Ryan Tannehill fielded questions on Twitter this week Chandler Cox Miami Dolphins Jerseys , with followers asking about his fresh-water fishing preference (open face reel), whether he could play receiver in the NFL (no way), and what kept him going when he missed all of last season (faith, family, friends and teammates).The social media audience was too polite to ask the question on the mind of every Miami Dolphins fan: When will Tannehill win a postseason game, or at least play in one?He doesn’t know the answer anyway. But with his first game in 21 months looming Sunday, the 30-year-old quarterback begins a season more optimistic than ever.“I feel more ready for this year than I’ve ever felt before,” Tannehill said Wednesday. “I feel more confident, I would say, in the guys that we have and the path that we’re on. Are we there yet? No. But the standards that we have established in training camp and throughout the offseason, how guys come to work each day pushing to get better, that’s what excites me more than I’ve ever been.”Tannehill said he has never been so confident in his offensive line. He likes his team’s depth at the skill positions, including veteran newcomers Frank Gore, Danny Amendola and Albert Wilson, and rookie tight end Mike Gesicki. And he’s increasingly comfortable with the offensive system under third-year coach Adam Gase.“I feel more confident in fully playing the position than I ever have, and everything it entails,” Tannehill said. “It might not be every play you see it, but I know when certain situations come up, I’m going to be quicker to react and make the right decision and not have to think about it.”Teammates praise Tannehill’s mastery of the offense.More Miami Dolphins newsDolphins sign hometown WR Allen Hurns to 1-year contractNew Dolphins coach Brian Flores has his own daily workout at training campDolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell takes leave of absence to address health issuesTwo-time Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones rejoins Dolphins after skipping voluntary practicesDolphins QBs Josh Rosen Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 , Ryan Fitzpatrick embrace battle for No. 1 job“Seeing how prepared and comfortable he is, it’s contagious for the other guys,” Gesicki said.But can Tannehill win? His career record is 37-40. He became the Dolphins’ starter as a rookie in 2012, and their only playoff berth since then was in 2016, when he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 14.Tannehill re-injured his left knee in training camp last year, wiping out his 2017 season. He says he’s now 100 percent, and looked it during the exhibition season.“He has taken hold of this offense, and he has made it his own,” Gase said.The Dolphins went 6-10 without Tannehill last year, and prognosticators say they’ll have a losing season with him. But doubters may forget how well Tannehill was playing when he first hurt his knee.In his final eight games of 2016 — his most recent games — he had a passer rating of 100.1, and the Dolphins went 7-1. While he says he’s a better quarterback now, Gase agrees.“I love working with him,” Gase said. “I love how he does everything from the time he gets in the building until the time he leaves. He really has shown me a lot, especially on the practice field, with how intense he is and how he treats every day like a game.”As the biggest star on a team under the radar, Tannehill has embraced a leadership role more than ever, and raised his profile off the field, such as with the Twitter Q&A.“I’m just trying to engage a little bit more with fans and give them a little window into my life,” he said.That includes his wife Chandler Cox T-Shirts Jersey , Lauren, and their 2-year-old son, Steel. One Twitter video Tannehill posted this week features Steel showing off his throwing arm by lobbing a rock a few feet in the backyard.“Obviously we have a little work to do,” dad says on the video.“It was actually a good throw,” he confessed with a laugh Wednesday. “Lauren is like, ‘He actually made a good throw. Why did you have to trash him like that?’ I’m like, ‘I guess for the price of comedy, right?'”Tannehill laughed again. When it comes to grading the throwing arms in his family, things don’t get serious until Sunday.Phinsider Meme Central: Preseason Game 1 Well now, the past week has been interesting, in a proctology exam sort of way.It began with a scrimmage where the offense could seemingly do no right, unless you’re counting pre-snap penalties and dropped passes.Not to be outdone, in the first preseason game we saw our defense take former DC Tom Olivadotti’s “bend but don’t break” defense to another level with their “bend so much, you don’t need to break” soft coverage & slow play diagnosis.While the events of the past week give Josh and I ample meme material, it’s not much fun as fans right now.So, while we wait to see if the team improves this week, let’s have some fun...Last year I made some X-Men memes of CB Xavien Howard when his level of play improved drastically over the course of the season.In a cruel twist of fate, the preseason game versus the Bucs we saw Xavien look less like the X-Men and more like Deadpool and his X-Force.I hope it was a fluke, because we need “Maximum Effort!”Deadpool X-Force@nashmax73I’m not picking exclusively on Xavien Howard Infant Chandler Cox Jersey , because the entire defense was unimpressive against the lowly Bucs.However, those super clever Miami Dolphins marketing folks are on top of things, judging by their special handouts to fans attending the game. Wait, what?@nashmax73After fumbling overshadowed what was a decent debut for RB Kalen Ballage in his first preseason game, things got worse for the rookie in Sunday’s practice.After flubbing a blitz pickup that would surely cause QB1 much pain, a possible injury and perhaps a turnover, Ryan Tannehill kicked Ballage out of the huddle and later admonished him on the sidelines.C’mon rookie, do your job and don’t make Tannehill angry!He Hate Me@nashmax73Speaking of RBs, there were some bright spots in our first fake game.He may be buried on the depth chart, but reserve RB Se帽or Perry was having himself a full-on fiesta out there.隆Vamos Se帽or Perry!Se帽or Perry@nashmax73All of the Dolphins running backs looked good on Thursday, but something about Senorise Perry looked eerily familiar.Maybe it was his dreads or the #34 draped across his chest.Whatever it may be, he looked a lot like another #34. RUN SENORISE RUN!Run Senorise Run | @houtzBrock Osweiler looked exceptionally bad in the Dolphins first preseason game of the year.So bad, that he probably won’t be on the roster much longer.We all knew Ryan Tannehill would look much better, and David Fales too.But even Bryce Petty looked light-years ahead of Brock Osweiler.He was throwing ducks all night long.Osweiler throwing ducks | @houtzIsaiah Ford has been the darling throughout training camp and showed why in his first action of the season.Ford looked the part of an NFL wide receiver, and almost certainly will be in consideration when the finally 53-man roster is decided.$$$ FORD | @houtz