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Originally Posted by Megatron96
This is basically my thinking as well. Tannehill isn't going to change his spots in one week. He's never been a guy that can consistently can put a team on his shoulders and carry them to victory with his arm. Or even with his arm and legs. That's not who he's ever been.
Now, has he played well since becoming the starter? Sure, no question.
But in order for him to carry the load against the Chiefs, he'd have to complete a lot better than 50% of his passes. He'd have to convert a lot more 3rd downs.
And his primary receivers would have to perform at a much higher success rate than they have throughout the season.
And their defense would have to cut the Chiefs offensive efficiency in half.
That's just a huge ask to have all three of those things happen in one game. Tannehill would have to complete 15% more of his passes. His receivers would have to catch 60-70% more passes. They would have to score twice as often than they have for the season, including the playoffs. And their defense would have to force the Chiefs offense to be 50% less effective.
And it doesn't work if they only get one of those things to happen. They have to get at least three of the four to happen to beat KC.
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If Tannehill leads them to some easy, quick TDs, and transforms this game into a shoot out, I still like our odds.