward pass - or a quick screen/smoke route is not foreign to him).

My philosophy would be to practice the formation/playbook (few plays) until smooth and use it very rarely, for those instances when you absolutely, positively have to make a play (for example, first down wins the game, other team out of timeouts or fourth down on the 5 yard line). It's a trick play that you keep under wraps until needed.

Formation 1: Overload Right...Traditional Wildcat with Nontraditional QB

Power Run formation with Tannehill a significant distraction split out wide as the QB.

Reggie Bush or Lamar Miller is the TB in the slot and Daniel Thomas is the FB who triggers the snap.

WR_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _TE JJ MP RI JM JL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _QB

_ _ _ _ _ _TB - - - - - - - - - > _ _ CC

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FB

Play options: Power, Jet Sweep, Reverse to Charles Clay (CC), and QB reverse pass/run, FB swing pass or pass run option

Formation 2: QB in the Slot position

WR_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _TE JJ MP RI JM JL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _CC

_ _ _ _ _ _TB - - - - - - - - - >_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _QB

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FB

Play options: Power, Jet Sweep, Reverse to Tannehill (QB), and QB reverse pass/run, FB swing pass or pass run option

Formation 3: QB in the Trailer position

WR_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _JL JJ MP RI JM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _WR

_ _ _ _ _ _TB - - - - - - - - - >_ _ _ _ _ _ _TE

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FB

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ QB

Play options: Power, Jet Sweep, Reverse by TE back to QB deep, FB pitch option to trailing QB pass/run, FB swing pass or pass run option

Some say that if Tannehill does not win the starting job that we cannot see the fruit of this pick for 2-3 years. Might he be the secret weapon...used judiciously...to break open close games and lead Miami to another 11-5 surprise or from 6-10 to 10-6 or 6-10 to 16-0 (Instead of moving the hyphen, call it swapping the digits)?