WalterFootball Updated Mock Draft

11. Kansas City Chiefs: Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel will turn 30 just after the 2012 NFL Draft. They could groom Tannehill for a year or two behind Cassel.

The 6-foot-4, 222-pound Tannehill is a good athlete who can make big plays with his feet and has a strong arm. This season, he completed 62 percent of his passes for 3,744 yards with 29 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. The senior also rushed for 355 yards with four touchdowns. Tannehill was inconsistent and is still developing at the position. He played well versus Baylor and Missouri, but struggled against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas.

Tannehill has only played one full season at quarterback (20 total starts at QB), so he will need time to develop at the pro level. As a wide out in 2008, Tannehill caught 55 passes for 844 yards and five touchdowns. He switched to quarterback in 2010 and played well in the last half of the season as the Aggies' starter. Tannehill completed 65 percent of his passes for 1,638 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions.

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that there's funny stuff, it is

stupid but funny :-)

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by upamtn on Feb 16, 2012 12:21 PM CST reply actions

Yay!

Tannehill was inconsistent

Tannehill has only played one full season at quarterback

I read somewhere that the most consistent way to gauge a QB prospect was by the number of games played/started. Dudes who are 1-year wonders normally wash out of the league, where guys who’ve started 2-3 years normally have a better chance of being good.

Cassel=0 games started., didn’t make this comment to get in a dig at Hat Cassel, just saying he kinda fits the bill here.

"There will be increased competition at every position, including the quarterback position".-Scott Pioli

by severn58 on Feb 16, 2012 12:21 PM CST reply actions

which makes Cassel a "zero year wonder"

IOW … no wonder he hasn’t been very good :-)

by upamtn on Feb 16, 2012 1:41 PM CST up reply actions

Stanzi started three years

"At one point in your life you either have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't "

by chief Stevie_k on Feb 17, 2012 7:52 AM CST up reply actions

Draft him

…and have the converted WR play behind the converted TE.

Pass.

by craig in calgary on Feb 16, 2012 12:22 PM CST reply actions

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by BJ Kissel on Feb 16, 2012 12:46 PM CST reply actions

Tannehill is missing the combine and is injured right now.

If he gets picked before the third round i will be shocked.

by PSUkegreen on Feb 16, 2012 1:01 PM CST reply actions

He will

So get your shocked face ready

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by BAMFSpecialOps on Feb 16, 2012 3:49 PM CST up reply actions

Would only be better if . . .

we traded up to get him!!!! (sarcasm)

by Dallas Chief on Feb 16, 2012 1:08 PM CST reply actions

I just threw up in my mouth a little

by stagdsp on Feb 16, 2012 1:09 PM CST reply actions

I passed a little bit of gas.

by Mr.Pibbs on Feb 16, 2012 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

I was laughing so hard .....

I thinkj I pee’d a little!

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by Zulu Trader on Feb 16, 2012 1:38 PM CST up reply actions

To be fair to Walter

this isn’t Walter’s mock. Its on his site but it is by Charlie Cambell.

by Chief93 on Feb 16, 2012 1:15 PM CST reply actions

Good point. Charlie be DAMNED

by ExRoyalsFan on Feb 16, 2012 1:25 PM CST up reply actions

I think almost all the mocks are funny ... and wrong

Luck to Colts … ok, then what?

80 bazillion things can happen and not one soul knows just what it will be … this or that COULD happen, that or this MIGHT happen … so-and-so does something really stupid and then nobody has a clue who to draft next because a parakeet flew out of Pioli’s nose

by upamtn on Feb 16, 2012 1:44 PM CST up reply actions

I'd be fine with it

Hilarious that all the AP babble are screaming over and over and over and over and over again about getting a new QB, then when we do you hate it.

Sounds about right for the Chiefs, oh the irony.

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 16, 2012 1:55 PM CST reply actions

Problem with it is its a hugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee reach

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by BAMFSpecialOps on Feb 16, 2012 3:49 PM CST up reply actions

and he's not that good

but, other than that, it’s a solid pick

by stagdsp on Feb 16, 2012 3:56 PM CST up reply actions

Not at all

QB is a highly coveted position, and Tannehill has the tools but is very raw. They never should have switched him to WR, which has hindered development.

The first round is more then just who can play for me now, its also a place where those prospects with huge potential are drafted, and that is something Tannehill definitely drips of.

I honestly don’t see him as any worse then Ponder, in fact he’s got a much higher ceiling IMHO.

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 16, 2012 4:09 PM CST up reply actions

if we were picking down about 28th, maybe

The first round is more then just who can play for me now, its also a place where those prospects with huge potential are drafted

by upamtn on Feb 16, 2012 4:50 PM CST up reply actions

Giants picked Jason Pierre-Paul mid-first round

And he’s about as raw as they come, just pure athleticism. Way more raw then Tannehill.

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 16, 2012 5:32 PM CST up reply actions

And like Tannehill

A base of talent is there to work with to pair with the athleticism, and the intangibles/drive to put it together.

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 16, 2012 5:36 PM CST up reply actions

Ponder has the tape to back it up

Not much to go off of for Tanne, who was inconsistent all year. Yeah.. that sure sounds like a top of the first round pick doesn’t it? 1 year player who didn’t even play that great? You have been watching the Raiders too many years.

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by BAMFSpecialOps on Feb 17, 2012 5:56 AM CST up reply actions