CARLSBAD, Calif. (CBSMiami/AP) — The Miami Dolphins have won four straight games, are above .500 for the first time under rookie coach Adam Gase, and feature a quarterback on the rise in Ryan Tannehill.
That’s quite a flip from a 1-4 start when Tannehill was the target of countless barbs.
“Everyone criticizes Tannehill,” said Hall of Famer quarterback Bob Griese, a Dolphins radio analyst. “But as soon as the offensive line got better, the quarterback got better. And as soon as the running game improved, the quarterback got better. When those things happen, you can throw when you want to and not when you have to.