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[CultBrennan59]

The more I watch Tannehill the more I don't want him. He always starts games off well, and then falters awfully in them the later it is in the game. Why didn't he start at QB 2 years ago? I just don't trust a guy who was a WR 2 years ago and just got the starting job midway through last year, because of injury.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

The more I watch Tannehill the more I don't want him. He always starts games off well, and then falters awfully in them the later it is in the game. Why didn't he start at QB 2 years ago? I just don't trust a guy who was a WR 2 years ago and just got the starting job midway through last year, because of injury.

But how much of A&M's struggle are because of him vs the entire team struggling against a better opponent?

re:Why didn't he start at QB 2 years ago?

He didn't start 2 years ago because as a freshmen he lost the QB competition between a Sr. QB Stephen McGee who turned out to be an NFL prospect that was drafted by the Cowboys and Jerrod Johnson another pro prospect QB.
He was then asked to move to WR to help the team (which he did) because at the time he was the 3rd QB behind Jerrod Johnson who was arguably the best QB in the Big 12 (better then Colt McCoy) before he trashed his shoulder.
So long story short: Tannehill moved to WR because as a freshmen there were 2 NFL QBs ahead of him.

And to be clear he played all of last year at QB it was the previous year that he took over mid-season and it wasn't because of 'injury'; Johnson was physically able to play (he had surgery on his shoulder over the previous summer and opened the season as the starter).
The A&M staff thought Tannehill would be a better option following some tough loses where Johnson underperformed and it turns out the staff was right.