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Ryan Tannehill's year to prove himself

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is set up to finally prove he is the franchise quarterback the team needs. Or, that the Dolphins need to be coming up with a new plan.

The Miami Dolphins are heading into the fifth year of the Ryan Tannehill era, with the former Texas A&M Aggies player under center for the team. A first-round draft pick in 2012, Tannehill has had great moments and bad moments during his time as the team's starting quarterback, the first player ever to start Week 1 as a rookie for Miami. Over the first four years of his career, Tannehill has started every game, has set team and NFL records, has thrown for more yards (15,460) than any quarterback not named Dan Marino (61,361) or Bob Griese (25,092) in team history, and has the third highest completion percentage (61.