The Splash Zone 6/15/18: Ryan Tannehill Has Gotten Better

Ryan Tannehill has a ton of people to prove wrong, including his former teammate Jarivs Landry. This offseason has been all about Tannehill as everyone was anxious to see the quarterback participate after missing all of last season. During OTA’s, Tannehill impressed coaches, teammates, and reporters. He has been in command of the offense and has been making the throws in practice. The next big step is training camp and the preseason. Time to prove the doubters wrong.

You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.

Despite injuries and layoff, Tannehill 'has gotten better' | Miami Herald
Ryan Tannehill has a long list of detractors, including Jarvis Landry. But he can shut them all up if he plays this fall like he has for much of the spring.

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Adam Gase

What Adam Gase said on final day of Miami Dolphins spring practice | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE — The Miami Dolphins wrapped up their 13th scheduled practice on Thursday. And here are some of the highlights from Adam Gase's final availability until training camp starts near the end of July.

Dolphins Quarterbacks

David Fales impresses in bid for Dolphins' No. 2 QB job | Miami Herald
Dolphins notes on the final day of the offseason program, including items on the backup quarterback battle, tight end and more.

Miami Dolphins’ backup quarterback race: David Fales still in lead | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE — The Dolphins still have ample time to sort out their quarterback situation, but it continues to look like David Fales is the man to beat for job of being Ryan Tannehill’s backup.

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Dolphins Tight Ends

MarQueis Gray: Don’t underestimate Miami Dolphins’ crowded, diverse TE corps | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE — If there’s one player who could have done a double take at the Dolphins’ draft, MarQueis Gray is the guy. It surprised no one when Miami took Mike Gesicki in the second round, but the real twist came two rounds later, when the Dolphins did a double take of their own, nabbing Dur...

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Dolphins Offensive Line

Dolphins LT Laremy Tunsil moves on from ‘horrible taste’ of last year | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE — Nobody needs to tell Laremy Tunsil last season didn’t go well for him. It’s been on his mind for months. In his move from left guard back to his natural spot at left tackle, he struggled with missed assignments, inconsistency and just straight-up getting beat by defensive ends.

Miami Dolphins OT Ja’Wuan James not talking contract | The Daily Dolphin
Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Ja'Wuan James. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)DAVIE — Ja'Wuan James is the highest-paid right tackle in the NFL in 2018, at $9.34 million. But James doesn't want to talk about it.

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Dolphins Secondary

Miami Dolphins’ Cornell Armstrong mentored by Pat Surtain, Bobby McCain | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE — Patrick Surtain was a three-time Pro Bowler with the Miami Dolphins and like rookie Cornell Armstrong, he played at Southern Miss. So Surtain expressed a desire to connect with Armstrong, and it recently happened.

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Dolphins OTA’s

Practice report: Miami Dolphins close out Organized Team Activities | The Daily Dolphin
DAVIE -- The Dolphins are in the practice bubble this morning for the final session of Organized Team Activities and they'll close it out with a light workout.Here are some notes from today's practice: -- There are several absences, but these workouts are technically voluntary.

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