{"id":13729,"date":"2019-11-27T14:30:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T19:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/?p=13729"},"modified":"2019-12-28T01:38:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T06:38:58","slug":"ryan-tannehill-is-finding-intermediate-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/ryan-tannehill-is-finding-intermediate-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Tannehill Is Finding Intermediate Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With 7:31 remaining in the third quarter of a Week 12 game between the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars, <\/span><b>Ryan Tannehill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropped back, faked a handoff to <\/span><b>Derrick Henry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and delivered a pass to <\/span><b>A.J. Brown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The play went for a 65-yard touchdown but the pass traveled just 12 yards in the air.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"amp-iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/s\/6ahig\/sqofvl\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These throws into the intermediate area of the field are where the Titans have excelled since Tannehill took over as the starting quarterback. Per Sports Info Solutions, Tannehill has thrown a catchable pass on 89.7% of his non-red zone attempts that travel between 11 and 19 yards beyond the line of scrimmage this season and 86.2% of his passes to that area have been caught. Both of those figures lead the league among 35 quarterbacks who have at least 20 such attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"sf_content_post_box sfsidebar_banner sfsidebar_bannersingle\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"text-21\" class=\"widget widget_text\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 contentpackage-box\">\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\">\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\">\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\">\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\">\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\">\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\">\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\"><span style=\"color: #48c9b0;\">Sharp Football Betting Package<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\">Take 15% off NFL Betting + Props<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-pill button-xlarge button-custom button-1 pink-border-button\" href=\"\/nfl-plus-package\/?utm_source=site&utm_medium=shortcode-ad\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Learn More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sfsidebar_banner_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tannehill is averaging 17.1 yards per attempt on those throws, which also leads the league. <\/span><b>Lamar Jackson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the second-highest YPA mark at 14.5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his seasons with the Miami Dolphins, Tannehill didn\u2019t stand out as an exemplary intermediate thrower. He was fine, but also relied on it less often as his career progressed. In 2018, just 14.1% of his non-red zone attempts traveled between 11 and 19 yards beyond that line of scrimmage. This season, that rate is 21.3%, his highest rate since at least 2015 when SIS started tracking data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Tannehill, intermediate throws outside red zone<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='jtrt_table_MotherShipContainer'><div class='jtTableContainer jtrespo-scroll  ' ><div class='jtsettingcontainer' style='display:none;position:absolute;left:-9999px;'><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='13736' id='jtrt_table_settings_13736' cols='30' rows='10'>[[[\"Year\",\"Throw%\",\"On-Target%\",\"Comp%\",\"YPA\",\"EPA\\\/Att\"],[\"2015\",\"20.5%\",\"72.9%\",\"57.0%\",\"9.8\",\"0.43\"],[\"2016\",\"19.1%\",\"68.2%\",\"54.5%\",\"9.5\",\"0.27\"],[\"2018\",\"14.1%\",\"62.9%\",\"54.3%\",\"9.9\",\"0.26\"],[\"2019\",\"21.3%\",\"89.7%\",\"86.2%\",\"17.1\",\"1.04\"]],[{\"row\":0,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":0,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":0,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":0,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":0,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":0,\"col\":5,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":5,\"prop\":5},{\"row\":1,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":1,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":1,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":1,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":1,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":1,\"col\":5,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":5,\"prop\":5},{\"row\":2,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":2,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":2,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":2,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":2,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":2,\"col\":5,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":5,\"prop\":5},{\"row\":3,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":3,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":3,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":3,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":3,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":3,\"col\":5,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":5,\"prop\":5},{\"row\":4,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":4,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":4,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":4,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":4,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":4,\"col\":5,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":5,\"prop\":5}],[],[]]<\/textarea><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='13736' id='jtrt_table_bps_13736' cols='30' rows='10'>[]<\/textarea><\/div><table id='jtrt_table_13736' data-sorting='false' data-paging='false' data-paging-size='10' data-paging-menu='10,20,50,100' data-filtering='false' data-jtrt-table-id='13736' class='jtrt-table  ' ><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Throw%<\/th><th>On-Target%<\/th><th>Comp%<\/th><th>YPA<\/th><th>EPA\/Att<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2015<\/td><td>20.5%<\/td><td>72.9%<\/td><td>57.0%<\/td><td>9.8<\/td><td>0.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>19.1%<\/td><td>68.2%<\/td><td>54.5%<\/td><td>9.5<\/td><td>0.27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018<\/td><td>14.1%<\/td><td>62.9%<\/td><td>54.3%<\/td><td>9.9<\/td><td>0.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>21.3%<\/td><td>89.7%<\/td><td>86.2%<\/td><td>17.1<\/td><td>1.04<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even now, Tannehill isn\u2019t a true talent level 80% thrower into the intermediate area, but it\u2019s a part of the offensive game plan the Titans have been able to rely on more with him under center than they could with <\/span><b>Marcus Mariota. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mariota had an on-target percentage of just 65.7%, which ranked 32nd of 35 quarterbacks, though 60% of his intermediate passes were completed, which ranked a more respectable 17th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Against the Jaguars, Tannehill killed the intermediate throws with play-action \u2014 3-for-3 for 103 yards and a touchdown. But most of his intermediate attempts have not come on play-action this season, just seven of his 29 attempts (24%) have used a play fake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tennessee scheme is set up to live in the short and intermediate area of the field to allow elite yards after the catch receivers in Brown, <\/span><b>Corey Davis, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Adam Humphries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to, well, create yards after the catch. That\u2019s easier to do on shorter routes, but the Titans have worked as a complete unit to create those types of plays on intermediate passes, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On average, with this group of 35 quarterbacks, 76% of yards gained on intermediate throws this season have come through the air with only 24% after the catch. Tannehill\u2019s split this season is 68.7%\/31.3%, which is the third-highest yards after the catch rate of these quarterbacks (Mariota was at a 70\/30 split).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t to say Tannehill has been bailed out by the supporting cast. He\u2019s done just as much to put the receivers in position to gain yards after the catch. Take the below 3rd and 1 pass from Week 7 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Tennessee used a trips bunch to the left and Davis was the outside receiver. Just as Davis started his break to the middle of the field, Tannehill released the ball and placed it perfectly between the trailing cornerback and the charging linebacker. The accuracy and timing of the throw allowed Davis to turn upfield for a gain of 38.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"amp-iframe-container\"><iframe  src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/s\/nvyew\/hpmiid\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now, the Titans are playing to everyone\u2019s strengths and almost out of necessity. The passing offense has to create big plays of these intermediate routes because the deep passing game just isn\u2019t there. Among 40 quarterbacks with at least 10 attempts to travel at least 20 yards in the air, Tannehill ranks 40th with an on-target rate of just 31.6%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of this might not be enough to push the Titans into the playoffs, even in a weak division. But it does show both the Titans and Tannehill have improved and adjusted to make the best of the situation they\u2019ve been presented. Given what\u2019s gone on in Tennessee and the state of quarterback for a number of other teams across the league, it\u2019s not a terribly poor place to be.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 7:31 remaining in the third quarter of a Week  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":13737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Ryan Tannehill has been the league&#039;s best intermediate passer in 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