Ryan Tannehill Quotes

The quarterback-receiver connection is a constant work in progress. You're always working on your communication on the field, off the field.

Your receivers have to catch it, not drop it.

I want the ball in my hands, throwing the ball, making decisions.

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time.

I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but the running backs and as a quarterback, I have to do my job in getting the ball in the right people's hands and doing what I do best.

Sometimes my passes don't find people, but I do try and create.

You have to have a great offensive line, great quarterback and guys around you that believe in you and help you.

Yes, many times an assist is more difficult than a goal; you need to find the right space and measure the force used in order to provide your teammate with the right position in order to score.

Playing quarterback, you rely on everybody. Everybody impacts you.

A quarterback has to trust the quarterback coach. And the quarterback coach has to trust him.

I feel like, even if a guy is covered, I can put the ball where it needs to be so we can have a successful play.

Oftentimes, you have to be able to throw it in order to run it.

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.

A big part of that quarterback-receiver relationship is communication. You've got to be on the same page because if you're not, it just doesn't work. Then you're kind of guessing.

You always want to be on top of the playbook. You always want to be refreshed with the plays, make sure you're on the same page with everyone else.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never know about.

OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using it makes mistakes. And the more you use it, the less mistakes you make.

I'm a quarterback. I don't need to score the touchdown. I just need to spot the pass.

It's not enough just being a good passer of the ball.

Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.

When you defend and rebound and you trust the pass on the offensive end, you're going to have the ability to win a lot of games.

It doesn't matter what play is called, you have to run that play and you have to be successful on it. It just comes down to execution, all 11 players doing the right thing.

During the game, you don't really notice how many guys have touched the ball because you're just focusing on where you need to be.