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Kelly on Tannehill: 'One of Worst' NFL Quarterbacks in Clutch Moments

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With a lavish new contract in tow, Ryan Tannehill enters a defining season with the Miami Dolphins.

Where does the team's starting quarterback need to improve the most?

"Play on third down, play in the fourth quarter," the Sun Sentinel's Omar Kelly said on the Joe Rose Show. "I mean those clutch moments where you have to put a team on your back and win a game or perform at a high level, Ryan is one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL. He's statistically below average on third-down passing. He's statistically below average on fourth-quarter performance and if you look at this team and this franchise and this organization not just during the Joe Philbin era, which happens to coincide with the Ryan Tannehill era, look at it the past decade. When do they fall short? They fall short in the fourth quarter of games and they fall short in the fourth quarter of the season. In 25 years, the Dolphins have only had eight winning Decembers. 25 years. One of them happens to be during Joe Philbin's era, Joe Philbin's tenure, in his second season. But even that [season], with a chance to make the playoffs in a season finale they get skunked vs. the Jets."

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