Fantasy Football: One Potential Cut Candidate for Every AFC Team

Miami Dolphins - Ryan Tannehill

Cap Savings: $13.42 million

Dead Money: $13.18 million

A fierce wind has already blown through the Miami Dolphins, with coach Adam Gase sent packing after the season, along with reassignments for General Manager Chris Grier and Executive Vice President of Football Operations Mike Tannenbaum. Another man for whom the future should be elsewhere is quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who was simply awful in 2018.

Tannehill went 5-6 in his 11 starts this season, averaging an anaemic 179.9 passing yards per game while never throwing for more than 289 yards in a single game. Tannehill was held below 200 yards in 7 of his 11 games. His numbers would be much worse if not for an out-of-character touchdown rate of 6.2%, compared to a career average of 4.2%.

While not always helped by his offensive line, Tannehill continued his career-long quest to keep hold of the ball longer than necessary, absorbing 35 sacks in his 11 games -- "good" for an 11.3% sack rate. Of the 31 quarterbacks with at least 300 dropbacks in 2018, only Josh Rosen had a lower Passing NEP per drop back than Tannehill’s -0.09.

The contract that the team awarded Tannehill prior to the 2018 season means that he will count a whopping $26 million against their cap in 2019. They can save half of that by cutting or trading him, but one would not expect other teams to be beating down their door to pay him at his current rate based on his current level of play. It wouldn't be surprising to see the new regime release Tannehill.